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New York Mets 6–5 St. Louis Cardinals: MLB League Championship Series, 12 October 2000
New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–5 at Busch Stadium I on 12 October 2000 in the mlb league championship series.
12 October 2000 · Busch Stadium I
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The game
New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–5 at Busch Stadium I on 12 October 2000 in the mlb league championship series.
The visiting New York Mets scored 6 runs, while the home St. Louis Cardinals finished with 5. The winning margin was 1 run.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, New York Mets scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 2–0 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 2, St. Louis Cardinals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 2–1 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 3, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 3–1 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 5, St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 3–3 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 8, New York Mets scored 2 runs in the top half and St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 5–5 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 9, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 6–5 St. Louis Cardinals.
Pitching decisions
Turk Wendell was credited with the pitching win. Mike Timlin was charged with the loss.
Armando Benítez recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
New York Mets finished with 9 hits and 0 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
St. Louis Cardinals finished with 10 hits and 3 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The game was part of the MLB League Championship Series in the 2000 season. The series game number in the MLB record is 2.
Inning by inning
| Inning | New York Mets | St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 5 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.