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BOS
@LAA		5
6
CHW
@BAL		0
6
OAK
@CLE		7
0
DET
@KCR		8
9
SEA
@MIN		5
2
TOR
@NYY		1
2
TBR
@TEX		0
1
CIN
@ARI		5
2
MIL
@CHC		4
1
LAD
@COL		4
8
SFG
@HOU		3
2
WSN
@MIA		0
9
NYM
@PHI		9
5		 
(10)
STL
@PIT		0
9
ATL
@SDP		2
0
Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 7:05PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 17,492, Time of Game: 2:30
Cardinals
0
71-58
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
9
69-60
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: James McDonald (12-6)
L: Jake Westbrook (13-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Pirates         1  0  2   0  4  1   1  0  X    9 14  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jon Jay CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312 .799 24 14 -0.033 0.36 0.002 -0.035 -1.6 0 0 2B,GDP
Skip Schumaker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .311 .786 14 11 -0.038 0.39 0.000 -0.038 -0.9 2 0
Matt Holliday LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .912 5 5 -0.024 0.33 0.000 -0.024 -0.4 2 1
   Shane Robinson LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .675 5 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 0
Allen Craig 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .316 .954 18 10 -0.032 0.33 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 9 0
Carlos Beltran RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .850 14 8 0.022 0.51 0.039 -0.016 0.1 2 1
   Daniel Descalso SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .611 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Yadier Molina C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .325 .886 7 4 0.013 0.41 0.013 0.000 0.1 2 0
   Tony Cruz C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .617 5 4 -0.072 0.80 0.001 -0.073 -0.4 5 0 GDP
David Freese 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .298 .844 16 13 -0.030 0.40 0.001 -0.032 0.3 1 2
Rafael Furcal SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .679 4 4 -0.028 0.58 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 0 4
   Matt Carpenter RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .871 5 3 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.6 0 0
Jake Westbrook P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .130 .352 5 3 -0.017 0.72 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 2
   Ryan Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .347 4 2 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Brandon Dickson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 1 1 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.7 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 5 0 1 9 .167 .394 127 85 -0.241 0.39 0.057 -0.298 -4.0 24 10
2B: J Jay (14, off J McDonald).
TB: J Jay 2; T Cruz; Y Molina; B Dickson; D Freese.
GIDP: T Cruz (4); J Jay (8).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: D Descalso (9).
Outfield Assists: M Holliday (M McKenry at 2nd base); C Beltran (J Harrison at home plate).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Tabata LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .237 .650 23 12 0.012 0.48 0.044 -0.032 -0.8 4 0
Travis Snider RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 .284 .813 19 12 0.059 0.60 0.095 -0.036 1.6 1 0 3B
Andrew McCutchen CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .345 .979 17 10 -0.012 0.53 0.050 -0.063 -0.9 1 0 2B
Garrett Jones 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .281 .850 16 12 0.020 0.73 0.051 -0.031 0.3 7 1 SF
Pedro Alvarez 3B 5 3 4 4 0 1 .247 .811 10 8 0.225 0.46 0.225 0.000 4.0 1 4 2·HR,2B
Michael McKenry C 5 1 2 1 0 1 .258 .830 19 12 -0.034 0.40 0.012 -0.046 0.1 9 0
Josh Harrison 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .664 16 9 0.025 0.30 0.034 -0.009 0.5 2 2 HBP
Clint Barmes SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .223 .567 8 7 -0.027 0.43 0.008 -0.035 0.5 1 1
James McDonald P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 .439 11 6 -0.009 0.39 0.005 -0.014 -0.1 1 1 2·SH
   Jeff Clement PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2
   Chris Resop P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hisanori Takahashi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 9 14 9 4 6 .412 1.181 141 89 0.259 0.48 0.524 -0.266 5.5 27 9
2B: P Alvarez (20, off J Westbrook); A McCutchen (24, off J Westbrook).
3B: T Snider (1, off B Dickson).
HR: P Alvarez 2 (25, 1 off B Dickson, 1 off J Westbrook; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: G Jones (6, off J Westbrook).
SH: J McDonald 2 (6, 2 off J Westbrook).
HBP: J Harrison (6, by J Westbrook).
TB: P Alvarez 11; T Snider 4; A McCutchen 3; M McKenry 2; C Barmes; J Harrison; G Jones; J Tabata.
RBI: P Alvarez 4 (67); C Barmes 2 (39); T Snider (15); M McKenry (35); G Jones (70).
2-out RBI: P Alvarez 2; T Snider.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Alvarez-J Harrison-G Jones; C Barmes-J Harrison-G Jones.

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
Jake Westbrook, L (13-10) 5 11 7 7 4 2 1 3.94 30 103 61 41 6 14 12 11 6 0 15 -0.256 0.67 -4.8
Brandon Dickson 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 7.11 12 38 28 16 7 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 -0.002 0.00 -0.7
Team Totals 8 14 9 8 4 6 2 9.00 42 141 89 57 13 19 15 16 7 0 15 0 0 -0.258 0.39 -5.5

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
James McDonald, W (12-6) 7 2 0 0 1 6 0 3.57 23 97 66 43 6 17 6 10 3 0 78 0.241 0.51 3.1
Chris Resop 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.62 5 17 11 7 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.04 0.4
Hisanori Takahashi 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.70 3 13 8 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 9 0 0.00 31 127 85 52 10 23 9 12 4 0 78 0 0 0.241 0.48 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Westbrook (8; J Harrison).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 17,492.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Jon Jay CF 1 Jose Tabata LF
2 Skip Schumaker 2B 2 Travis Snider RF
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Andrew McCutchen CF
4 Allen Craig 1B 4 Garrett Jones 1B
5 Carlos Beltran RF 5 Pedro Alvarez 3B
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Michael McKenry C
7 David Freese 3B 7 Josh Harrison 2B
8 Rafael Furcal SS 8 Clint Barmes SS
9 Jake Westbrook P 9 James McDonald P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR PIT P. Alvarez J. Westbrook 17% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); McCutchen Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT T. Snider J. Westbrook 9% 68% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Tabata to 3B
t5 0-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL T. Cruz J. McDonald 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Westbrook -6% 62% Strikeout Looking
b1 1-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. McKenry J. Westbrook -4% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B

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' James McDonald facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Jay J. McDonald 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. McDonald 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Holliday J. McDonald 1% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jake Westbrook facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Tabata J. Westbrook 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT T. Snider J. Westbrook 9% 68% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Tabata to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Westbrook -6% 62% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO PIT G. Jones J. Westbrook 2% 63% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Tabata Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT P. Alvarez J. Westbrook 2% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive); Snider to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. McKenry J. Westbrook -4% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' James McDonald facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL A. Craig J. McDonald 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. McDonald 2% 65% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t2 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  STL Y. Molina J. McDonald -1% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese J. McDonald 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jake Westbrook facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Harrison J. Westbrook 3% 70% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b2 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Barmes J. Westbrook -3% 67% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. McDonald J. Westbrook -1% 65% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Harrison to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Tabata J. Westbrook -3% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Harrison out at Hm/RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' James McDonald facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. McDonald 3% 65% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Westbrook J. McDonald 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Jay J. McDonald 1% 68% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jake Westbrook facing 2-3-4
Tony Cruz replaces Yadier Molina playing C batting 6th
b3 1-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT T. Snider J. Westbrook -2% 66% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. McCutchen J. Westbrook 4% 70% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b3 1-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O PIT G. Jones J. Westbrook -3% 67% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR PIT P. Alvarez J. Westbrook 17% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); McCutchen Scores
b3 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. McKenry J. Westbrook -0% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' James McDonald facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. McDonald 2% 86% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Holliday J. McDonald 1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 0-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Craig J. McDonald 1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Jake Westbrook facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Harrison J. Westbrook -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT C. Barmes J. Westbrook -1% 86% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b4 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. McDonald J. Westbrook 0% 87% Walk
b4 3-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Tabata J. Westbrook 1% 87% Walk; McDonald to 2B
b4 3-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT T. Snider J. Westbrook -2% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' James McDonald facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL C. Beltran J. McDonald -4% 82% Walk
t5 0-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL T. Cruz J. McDonald 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 0-3 2 --- 6,(0-2)  O STL D. Freese J. McDonald 1% 90% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Jake Westbrook facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. McCutchen J. Westbrook 1% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b5 3-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT G. Jones J. Westbrook 3% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McCutchen to 3B
b5 3-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R PIT P. Alvarez J. Westbrook 3% 97% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); McCutchen Scores; Jones to 3B
b5 4-0 0 -23 3,(2-0)  R PIT M. McKenry J. Westbrook 1% 98% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Jones Scores; Alvarez to 3B
b5 5-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Harrison J. Westbrook 0% 99% Hit By Pitch; McKenry to 2B
b5 5-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  RR PIT C. Barmes J. Westbrook 1% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Alvarez Scores; McKenry Scores; Harrison to 2B
b5 7-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. McDonald J. Westbrook 0% 99% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Harrison to 3B; Barmes to 2B
b5 7-0 1 -23 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Tabata J. Westbrook -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 7-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  PIT T. Snider J. Westbrook 0% 99% Walk
b5 7-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Westbrook -0% 99% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Snider to 2B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Pirates' James McDonald facing 8-9-1
t6 0-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. McDonald 0% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
Ryan Jackson pinch hits for Jake Westbrook (P) batting 9th
t6 0-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Jackson J. McDonald 0% 99% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t6 0-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Jay J. McDonald -0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t6 0-7 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. McDonald 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cardinals' Brandon Dickson facing 4-5-6
Brandon Dickson replaces Ryan Jackson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 7-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT G. Jones B. Dickson -0% 99% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b6 7-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT P. Alvarez B. Dickson 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b6 8-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. McKenry B. Dickson -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McKenry out at 2B/LF-2B
b6 8-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Harrison B. Dickson -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Pirates' James McDonald facing 3-4-5
t7 0-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Holliday J. McDonald 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 0-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Craig J. McDonald 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t7 0-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Beltran J. McDonald 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Cardinals' Brandon Dickson facing 8-9-1
Daniel Descalso replaces Carlos Beltran (RF) playing SS batting 5th
Shane Robinson replaces Matt Holliday playing LF batting 3rd
Matt Carpenter replaces Rafael Furcal (SS) playing RF batting 8th
b7 8-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Barmes B. Dickson -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
Jeff Clement pinch hits for James McDonald (P) batting 9th
b7 8-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Clement B. Dickson 0% 100% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b7 8-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Tabata B. Dickson -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R PIT T. Snider B. Dickson 0% 100% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Clement Scores/unER
b7 9-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen B. Dickson -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 9.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Pirates' Chris Resop facing 6-7-8
Chris Resop replaces Jeff Clement (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Cruz C. Resop -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 0-9 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL D. Freese C. Resop -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cruz to 2B
t8 0-9 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Carpenter C. Resop 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-9 1 12- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Dickson C. Resop -0% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Cruz to 3B; Freese to 2B
t8 0-9 1 123 4,(1-2)  OO STL J. Jay C. Resop 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-0, Cardinals' Brandon Dickson facing 4-5-6
b8 9-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Jones B. Dickson 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez B. Dickson 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. McKenry B. Dickson 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 9.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Pirates' Hisanori Takahashi facing 2-3-4
Hisanori Takahashi replaces Chris Resop pitching and batting 9th
t9 0-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker H. Takahashi 0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t9 0-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Robinson H. Takahashi 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Craig H. Takahashi 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 9.

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  • 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.

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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.

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