New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 16, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 2006 at Busch Stadium III. 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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New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 2 2 3
Lo Duca c 5 0 1 1
Beltran cf 4 0 1 1
Delgado 1b 5 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 2 2 0
Floyd lf 4 1 2 0
Nady rf 4 1 1 1
Matsui 2b 3 0 0 0
Glavine p 1 1 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 1 1 1
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Julio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 2 0 0 1
Taguchi lf 3 0 0 0
  Bigbie ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0
Encarnacion rf 3 0 2 0
Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0
Bennett c 4 1 2 1
Luna 2b 4 1 2 1
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
New York 002 100 1408100
St. Louis 000 021 000382
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine  W (6-2) 6.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Heilman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Julio   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan  L (4-3) 6.2 6 4 4 4 4
  Johnson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Thompson   0.1 3 4 2 0 0
  Falkenborg   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
6
4
6

  E–Pujols (2), Luna (2).  DP–New York 1. Matsui-Delgado.  2B–New York Floyd (4,off Suppan); Lo Duca (10,off Suppan); Wright (10,off Thompson)., St. Louis Luna (5,off Glavine).  HR–New York Reyes (3,3rd inning off Suppan 1 on 1 out).  SH–Nady (1,off Thompson); Matsui (3,off Thompson); Suppan 2 (3,off Glavine 2).  HBP–Floyd (6,by Thompson); Eckstein (7,by Glavine).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Eckstein (3,off Glavine).  Team–6.  SB–Reyes (14,2nd base off Suppan/Bennett).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–3:07.  A–39,616.
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