St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
May 18, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 2004 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Anderson 2b 5 0 0 0
Renteria ss 5 1 1 0
Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0
Rolen 3b 3 1 3 2
Edmonds cf 4 0 1 1
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
Lankford lf 3 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Matheny c 4 1 1 1
Morris p 3 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0
  Porter ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Valent rf 5 0 1 0
Matsui ss 5 1 2 1
Floyd lf 5 1 3 3
Piazza 1b 4 0 1 0
Wigginton 3b 3 0 0 0
Phillips c 4 1 2 1
Cameron cf 3 1 1 0
McEwing 2b 3 0 0 0
Glavine p 1 0 0 0
  Moreno p 0 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
St. Louis 210 010 000491
New York 010 002 0025101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   6.1 8 3 3 1 2
  Kline   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  L (2-1) 0.2 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.2
10
5
5
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine   6.0 8 4 4 0 6
  Moreno   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
6

  E–Lankford (1), Piazza (5).  DP–St. Louis 1, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Rolen (7,off Glavine), New York Matsui (14,off Morris).  HR–St. Louis Matheny (2,2nd inning off Glavine 0 on, 1 out), New York Phillips (2,2nd inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out); Floyd (3,6th inning off Morris 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Lankford (1,by Bottalico).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Glavine (3,off Morris); McEwing (4,off Isringhausen).  Team–8.  WP–Bottalico (2).  IBB–Bottalico (1,Lankford).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–2:39.  A–28,880.
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