May 12, 1996 · 4:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead STL by 3
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 5.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6.0 |
4ST Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
5WS Nationals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
6CO Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 |
7HO Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 14.0 |
8CI Reds | 81 | 81 | .500 | 15.0 |
9MI Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16.0 |
10CH Cubs | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20.0 |
11PI Pirates | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23.0 |
12NY Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25.0 |
13SF Giants | 68 | 94 | .420 | 28.0 |
14PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29.0 |
| RCRoger CedenoCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RM Raúl MondesiRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MP Mike PiazzaC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EKEric Karros1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DDDelino DeShields2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMike Blowers3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| THTodd HollandsworthLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GGGreg GagneSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HN Hideo NomoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMark GuthrieP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFChad FonvilleLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike BuschPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JEJoey EischenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJim BruskeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJuan Castro3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDave Hansen3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CHCarlos HernandezPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2B: Mondesi
HR: Piazza
RBI: Mondesi, Piazza 3, Karros
LOB: 18
| HNHideo NomoL | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 42 |
| MGMark Guthrie | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| JEJoey Eischen | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JBJim Bruske | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 61 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WMWillie McGeeRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MSMark SweeneyLF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDavid Bell3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Alicea, Sweeney, Pagnozzi
RBI: Alicea, Lankford, Pagnozzi 2, Mabry, Jordan
SB: Clayton 2
CS: Alicea
LOB: 14
The Cardinals edged the Dodgers 6-5 at Busch Stadium I.
Mark Petkovsek got the win, Hideo Nomo took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Mark Sweeney went 3-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Mike Piazza went 2-for-5 for the Dodgers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
