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TOR
@ANA		2
4
DET
@BAL		7
5
TBD
@KCR		2
4
BOS
@MIN		3
5
NYY
@OAK		3
8
CHW
@SEA		1
5
CLE
@TEX		7
12
COL
@ATL		8
3
HOU
@CHC		4
2
ARI
@CIN		7
2
SFG
@FLA		3
8
LAD
@MON		1
3
SDP
@NYM		15
3
MIL
@PHI		1
2		 
(12)
STL
@PIT		12
2
Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:08PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 29,835, Time of Game: 2:33
Cardinals
12
24-15
⇐ Won 10 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
2
13-27
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
6th, 11½ GB
W: Matt Morris (6-2)
L: Todd Ritchie (0-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  0   3  1  1   3  2  0   12 13  1
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  8  4

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .299 .765 10 6 -0.031 0.41 0.013 -0.044 -0.7 1 4
Placido Polanco 3B 5 2 1 1 0 0 .336 .805 21 15 -0.022 0.36 0.021 -0.043 0.8 2 1 3B
Jim Edmonds CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .367 1.103 11 7 0.060 0.49 0.073 -0.013 0.5 2 0 2B,SF
   Luis Saturria PH-RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 1.000 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.7 0 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .377 1.180 13 8 0.034 0.76 0.062 -0.028 0.4 4 0
   Larry Sutton PH-1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .152 .424 11 6 0.002 0.02 0.002 0.000 -0.2 4 0
J.D. Drew RF 3 3 1 3 2 0 .303 1.141 16 5 0.195 0.60 0.200 -0.005 1.9 2 0 HR,SB
   Gene Stechschulte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ray Lankford LF 5 3 4 3 0 1 .284 1.032 20 14 0.172 0.42 0.172 0.000 2.9 3 0 HR
Edgar Renteria SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 .234 .646 16 13 -0.003 0.32 0.019 -0.022 1.5 2 4 2B
Eli Marrero C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .745 14 12 -0.031 0.26 0.000 -0.031 -1.1 7 0
Matt Morris P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .304 6 5 -0.019 0.62 0.021 -0.040 0.3 0 0
   Kerry Robinson PH-CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .991 4 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.1 0 0
Team Totals 41 12 13 11 3 4 .317 .941 143 96 0.357 0.40 0.583 -0.226 7.1 27 9
2B: E Renteria (2, off T Ritchie); J Edmonds (12, off T Ritchie); L Saturria (1, off B Arroyo).
3B: P Polanco (2, off B Arroyo).
HR: R Lankford (10, off T Ritchie; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Drew (15, off T Ritchie; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Edmonds (4, off T Ritchie).
TB: R Lankford 7; J Drew 4; P Polanco 3; E Renteria 3; J Edmonds 2; L Saturria 2; A Pujols; L Sutton; K Robinson.
RBI: J Drew 3 (33); R Lankford 3 (24); E Renteria 2 (13); P Polanco (8); J Edmonds (28); L Saturria (1).
2-out RBI: E Renteria 2; R Lankford.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Vina-E Renteria-L Sutton; F Vina-E Renteria-A Pujols.
E: E Marrero (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Drew (3, 2nd base off T Ritchie/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Emil Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .205 .672 16 10 0.051 0.95 0.107 -0.056 0.3 3 0 SB
Jason Kendall C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .259 .738 8 5 0.013 0.73 0.053 -0.040 0.5 4 1
Brian Giles LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .858 12 8 -0.043 0.72 0.026 -0.069 -1.1 1 0 2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .275 .900 15 10 -0.043 0.91 0.026 -0.069 0.3 0 1 HR
   John Wehner 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .614 6 3 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.4 0 1
John Vander Wal RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .317 .990 16 7 0.010 0.59 0.032 -0.022 -0.7 0 0 GDP
Enrique Wilson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .195 .461 13 8 -0.061 0.73 0.023 -0.083 -1.3 0 6 GDP
Craig Wilson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1.086 8 7 -0.050 0.74 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 11 1
   Bronson Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Silva P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Abraham Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .662 3 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Pat Meares 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .633 14 9 -0.045 0.41 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 2 5
Todd Ritchie P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .176 .498 5 4 0.024 0.52 0.036 -0.012 0.5 1 2 2B
   Keith Osik 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .298 9 6 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.4 5 0
Team Totals 33 2 8 1 3 7 .242 .699 125 80 -0.144 0.64 0.304 -0.447 -2.9 27 18
2B: B Giles (8, off M Morris); T Ritchie (1, off M Morris).
HR: A Ramirez (10, off M Morris; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: A Ramirez 4; B Giles 2; J Kendall 2; T Ritchie 2; P Meares; E Brown; J Wehner.
GIDP: J Vander Wal (3); E Wilson (4).
RBI: A Ramirez (28).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
E: E Wilson (4); T Ritchie (2); J Wehner (1); J Kendall (4).
Baserunning
SB: E Brown (5, 3rd base off M Morris/E Marrero).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Matt Morris, W (6-2) 7 5 2 2 3 7 1 2.32 28 97 63 34 6 23 4 13 6 1 63 0.144 0.81 1.8
Gene Stechschulte 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.21 4 11 6 4 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.02 0.5
Dave Veres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.84 4 17 11 4 2 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 3 7 1 2.00 36 125 80 42 9 29 9 16 9 1 63 0 0 0.144 0.40 2.9

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Todd Ritchie, L (0-5) 6.2 10 10 8 3 3 2 5.16 34 109 71 48 8 15 18 8 5 2 18 -0.355 0.53 -6.5
Bronson Arroyo 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.97 7 24 19 16 2 1 3 4 3 0 1 0 -0.001 0.01 -1.1
Jose Silva 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.14 4 10 6 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 12 10 3 4 2 10.00 45 143 96 67 11 18 24 12 8 2 18 1 0 -0.356 0.64 -7.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 29,835.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Emil Brown CF
2 Placido Polanco 3B 2 Jason Kendall C
3 Jim Edmonds CF 3 Brian Giles LF
4 Albert Pujols 1B 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 J.D. Drew RF 5 John Vander Wal RF
6 Ray Lankford LF 6 Enrique Wilson SS
7 Edgar Renteria SS 7 Craig Wilson 1B
8 Eli Marrero C 8 Pat Meares 2B
9 Matt Morris P 9 Todd Ritchie P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RR STL R. Lankford T. Ritchie 13% 58% Home Run; Drew Scores
t4 2-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR STL J. Drew T. Ritchie 13% 87% Home Run; Edmonds Scores; Pujols Scores
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT A. Ramirez M. Morris -7% 34% Brown Steals 3B; Brown Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B); Kendall to 2B
t4 2-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols T. Ritchie 6% 74% Single (Ground Ball); Edmonds to 3B
t4 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Edmonds T. Ritchie 6% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina T. Ritchie -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Polanco T. Ritchie -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds T. Ritchie -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT E. Brown M. Morris -3% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. Kendall M. Morris -5% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive); Brown to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Giles M. Morris 5% 41% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT A. Ramirez M. Morris -7% 34% Brown Steals 3B; Brown Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B); Kendall to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez M. Morris 3% 37% Flyball: LF
b1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Vander Wal M. Morris -1% 36% Walk
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT E. Wilson M. Morris 4% 40% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols T. Ritchie -2% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Drew T. Ritchie 3% 40% Walk
t2 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Lankford T. Ritchie 4% 44% Drew Steals 2B; Drew to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t2 0-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RR STL R. Lankford T. Ritchie 13% 58% Home Run; Drew Scores
t2 2-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria T. Ritchie -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL E. Marrero T. Ritchie -1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Morris 3% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT P. Meares M. Morris 2% 60% Flyball: RF
b2 1-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Ritchie M. Morris 1% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
t3 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Morris T. Ritchie -2% 59% Groundout: P-1B
t3 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina T. Ritchie -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL P. Polanco T. Ritchie -1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT E. Brown M. Morris 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Morris 2% 61% Popfly: 3B
b3 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Giles M. Morris -3% 58% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b3 1-2 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez M. Morris 4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 3-4-5
t4 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Edmonds T. Ritchie 6% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t4 2-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols T. Ritchie 6% 74% Single (Ground Ball); Edmonds to 3B
t4 2-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR STL J. Drew T. Ritchie 13% 87% Home Run; Edmonds Scores; Pujols Scores
t4 5-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL R. Lankford T. Ritchie 1% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 5-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Renteria T. Ritchie -1% 88% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Lankford to 2B
t4 5-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Marrero T. Ritchie -1% 87% Groundout: 1B-P; Lankford to 3B
t4 5-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Morris T. Ritchie -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
b4 1-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Vander Wal M. Morris 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT E. Wilson M. Morris -2% 85% Walk
b4 1-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Morris 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B; Wilson to 2B
b4 1-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT P. Meares M. Morris 2% 89% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
t5 5-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL F. Vina T. Ritchie 1% 90% Walk
t5 5-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Polanco T. Ritchie -1% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 5-1 1 1-- 2,(1-1)  STL J. Edmonds T. Ritchie 2% 91% Polanco Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Polanco to 3B
t5 5-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO STL J. Edmonds T. Ritchie 1% 92% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Polanco Scores/unER
t5 6-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols T. Ritchie -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
b5 1-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT T. Ritchie M. Morris -4% 88% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b5 1-6 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT E. Brown M. Morris 3% 91% Lineout: CF
b5 1-6 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Morris 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B; Ritchie to 3B
b5 1-6 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O PIT B. Giles M. Morris 2% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 5-6-7
t6 6-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL J. Drew T. Ritchie -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL R. Lankford T. Ritchie 0% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t6 6-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Renteria T. Ritchie 1% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lankford to 2B
t6 6-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Marrero T. Ritchie -1% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lankford to 3B
t6 6-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL M. Morris T. Ritchie 2% 97% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lankford Scores/unER/No RBI; Marrero to 2B
t6 7-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina T. Ritchie -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
b6 1-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT A. Ramirez M. Morris -3% 94% Home Run
b6 2-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Vander Wal M. Morris -2% 91% Walk
b6 2-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT E. Wilson M. Morris 5% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 2-7 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Morris 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 2-3-4
t7 7-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Polanco T. Ritchie -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 7-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds T. Ritchie -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Albert Pujols (1B) batting 4th
t7 7-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL L. Sutton T. Ritchie 0% 96% Single (Ground Ball)
t7 7-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Drew T. Ritchie 0% 96% Walk; Sutton to 2B
t7 7-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R STL R. Lankford T. Ritchie 2% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sutton Scores; Drew to 3B; Lankford to 2B/Adv on throw
t7 8-2 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RR STL E. Renteria T. Ritchie 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Drew Scores; Lankford Scores
Bronson Arroyo replaces Craig Wilson (1B) pitching and batting 7th
Keith Osik replaces Todd Ritchie (P) playing 1B batting 9th
t7 10-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Marrero B. Arroyo -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-10, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
Larry Sutton moves from PH to 1B
b7 2-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT P. Meares M. Morris 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 2-10 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT K. Osik M. Morris 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-10 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT E. Brown M. Morris 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-2, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 9-1-2
John Wehner replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 3B batting 4th
Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Matt Morris (P) batting 9th
t8 10-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL K. Robinson B. Arroyo 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 10-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina B. Arroyo -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 2B
t8 10-2 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  R STL P. Polanco B. Arroyo 0% 100% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Robinson Scores
Luis Saturria pinch hits for Jim Edmonds (CF) batting 3rd
t8 11-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R STL L. Saturria B. Arroyo 0% 100% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Polanco Scores
t8 12-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL L. Sutton B. Arroyo 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Saturria to 3B
t8 12-2 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew B. Arroyo -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-12, Cardinals' Gene Stechschulte facing 2-3-4
Gene Stechschulte replaces J.D. Drew (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Kerry Robinson moves from PH to CF
Luis Saturria moves from PH to RF
b8 2-12 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Kendall G. Stechschulte -0% 100% Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b8 2-12 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Giles G. Stechschulte 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
b8 2-12 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Wehner G. Stechschulte -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B
b8 2-12 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO PIT J. Vander Wal G. Stechschulte 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-2, Pirates' Jose Silva facing 6-7-8
Jose Silva replaces Bronson Arroyo pitching and batting 7th
t9 12-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Silva 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 12-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Renteria J. Silva 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 12-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL E. Marrero J. Silva 0% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t9 12-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL K. Robinson J. Silva 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-12, Cardinals' Dave Veres facing 6-7-8
Dave Veres replaces Gene Stechschulte pitching and batting 5th
b9 2-12 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT E. Wilson D. Veres 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Jose Silva (P) batting 7th
b9 2-12 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Nunez D. Veres 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-12 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT P. Meares D. Veres 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 2-12 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT K. Osik D. Veres 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Pirates 2.

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