Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Cardinals 12, Mets 7: The Ninth Inning

Down 7-5, the Cardinals entered the ninth inning of Tuesday’s game with the Mets at Citifield with a thin 7.8% chance of winning. Even faithful fans could have been forgiven for feeling resigned to a loss in view of the win-improbability numbers and the appearance of All-Star reliever Francisco Rodriguez. Yet, to paraphrase Yogi Berra, it wasn’t over ’til it was over. And the most intriguing inning had yet to be played. Following, a batter-by-batter look at the pivotal ninth inning.

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