August 17, 1996 · 4:33 AM EDT
1B2-4H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterLALuis Alicea
2B2-2H-AB3B · 2B · 2 RP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WP2.0IP1 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest 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 |
| 4STCardinals | 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 |
| 9MIMarlins | 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 |
LC Luis Castillo2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ER Edgar RenteriaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JC Jeff ConineLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Devon WhiteCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GCGreg Colbrunn1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KAKurt Abbott3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RNRob NatalC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MVMarc ValdesP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPJay PowellP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBilly McMillonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGCraig GrebeckPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JOJoe OrsulakPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JSJoe SiddallC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHChris HammondP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAAlex Arias3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
2B: Colbrunn
RBI: Castillo, Arias 2
LOB: 11
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RG Ron GantLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DODonovan OsborneP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBCory BaileyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RC Royce ClaytonPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2B: Jordan, Alicea
3B: Alicea
HR: Gant
RBI: Smith, Gant 2, Clayton
SB: Jordan
CS: Clayton
LOB: 12
The Cardinals edged the Marlins 4-3 at Busch Stadium I.
T.J. Mathews got the win, Jay Powell took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Luis Alicea went 2-for-2 for the Cardinals, while Greg Colbrunn went 2-for-4 for the Marlins.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
