San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 18, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 2000 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 0 3 0
Jackson ss 5 2 2 0
Klesko 1b 5 1 1 2
Nevin 3b 3 0 0 0
Owens cf 4 0 1 1
Boone 2b 4 1 2 0
Darr rf 2 0 0 0
Davis c 2 0 0 0
Meadows p 2 0 0 0
  Gwynn ph 0 0 0 1
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
  Sprague ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 1 0
Renteria ss 4 2 3 1
Lankford lf 3 0 0 0
Davis rf 3 1 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 1 3 2
Tatis 3b 4 1 2 1
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Paquette 1b 4 0 0 0
Matheny c 3 0 1 1
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Polanco 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
San Diego 200 000 110491
St. Louis 013 000 10x5100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  L (2-1) 6.0 8 4 4 2 3
  Wall   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (1-1) 6.0 5 3 3 3 6
  Slocumb   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Veres  SV (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
11

  E–Martin (1).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Martin 3 (3,off Andy Benes 2,off Veres); Jackson (3,off Slocumb), St. Louis Renteria 2 (5,off Meadows,off Wall); Tatis 2 (5,off Meadows 2); Edmonds (5,off Meadows).  HR–San Diego Klesko (3,1st inning off Andy Benes 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis Renteria (4,3rd inning off Meadows 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Davis (2,off Slocumb); Andy Benes (2,off Meadows).  SF–Gwynn (1,off Slocumb).  SB–Jackson (4,2nd base off Andy Benes/Matheny); Vina (3,2nd base off Meadows/Davis).  CS–Jackson (2,2nd base by Andy Benes/Matheny).  U-HP–Travis Katzenmeier, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:48.  A–32,062.
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