Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 2009 > Sep 6, 2009, Cardinals at Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
TEX
@BAL		0
7
BOS
@CHW		6
1
MIN
@CLE		1
3
LAA
@KCR		7
2
SEA
@OAK		2
5
DET
@TBR		5
3
NYY
@TOR		8
14
CIN
@ATL		4
2		 
(12)
ARI
@COL		5
13
PHI
@HOU		3
4
SDP
@LAD		4
3
SFG
@MIL		1
2		 
(12)
CHC
@NYM		2
4
STL
@PIT		5
6
FLA
@WSN		4
5
Sunday, September 6, 2009 1:35PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 19,274, Time of Game: 2:55
Cardinals
5
81-57
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
6
54-81
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 25½ GB
W: Jesse Chavez (1-4)
L: Ryan Franklin (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  1    5  9  0
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  2    6 13  2
Winning Run scored with 1 out

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Lugo 2B-SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 .295 .804 17 11 0.069 1.20 0.153 -0.085 0.8 1 2 2B
Brendan Ryan SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .716 12 10 -0.012 1.20 0.058 -0.070 0.0 1 3 2B,SH
   Rick Ankiel PH-LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .232 .687 4 2 0.415 1.30 0.415 0.000 1.0 0 0 HR
Albert Pujols 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .324 1.123 20 14 0.107 1.04 0.148 -0.042 1.0 10 4
Matt Holliday LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .316 .927 20 12 -0.139 1.23 0.014 -0.153 -1.1 3 0
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Trever Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ryan Ludwick RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .273 .806 22 16 0.026 1.20 0.126 -0.101 0.4 0 0 HBP
Troy Glaus 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .250 14 10 -0.083 1.06 0.000 -0.083 -0.7 0 1
Yadier Molina C 2 0 1 1 2 0 .288 .741 20 7 0.152 0.83 0.162 -0.010 1.0 3 2
Colby Rasmus CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .726 10 8 -0.116 1.05 0.000 -0.116 -1.0 4 0
Joel Pineiro P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .140 .372 11 9 -0.065 0.81 0.000 -0.065 -0.6 3 0
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Skip Schumaker PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .759 4 3 -0.058 2.30 0.000 -0.058 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 9 4 3 10 .250 .714 154 102 0.296 1.12 1.076 -0.783 0.6 25 12
2B: B Ryan (14, off P Maholm); J Lugo (13, off P Maholm).
HR: R Ankiel (11, off J Chavez; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: B Ryan (6, off P Maholm).
HBP: R Ludwick (6, by P Maholm).
TB: R Ankiel 4; A Pujols 3; B Ryan 2; J Lugo 2; Y Molina; R Ludwick; M Holliday.
RBI: A Pujols (118); Y Molina (47); R Ankiel (37); R Ludwick (87).
2-out RBI: R Ludwick; R Ankiel.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 9.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Andrew McCutchen CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .282 .837 26 17 0.069 1.84 0.164 -0.095 -0.0 3 0
Ramon Vazquez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .629 10 7 -0.107 1.11 0.000 -0.107 -0.9 1 1
   Ryan Doumit PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .236 .684 6 3 0.375 7.14 0.375 0.000 1.0
Garrett Jones 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .308 .994 24 14 0.273 1.50 0.325 -0.052 -0.1 6 0
Lastings Milledge LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .299 .746 14 8 -0.013 1.39 0.096 -0.109 0.2 2 0
Brandon Moss RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .246 .695 12 6 0.009 0.97 0.064 -0.055 0.3 2 0 2B
Neil Walker 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .111 .311 14 9 -0.007 1.38 0.049 -0.056 -0.2 1 0
   Jesse Chavez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ronny Cedeno SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .204 .596 15 12 0.086 1.85 0.184 -0.098 1.0 1 3
Jason Jaramillo C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .261 .708 13 9 0.333 1.94 0.349 -0.016 1.5 10 0
Paul Maholm P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .075 .276 6 5 -0.035 0.89 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 2 SH
   Delwyn Young PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .723 1 1 -0.064 2.52 0.000 -0.064 -0.4
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Andy LaRoche 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245 .690 1 1 -0.124 5.40 0.000 -0.124 -0.4 1 0
Team Totals 37 6 13 6 1 4 .351 .747 142 92 0.795 1.75 1.606 -0.811 1.5 27 6
2B: B Moss (18, off J Pineiro).
SH: P Maholm (5, off J Pineiro).
TB: B Moss 3; J Jaramillo 3; G Jones 2; A McCutchen 2; R Doumit; R Cedeno; L Milledge; N Walker.
RBI: R Cedeno 2 (32); R Doumit (28); L Milledge (15); G Jones (36); J Jaramillo (23).
2-out RBI: R Cedeno 2; J Jaramillo; L Milledge.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 8.
Fielding
E: R Cedeno (9); J Jaramillo (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
Joel Pineiro 6 8 4 4 1 3 0 3.28 27 96 64 41 7 16 12 11 4 0 42 -0.181 1.25 -1.1
Dennys Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.44 3 11 7 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.087 1.15 0.5
Jason Motte 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.15 4 18 11 6 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.105 1.50 0.5
Ryan Franklin, BS (3), L (2-2) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.67 4 14 9 6 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.510 5.15 -1.4
Trever Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.66 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 -0.294 4.31 0.0
Team Totals 8.1 13 6 6 1 4 0 6.48 39 142 92 59 11 22 16 18 7 0 42 2 1 -0.793 1.12 -1.5

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
Paul Maholm 6 6 4 4 1 7 0 4.72 27 101 65 37 14 14 9 9 4 0 50 -0.182 0.91 -1.1
Joel Hanrahan 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5.19 8 31 20 6 5 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.192 1.78 1.0
Jesse Chavez, W (1-4) 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 4.21 6 22 17 12 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.304 1.26 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 3 10 1 5.00 41 154 102 55 21 26 13 14 5 0 50 0 0 -0.294 1.75 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Maholm (6; R Ludwick).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Marvin Hudson.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 19,274.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Julio Lugo 2B 1 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 Brendan Ryan SS 2 Ramon Vazquez 2B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Garrett Jones 1B
4 Matt Holliday LF 4 Lastings Milledge LF
5 Ryan Ludwick RF 5 Brandon Moss RF
6 Troy Glaus 3B 6 Neil Walker 3B
7 Yadier Molina C 7 Ronny Cedeno SS
8 Colby Rasmus CF 8 Jason Jaramillo C
9 Joel Pineiro P 9 Paul Maholm P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL R. Ankiel J. Chavez -41% 19% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b9 4-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R PIT R. Doumit R. Franklin 38% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive); LaRoche Scores; McCutchen to 2B
b9 5-5 1 12- 3,(2-0)  R PIT G. Jones T. Miller 29% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McCutchen Scores; Doumit to 2B
b6 3-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Jaramillo J. Pineiro 19% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores; Cedeno to 2B
b6 1-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  RR PIT R. Cedeno J. Pineiro 18% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Moss Scores; Walker to 2B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
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' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Lugo P. Maholm -6% 44% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Ryan P. Maholm 1% 45% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Lugo to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Pujols P. Maholm -3% 42% Baserunner Advance; Lugo Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
t1 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols P. Maholm 1% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Holliday P. Maholm 1% 44% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT A. McCutchen J. Pineiro 4% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Vazquez J. Pineiro -4% 45% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT G. Jones J. Pineiro -2% 43% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); McCutchen to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R PIT L. Milledge J. Pineiro 10% 52% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McCutchen Scores
b1 1-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT B. Moss J. Pineiro 2% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Milledge to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O PIT N. Walker J. Pineiro -4% 50% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Glaus P. Maholm 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina P. Maholm -1% 53% Walk
t2 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Rasmus P. Maholm 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Cedeno J. Pineiro -2% 53% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Jaramillo J. Pineiro -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Maholm J. Pineiro -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Pineiro P. Maholm 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Lugo P. Maholm 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t3 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Ryan P. Maholm -1% 53% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t3 1-1 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols P. Maholm -3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ryan to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O STL M. Holliday P. Maholm 6% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Pineiro -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Vazquez J. Pineiro -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b3 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Jones J. Pineiro -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t4 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Glaus P. Maholm 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Ludwick to 2B
t4 1-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R STL Y. Molina P. Maholm -12% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ludwick Scores; Molina to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 2-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Rasmus P. Maholm 4% 39% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Pineiro P. Maholm 3% 42% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT L. Milledge J. Pineiro -3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Moss J. Pineiro -2% 37% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b4 1-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. Walker J. Pineiro -1% 36% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Lugo P. Maholm 2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  STL B. Ryan P. Maholm -4% 34% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t5 2-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL A. Pujols P. Maholm -11% 23% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ryan Scores; Pujols to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 3-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Holliday P. Maholm 3% 25% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 3-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm -8% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pujols Scores
t5 4-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Glaus P. Maholm 1% 18% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 7-8-9
b5 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Cedeno J. Pineiro -3% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Jaramillo J. Pineiro 3% 19% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 1-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT P. Maholm J. Pineiro -2% 16% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Jaramillo to 2B
b5 1-4 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Pineiro -3% 13% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 7-8-9
t6 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL Y. Molina P. Maholm 1% 14% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 4-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Rasmus P. Maholm 1% 15% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Pineiro P. Maholm 1% 15% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 2-3-4
b6 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Vazquez J. Pineiro -3% 13% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b6 1-4 1 --- 7,(2-2)  PIT G. Jones J. Pineiro 3% 16% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 1-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT L. Milledge J. Pineiro -3% 12% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 1-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT B. Moss J. Pineiro 4% 17% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Jones to 3B
b6 1-4 2 -23 5,(3-1)  PIT N. Walker J. Pineiro 2% 19% Walk
b6 1-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  RR PIT R. Cedeno J. Pineiro 18% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Moss Scores; Walker to 2B
b6 3-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Jaramillo J. Pineiro 19% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores; Cedeno to 2B
Delwyn Young pinch hits for Paul Maholm (P) batting 9th
b6 4-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Young J. Pineiro -6% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Joel Hanrahan facing 1-2-3
Joel Hanrahan replaces Delwyn Young (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Lugo J. Hanrahan -6% 44% Walk
t7 4-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Ryan J. Hanrahan 6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Hanrahan 3% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Lugo to 2B
t7 4-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Hanrahan 6% 59% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Dennys Reyes facing 1-2-3
Dennys Reyes replaces Joel Pineiro pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen D. Reyes -4% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 4-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Vazquez D. Reyes -3% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 4-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT G. Jones D. Reyes -2% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Joel Hanrahan facing 5-6-7
t8 4-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Hanrahan 5% 55% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t8 4-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Glaus J. Hanrahan 3% 58% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t8 4-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL Y. Molina J. Hanrahan -3% 56% Walk
t8 4-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Rasmus J. Hanrahan 5% 61% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 4-5-6
Jason Motte replaces Dennys Reyes pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT L. Milledge J. Motte -5% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT B. Moss J. Motte -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT N. Walker J. Motte 2% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 4-4 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O PIT R. Cedeno J. Motte -5% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Jesse Chavez facing 9-1-2
Jesse Chavez replaces Neil Walker (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Andy LaRoche replaces Joel Hanrahan (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Jason Motte (P) batting 9th
t9 4-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Chavez 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Lugo J. Chavez 4% 60% Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Brendan Ryan (SS) batting 2nd
t9 4-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL R. Ankiel J. Chavez -41% 19% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 5-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  STL A. Pujols J. Chavez -1% 18% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 5-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL M. Holliday J. Chavez -1% 16% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Pujols to 2B
t9 5-4 2 12- 6,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Chavez 3% 20% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 8-9-1
Ryan Franklin replaces Matt Holliday (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Skip Schumaker moves from PH to 2B
Julio Lugo moves from 2B to SS
Rick Ankiel moves from PH to LF
b9 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Jaramillo R. Franklin 13% 33% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b9 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche R. Franklin -12% 21% Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short 1B Line)
b9 4-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT A. McCutchen R. Franklin 13% 33% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); LaRoche to 2B
Ryan Doumit pinch hits for Ramon Vazquez (2B) batting 2nd
b9 4-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R PIT R. Doumit R. Franklin 38% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive); LaRoche Scores; McCutchen to 2B
Trever Miller replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 4th
b9 5-5 1 12- 3,(2-0)  R PIT G. Jones T. Miller 29% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McCutchen Scores; Doumit to 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT200909060
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.