The Greatest Game Ever Played Recap

GAME 5 OF NLDS (BEST OF 5) - SERIES TIED AT 2
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
October 10, 2009

TOP OF THE FIRST
Mike Wood takes the mound for the Braves.
Evan Knowles reached first on a fielding error by the shortstop. <--1>
Evan Knowles was caught stealing second. <--->
Bobby Abreu flied out to center. <--->
Gerald Laird struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
Efrain Fuentez takes the mound for the Cardinals.
Ray Durham grounded to first. <--->
Jason Lane singled to left. <--1>
Adrian Beltre flied out to left. <--1>
Aubrey Huff grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND
Ben Johnson struck out. <--->
Jose Castillo grounded to the pitcher. <--->
Chris Duncan flied out to center. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Yadier Molina doubled in the right field gap. <-2->
Nick Swisher lined out to second. <-2->
Juan Pierre grounded to the pitcher. <3-->
Anderson Hernandez grounded to the pitcher. <3-->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the second, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE THIRD
McKay Christensen grounded to the second baseman. <--->
Patrick Dewar singled back through the middle. <--1>
Patrick Dewar stole second. <-2->
Efrain Fuentez flied out to center. <-2->
Patrick Dewar tagged up and reached third. <3-->
Evan Knowles grounded to first. <3-->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the third, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Mike Wood grounded to short. <--->
Ray Durham walked. <--1>
Jason Lane popped up to second. <--1>
Adrian Beltre grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the third, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE FOURTH
Bobby Abreu grounded to second. <--->
Gerald Laird flied out to left field. <--->
Ben Johnson singled through the right side. <--1>
Jose Castillo doubled into the left field corner, scoring a run. <-2->
Jose Castillo went for an extra base and was thrown out at third. <--->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, St. Louis leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Aubrey Huff grounded to short. <--->
Yadier Molina grounded to short. <--->
Nick Swisher grounded to first. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fourth, Atlanta trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE FIFTH
Chris Duncan singled to right. <--1>
McKay Christensen struck out. <--1>
Patrick Dewar grounded to the third baseman, forcing the runner at second. <--1>
Efrain Fuentez singled back through the middle. <-21>
Patrick Dewar went for an extra base and reached third. <3-1>
Evan Knowles grounded to short. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, St. Louis leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Juan Pierre singled through the left side. <--1>
Juan Pierre went for an extra base and reached second. <-2->
Anderson Hernandez flied out to right. <-2->
Juan Pierre tagged up and reached third. <3-->
The Cardinals brought the infield in.
Mike Wood dribbled weakly in front of home plate. The lead runner was tagged out at home. <--1>
Ray Durham singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
Jason Lane struck out. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, Atlanta trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Bobby Abreu grounded to first. <--->
Gerald Laird grounded to the shortstop. <--->
Ben Johnson struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, St. Louis leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Adrian Beltre grounded to short. <--->
Aubrey Huff walked. <--1>
Yadier Molina grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the sixth, Atlanta trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Jose Castillo grounded to the second baseman. <--->
Chris Duncan grounded to first. <--->
McKay Christensen popped up to the shortstop. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh, St. Louis leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Jose Ortiz came in to play First Base. <--->
Charles Thomas came in to play Left Field. <--->
Jim MacCreath came in to play Right Field. <--->
Nick Swisher grounded to short. <--->
Juan Pierre grounded to second. <--->
Anderson Hernandez popped up to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the seventh, Atlanta trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Patrick Dewar grounded to the shortstop. <--->
Efrain Fuentez grounded to third. <--->
Evan Knowles grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth, St. Louis leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Eric Crozier pinch hit for Mike Wood. <--->
Eric Crozier singled to center. <--1>
Mike Wolf pinch ran for Eric Crozier. <--1>
Mike Wolf was caught stealing second. <--->
Ray Durham singled down the third base line. <--1>
Jason Lane grounded to second for a double play (4-6-1). <--->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the eighth, Atlanta trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE NINTH
Andy Coley came in to pitch for the Braves. <--->
Jim MacCreath struck out. <--->
Gerald Laird grounded to the shortstop. <--->
Charles Thomas struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the ninth, St. Louis leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Adrian Beltre lined out to left. <--->
Aubrey Huff grounded to short. <--->
Yadier Molina singled through the right side. <--1>
Robinson Cano pinch ran for Yadier Molina. <--1>
Nick Swisher walked. <-21>
Juan Pierre singled to right field, scoring a run. <3-1>
Juan Pierre was caught stealing second. <3-->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the ninth, the game is tied at 1.

TOP OF THE TENTH
Jose Castillo doubled into the right field corner. <-2->
Jorge Posada came in to play Catcher. <--->
Jose Ortiz dribbled weakly to the catcher. The runner was tagged out at third. <--1>
McKay Christensen grounded back to the pitcher. <-2->
Patrick Dewar was intentionally walked. <-21>
Juan Encarnacion pinch hit for Efrain Fuentez. <-21>
Juan Encarnacion walked. <321>
Paul Hoover pinch hit for Evan Knowles. <321>
Paul Hoover grounded to the pitcher. <321>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
In the middle of the tenth, the game is tied at 1.

BOTTOM OF THE TENTH
Brad Clontz came in to pitch for the Cardinals. <--->
Deron Lambert came in to play Third Base. <--->
Anderson Hernandez flied out to right. <--->
Jorge Posada homered over the center field fence. <--->

BRAVES WIN: 2-1