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Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:35PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 25,983, Time of Game: 2:52
Cardinals
7
25-23
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Pirates
8
20-29
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 8 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  1    7 10  2
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  4   2  0  X    8 10  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .262 .746 11 7 0.032 0.78 0.057 -0.025 0.5 3 0 2B
   Miguel Cairo 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 .257 .722 8 5 0.066 2.77 0.106 -0.040 0.5 0 2
Eduardo Perez RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .339 .987 21 12 -0.096 2.12 0.112 -0.208 -0.1 4 0
Albert Pujols LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .344 1.089 16 12 -0.255 1.92 0.000 -0.255 -1.7 1 0
Jim Edmonds CF 2 2 1 3 2 0 .310 1.025 13 4 0.250 1.23 0.260 -0.010 2.4 4 1 HR,IW
Scott Rolen 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .284 .993 13 9 0.188 1.27 0.259 -0.071 2.2 2 1 HR
Edgar Renteria SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .332 .884 15 11 -0.111 0.74 0.000 -0.111 -1.0 1 1 GDP
Tino Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .679 9 7 -0.067 0.82 0.011 -0.078 -0.4 6 0
Chris Widger C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 8 7 -0.051 0.51 0.000 -0.051 -1.1 3 1 GDP
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 .687 5 1 0.051 0.99 0.051 0.000 0.3
Garrett Stephenson P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .360 9 6 -0.008 0.29 0.008 -0.015 -0.1 0 0
   Steve Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dustin Hermanson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mike Crudale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gabe Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   J.D. Drew PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .329 .913 5 3 0.091 2.14 0.091 0.000 0.7
Team Totals 36 7 10 7 3 4 .278 .806 133 84 0.090 1.28 0.955 -0.864 2.2 24 7
2B: F Vina (11, off B Meadows).
HR: S Rolen (11, off B Meadows; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); J Edmonds (11, off B Meadows; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: J Edmonds (4, by B Meadows).
TB: S Rolen 5; J Edmonds 4; F Vina 3; E Perez 2; G Stephenson; J Drew; M Cairo.
GIDP: C Widger (2); E Renteria (8).
RBI: J Edmonds 3 (29); S Rolen 3 (41); M Cairo (4).
2-out RBI: S Rolen 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: E Perez (2); T Martinez (1).
Outfield Assists: J Edmonds (A Ramirez at 2nd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .302 .816 19 9 0.318 1.37 0.354 -0.036 2.9 2 0 2B
Jack Wilson SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .249 .648 12 5 -0.057 1.28 0.067 -0.124 -0.2 2 3 HBP
Brian Giles LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .851 14 7 -0.175 1.39 0.034 -0.209 -1.8 3 0 HBP
Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 0 3 3 0 0 .269 .695 20 13 0.320 1.46 0.347 -0.028 2.3 0 4
Randall Simon 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .291 .751 14 10 0.265 1.35 0.308 -0.044 1.9 12 1 2·2B
Jason Kendall C 5 1 2 0 0 0 .281 .775 20 12 0.028 1.34 0.184 -0.155 0.1 4 0
Reggie Sanders RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .252 .796 13 4 -0.027 1.60 0.066 -0.093 -0.0 1 0
Abraham Nunez 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .219 .512 13 9 -0.030 1.64 0.083 -0.113 -0.5 2 4 SF
Brian Meadows P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 6 -0.080 1.39 0.000 -0.080 -0.8 1 1
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rob Mackowiak PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .628 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Kevin Young PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217 .655 5 1 0.064 2.07 0.064 0.000 0.5
   Brian Boehringer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Craig Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .727 5 4 -0.036 1.58 0.000 -0.036 -0.5
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 8 10 6 6 3 .303 .823 142 80 0.590 1.44 1.507 -0.918 3.8 27 13
2B: R Simon 2 (9, 1 off D Hermanson, 1 off G Stephenson); K Lofton (9, off M Crudale).
SF: A Nunez (1, off M Crudale).
HBP: J Wilson (1, by M Crudale); B Giles (2, by G Stephenson).
TB: R Simon 5; A Ramirez 3; K Lofton 2; J Kendall 2; A Nunez.
RBI: A Ramirez 3 (22); A Nunez (5); R Simon (26); K Lofton (17).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2; K Lofton.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Nunez-J Wilson-R Simon; A Nunez-R Simon.
E: J Wilson (4).

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
Garrett Stephenson 5 6 4 2 4 2 0 4.18 26 92 54 35 3 16 5 14 4 0 41 -0.053 1.29 -0.7
Steve Kline 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4.19 2 9 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 -0.270 2.57 -2.1
Dustin Hermanson, BS (5), L (1-2) 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.27 6 18 9 6 0 3 2 3 3 0 2 2 -0.244 2.23 -1.8
Mike Crudale 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 16 9 4 1 4 1 2 1 0 3 2 -0.037 1.52 0.4
Gabe Molina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 3 7 5 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.19 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 8 4 6 3 0 4.50 42 142 80 50 4 26 10 21 8 0 41 7 6 -0.589 1.28 -3.8
G Stephenson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
S Kline faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
D Hermanson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

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
Brian Meadows 5 8 6 6 1 1 2 5.64 24 74 47 32 0 15 11 11 4 0 27 -0.352 0.80 -3.4
Julian Tavarez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23 3 10 7 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.29 0.5
Brian Boehringer, W (2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.82 3 13 9 2 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.090 1.16 0.5
Scott Sauerbeck, H (12) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.92 3 13 8 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.078 2.03 0.5
Mike Williams, S (14) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6.64 6 23 13 7 4 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.078 3.37 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 3 4 2 7.00 39 133 84 49 7 28 15 17 6 0 27 0 0 -0.089 1.44 -2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Stephenson (7; B Giles); M Crudale (1; J Wilson).
IBB: B Meadows (2; J Edmonds).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 25,983.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Kenny Lofton CF
2 Eduardo Perez RF 2 Jack Wilson SS
3 Albert Pujols LF 3 Brian Giles LF
4 Jim Edmonds CF 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Scott Rolen 3B 5 Randall Simon 1B
6 Edgar Renteria SS 6 Jason Kendall C
7 Tino Martinez 1B 7 Reggie Sanders RF
8 Chris Widger C 8 Abraham Nunez 2B
9 Garrett Stephenson P 9 Brian Meadows P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 3-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR STL S. Rolen B. Meadows -25% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball); Perez Scores; Edmonds Scores
b6 4-6 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RRO PIT A. Ramirez D. Hermanson 22% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores/unER; Lofton Scores/unER; Ramirez out at 2B/CF-C-SS
b6 2-6 0 123 4,(2-1)  RR PIT K. Lofton S. Kline 21% 49% Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Sanders Scores/No RBI/unER; Nunez Scores/No RBI/unER; Young to 3B; Lofton to 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR STL J. Edmonds B. Meadows -18% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball); Vina Scores; Perez Scores
b3 1-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R PIT R. Simon G. Stephenson 16% 54% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Wilson Scores; Ramirez to 3B

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' Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL F. Vina B. Meadows -3% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL E. Perez B. Meadows -9% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive); Vina to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols B. Meadows 6% 44% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR STL J. Edmonds B. Meadows -18% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball); Vina Scores; Perez Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Rolen B. Meadows 1% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Renteria B. Meadows 1% 27% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Lofton G. Stephenson -2% 25% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Wilson G. Stephenson -1% 23% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b1 0-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT B. Giles G. Stephenson 1% 25% Walk
b1 0-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez G. Stephenson -2% 23% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Martinez B. Meadows 1% 24% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Widger B. Meadows 1% 25% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL G. Stephenson B. Meadows -1% 24% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
t2 3-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL F. Vina B. Meadows -2% 22% Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Stephenson to 3B
t2 3-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Perez B. Meadows 4% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Simon G. Stephenson 4% 29% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
b2 0-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Kendall G. Stephenson 9% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive); Simon to 3B
b2 0-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Sanders G. Stephenson -4% 34% Flyball: RF; Kendall to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
b2 0-3 1 -23 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Nunez G. Stephenson -7% 27% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-3 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Meadows G. Stephenson -6% 21% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Brian Meadows facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols B. Meadows 1% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Edmonds B. Meadows 1% 23% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Rolen B. Meadows -1% 23% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t3 3-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria B. Meadows 1% 24% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
b3 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Lofton G. Stephenson 4% 28% Walk
b3 0-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Wilson G. Stephenson 6% 34% Walk; Lofton to 2B
b3 0-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Giles G. Stephenson -6% 28% Popfly: 3B
b3 0-3 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R PIT A. Ramirez G. Stephenson 10% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lofton Scores; Wilson to 2B
b3 1-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R PIT R. Simon G. Stephenson 16% 54% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Wilson Scores; Ramirez to 3B
b3 2-3 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall G. Stephenson -11% 43% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Ramirez out at Hm/3B
b3 2-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Sanders G. Stephenson -5% 38% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
t4 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Martinez B. Meadows 2% 40% Flyball: RF
t4 3-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Widger B. Meadows 2% 42% Groundout: P-1B
t4 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL G. Stephenson B. Meadows 1% 43% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 8-9-1
b4 2-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT A. Nunez G. Stephenson -3% 40% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-3 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT B. Meadows G. Stephenson -2% 38% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Lofton G. Stephenson -1% 36% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina B. Meadows 2% 39% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL E. Perez B. Meadows -3% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 3-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Pujols B. Meadows 2% 38% Groundout: SS-1B; Perez to 2B
t5 3-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Edmonds B. Meadows -1% 37% Intentional Walk
t5 3-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR STL S. Rolen B. Meadows -25% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball); Perez Scores; Edmonds Scores
t5 6-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria B. Meadows 0% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 2-3-4
Miguel Cairo replaces Fernando Vina playing 2B batting 1st
b5 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wilson G. Stephenson -2% 11% Flyball: RF
b5 2-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Giles G. Stephenson 2% 13% Hit By Pitch
b5 2-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  PIT A. Ramirez G. Stephenson 4% 16% Single to LF (Line Drive); Giles to 2B
b5 2-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Simon G. Stephenson -4% 12% Flyball: CF; Giles to 3B
b5 2-6 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall G. Stephenson -4% 8% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Julian Tavarez facing 7-8-9
Julian Tavarez replaces Brian Meadows pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Martinez J. Tavarez -1% 7% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t6 6-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO STL C. Widger J. Tavarez 2% 10% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t6 6-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL G. Stephenson J. Tavarez 0% 10% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 7-8-9
b6 2-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT R. Sanders G. Stephenson 3% 14% Walk
b6 2-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. Nunez G. Stephenson 8% 22% Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanders to 3B
Steve Kline replaces Garrett Stephenson pitching and batting 9th
Kevin Young pinch hits for Rob Mackowiak batting 9th
Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Julian Tavarez (P) batting 9th
b6 2-6 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  PIT K. Young S. Kline 6% 28% Walk; Nunez to 2B
b6 2-6 0 123 4,(2-1)  RR PIT K. Lofton S. Kline 21% 49% Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Sanders Scores/No RBI/unER; Nunez Scores/No RBI/unER; Young to 3B; Lofton to 2B
Dustin Hermanson replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-6 0 -23 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Wilson D. Hermanson -9% 40% Groundout: P-1B
b6 4-6 1 -23 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Giles D. Hermanson -12% 28% Lineout: RF
b6 4-6 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RRO PIT A. Ramirez D. Hermanson 22% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores/unER; Lofton Scores/unER; Ramirez out at 2B/CF-C-SS
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Pirates' Brian Boehringer facing 1-2-3
Brian Boehringer replaces Kevin Young (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Cairo B. Boehringer 4% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Perez B. Boehringer 3% 57% Flyball: LF
t7 6-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols B. Boehringer 2% 59% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Cardinals' Dustin Hermanson facing 5-6-7
b7 6-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT R. Simon D. Hermanson 11% 70% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
b7 6-6 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Kendall D. Hermanson 9% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Simon to 3B
b7 6-6 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  PIT R. Sanders D. Hermanson 3% 82% Walk; Kendall to 2B
Mike Crudale replaces Dustin Hermanson pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-6 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO PIT A. Nunez M. Crudale -1% 82% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Simon Scores
Craig Wilson pinch hits for Brian Boehringer (P) batting 9th
b7 7-6 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Crudale -4% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b7 7-6 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R PIT K. Lofton M. Crudale 11% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Kendall Scores; Sanders to 3B
b7 8-6 2 -23 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Wilson M. Crudale 0% 89% Hit By Pitch
b7 8-6 2 123 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Giles M. Crudale -3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-8, Pirates' Scott Sauerbeck facing 4-5-6
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Craig Wilson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds S. Sauerbeck -7% 79% Walk
t8 6-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Rolen S. Sauerbeck 6% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-8 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO STL E. Renteria S. Sauerbeck 9% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-6, Cardinals' Gabe Molina facing 4-5-6
Gabe Molina replaces Mike Crudale pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez G. Molina -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b8 8-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Simon G. Molina -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 8-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall G. Molina -0% 92% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-8, Pirates' Mike Williams facing 7-8-9
Mike Williams replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Martinez M. Williams 4% 96% Flyball: CF
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chris Widger (C) batting 8th
t9 6-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL O. Palmeiro M. Williams -5% 91% Walk
J.D. Drew pinch hits for Gabe Molina (P) batting 9th
t9 6-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Drew M. Williams -9% 82% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Palmeiro to 3B
t9 6-8 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R STL M. Cairo M. Williams -11% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Drew to 2B
t9 7-8 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Perez M. Williams 14% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-8 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols M. Williams 14% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 8.

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