Jerry Koosman and Jaquin Andujar cruised through the first three innings of the game with relative ease. But in the bottom of the fourth the St. Louis bats dinked and dunked Koosman right out of the game. They sent ten batters to the plate and scored five runs, including an RBI triple by David Green. Koosman managed six strikeouts but gave up six hits in the fifth, all singles minus Green's three-bagger.
Andujar got into a jam in the top of the fifth. He gave up RBI singles to Ivan DeJesus and Von Hayes and got lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom half of the inning. The Cardinals bullpen would need to log four innings to preserve the win for Andujar. Neil Allen was handed the ball first, but he got torched for three runs on just two outs. Two of those runs came courtesy of a Gary Maddox homer. Dave Rucker got the final out in the sixth and three more in the seventh. In the top of the eighth, with just a one run lead, Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter came to the mound. He recorded six straight outs to guarantee victory for the Cardinals.
Winning Pitcher - Bruce Sutter
Losing Pitcher - Jerry Koosman
Save - Bruce Sutter
Player of the Game - Bruce Sutter, 2IP, 0H's, 0BB's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Mike Schmidt, Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter
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