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Friday, April 20, 2012, 7:07PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 23,509, Time of Game: 2:38
Cardinals
4
10-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
1
5-8
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Lance Lynn (3-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    4  8  0
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  4

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 .356 .905 18 11 0.010 0.91 0.067 -0.057 0.9 2 4 2B
Matt Carpenter 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .290 .914 21 9 0.002 0.85 0.048 -0.045 -0.2 7 0
Matt Holliday LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .203 .602 17 10 -0.041 1.15 0.061 -0.103 -0.6 2 0 GDP
Carlos Beltran RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .347 1.101 15 10 0.177 1.71 0.232 -0.055 1.4 2 0
David Freese 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .364 .995 17 12 -0.120 1.52 0.044 -0.164 -1.4 0 3 GDP
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .311 1.024 12 9 0.062 1.38 0.164 -0.102 0.5 6 1 2B
Skip Schumaker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Erik Komatsu CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .494 8 7 -0.114 1.06 0.000 -0.114 -1.1 4 0
Daniel Descalso 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .200 .654 13 9 0.002 0.95 0.092 -0.090 0.3 4 3 HR
Lance Lynn P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .375 .750 10 7 0.002 1.03 0.048 -0.046 -0.1 0 1
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Shane Robinson PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 1.000 1 1 0.007 0.16 0.007 0.000 0.2
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 8 4 3 6 .222 .643 132 85 -0.013 1.14 0.763 -0.776 0.0 27 13
2B: R Furcal (7, off J Hughes); Y Molina (6, off C Morton).
HR: D Descalso (1, off J Hughes; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: D Descalso 4; Y Molina 2; C Beltran 2; R Furcal 2; D Freese; L Lynn; M Holliday.
GIDP: D Freese (2); M Holliday (1).
RBI: D Descalso (3); Y Molina (11); C Beltran (8); R Furcal (7).
2-out RBI: C Beltran.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Descalso-R Furcal-M Carpenter; D Freese-D Descalso-M Carpenter.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Presley LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .275 .635 15 10 0.040 0.94 0.108 -0.067 0.5 2 0 HR
Jose Tabata RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .150 .340 20 11 -0.047 1.24 0.074 -0.120 -0.1 2 0 CS
Andrew McCutchen CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .834 18 13 -0.113 1.22 0.000 -0.113 -1.0 2 0
Neil Walker 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .515 12 5 -0.027 0.80 0.027 -0.054 -0.4 3 4 GDP
Garrett Jones 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .276 .828 14 8 -0.015 1.37 0.057 -0.072 -0.0 10 1
Rod Barajas C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .258 7 5 -0.189 1.81 0.000 -0.189 -1.1 6 0 GDP
Pedro Alvarez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .067 .363 10 7 -0.068 0.94 0.000 -0.068 -0.3 1 3
Clint Barmes SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .103 .326 9 8 -0.092 1.25 0.000 -0.092 -0.5 1 3
Charlie Morton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.017 0.70 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 2
   Evan Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Yamaico Navarro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 2 2 -0.027 1.13 0.000 -0.027 -0.1
   Jared Hughes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Casey McGehee PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .732 7 3 0.042 0.80 0.042 0.000 0.4
Team Totals 28 1 4 1 2 6 .143 .450 118 75 -0.513 1.16 0.308 -0.819 -3.0 27 13
HR: A Presley (1, off L Lynn; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: A Presley 4; J Tabata 2; G Jones.
GIDP: R Barajas (1); N Walker (4).
RBI: A Presley (4).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Alvarez-N Walker-G Jones; C Barmes-G Jones.
E: C Morton (2); N Walker (2); C Barmes 2 (4).
Baserunning
CS: J Tabata (2, 2nd base by L Lynn/Y Molina).

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
Lance Lynn, W (3-0) 7 4 1 1 1 4 1 1.42 23 88 53 30 8 15 10 8 0 0 68 0.347 1.11 2.1
Mitchell Boggs, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.13 3 7 7 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.132 1.80 0.4
Jason Motte, S (3) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 4 23 15 10 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.034 1.00 0.4
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 2 6 1 1.00 30 118 75 41 12 22 13 9 0 0 68 0 0 0.513 1.14 3.0

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
Charlie Morton, L (0-1) 5 4 2 1 3 6 0 3.60 23 93 59 32 6 21 10 4 3 0 56 -0.016 1.45 0.2
Evan Meek 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 3 5 4 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.049 0.68 0.4
Jared Hughes 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 2.08 13 34 22 16 1 5 7 6 3 0 0 0 -0.021 0.69 -0.7
Team Totals 9 8 4 2 3 6 1 2.00 39 132 85 51 8 26 17 13 7 0 56 0 0 0.012 1.16 -0.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - James Hoye.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 23,509.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 11mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 Alex Presley LF
2 Matt Carpenter 1B 2 Jose Tabata RF
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Andrew McCutchen CF
4 Carlos Beltran RF 4 Neil Walker 2B
5 David Freese 3B 5 Garrett Jones 1B
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Rod Barajas C
7 Skip Schumaker CF 7 Pedro Alvarez 3B
8 Daniel Descalso 2B 8 Clint Barmes SS
9 Lance Lynn P 9 Charlie Morton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  R STL Y. Molina C. Morton 16% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Beltran Scores/unER; Molina to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t5 1-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL C. Beltran C. Morton 15% 65% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lynn Scores; Holliday to 2B
b5 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT R. Barajas L. Lynn 11% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT A. Presley L. Lynn -11% 35% Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 2-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL D. Descalso J. Hughes 9% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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' Charlie Morton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL R. Furcal C. Morton -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Carpenter C. Morton 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL M. Holliday C. Morton -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT A. Presley L. Lynn -11% 35% Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
Erik Komatsu replaces Skip Schumaker playing CF batting 7th
b1 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Tabata L. Lynn -3% 32% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. McCutchen L. Lynn 3% 34% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b1 1-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO PIT N. Walker L. Lynn 4% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Charlie Morton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Beltran C. Morton 4% 43% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 9,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese C. Morton -4% 39% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  R STL Y. Molina C. Morton 16% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Beltran Scores/unER; Molina to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t2 1-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Komatsu C. Morton -6% 49% Groundout: P-1B
t2 1-1 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Descalso C. Morton -4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT G. Jones L. Lynn 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Barajas L. Lynn 2% 49% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b2 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez L. Lynn 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Charlie Morton facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL L. Lynn C. Morton -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Furcal C. Morton 3% 50% Walk
t3 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter C. Morton -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL M. Holliday C. Morton 3% 50% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Furcal to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Beltran C. Morton -5% 45% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Barmes L. Lynn 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Morton L. Lynn 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. Presley L. Lynn 1% 50% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Charlie Morton facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. Freese C. Morton 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t4 1-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina C. Morton -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Komatsu C. Morton -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Freese to 2B
t4 1-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Descalso C. Morton -4% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 2-3-4
b4 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Tabata L. Lynn -4% 40% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 1-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen L. Lynn 4% 44% Flyball: RF
b4 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. Walker L. Lynn 5% 49% Tabata Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. Walker L. Lynn 1% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Charlie Morton facing 9-1-2
t5 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL L. Lynn C. Morton 5% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 1-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Furcal C. Morton -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Lynn to 2B
t5 1-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Carpenter C. Morton 2% 55% Walk
t5 1-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Holliday C. Morton -5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Lynn to 3B
t5 1-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL C. Beltran C. Morton 15% 65% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lynn Scores; Holliday to 2B
t5 2-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Freese C. Morton -4% 60% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 5-6-7
b5 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT G. Jones L. Lynn -6% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b5 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT R. Barajas L. Lynn 11% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT P. Alvarez L. Lynn 2% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Evan Meek facing 6-7-8
Evan Meek replaces Charlie Morton pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL Y. Molina E. Meek -2% 65% Flyball: RF
t6 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Komatsu E. Meek -2% 64% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t6 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Descalso E. Meek -1% 63% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 8-9-1
b6 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Barmes L. Lynn 4% 67% Strikeout Swinging
Yamaico Navarro pinch hits for Evan Meek (P) batting 9th
b6 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT Y. Navarro L. Lynn 3% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 1-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Presley L. Lynn 2% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Jared Hughes facing 9-1-2
Jared Hughes replaces Yamaico Navarro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL L. Lynn J. Hughes -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Furcal J. Hughes -2% 67% Flyball: LF
t7 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Hughes -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 2-3-4
b7 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Tabata L. Lynn 5% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen L. Lynn 3% 74% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT N. Walker L. Lynn -3% 71% Walk
b7 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT G. Jones L. Lynn 5% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Jared Hughes facing 3-4-5
t8 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL M. Holliday J. Hughes 3% 80% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t8 2-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL C. Beltran J. Hughes 5% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Holliday to 2B
t8 2-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OO STL D. Freese J. Hughes -8% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Holliday to 3B
t8 2-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Hughes -4% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 6-7-8
Mitchell Boggs replaces Lance Lynn pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Barajas M. Boggs 6% 78% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b8 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez M. Boggs 4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Barmes M. Boggs 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Jared Hughes facing 7-8-9
t9 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Komatsu J. Hughes -1% 84% Lineout: CF
t9 2-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL D. Descalso J. Hughes 9% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Mitchell Boggs (P) batting 9th
t9 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Robinson J. Hughes 1% 94% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t9 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Furcal J. Hughes 4% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Robinson Scores/unER
t9 4-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Hughes -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Furcal to 3B
t9 4-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Holliday J. Hughes -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 9-1-2
Jason Motte replaces Shane Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Casey McGehee pinch hits for Jared Hughes (P) batting 9th
b9 1-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. McGehee J. Motte -4% 92% Walk
b9 1-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Presley J. Motte 4% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Tabata J. Motte 3% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b9 1-4 2 1-- 9,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Motte 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

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