October 5, 1996 · NLDS · Game 3 · 10:05 PM EDT
STL wins 3-0
Biggest lead STL by 2 · SD by 3 · 2 lead changes
| 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 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RG Ron GantLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
BJ Brian JordanRF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GG Gary Gaetti3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JMJohn Mabry1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LALuis Alicea2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DODonovan OsborneP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark PetkovsekP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SweeneyPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMT.J. MathewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSOzzie SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMiguel MejiaPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike Gallego3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RL Ray LankfordCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
3B: Mabry
HR: Gant, Jordan
RBI: Gant, Jordan 3, Mabry, Pagnozzi
SB: Jordan
CS: Alicea
LOB: 19
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TG Tony GwynnRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
SF Steve FinleyCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KC Ken Caminiti3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| ACArchi Cianfrocco1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BJBrian JohnsonC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGChris GomezSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJody Reed2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AA Andy AshbyP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TWTim WorrellP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FVFernando ValenzuelaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DVDario VerasP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GV Greg VaughnPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JFJohn FlahertyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LLLuis LopezPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TH Trevor HoffmanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WJ Wally Joyner1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
2B: Johnson, Reed
HR: Caminiti 2
RBI: Caminiti 2, Gomez, Reed 2
LOB: 14
| AAAndy Ashby | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 77 |
| TWTim Worrell | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| FVFernando Valenzuela | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| DVDario Veras | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| THTrevor HoffmanL | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 160 |
The Cardinals beat the Padres 7-5 at Qualcomm Stadium.
T.J. Mathews got the win, Trevor Hoffman took the loss and Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Brian Jordan went 3-for-5 for the Cardinals, while Ken Caminiti went 2-for-4 for the Padres.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
