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DET
@BOS		4
9
OAK
@CAL		0
1
CLE
@CHW		4
2
MIN
@KCR		5
2
BAL
@NYY		9
1
TEX
@SEA		3
4
MIL
@TOR		2
15
CHC
@CIN		6
0
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@COL		15
16
ATL
@FLA		5
4
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@HOU		3
9
MON
@PHI		6
5
SDP
@SFG		7
4
PIT
@STL		3
10
Sunday, June 30, 1996 1:17
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 38,901, Time of Game: 2:39
Pirates
3
36-44
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 5 GB
 at Cardinals
10
41-39
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
L: Zane Smith (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    3  8  0
Cardinals       2  6  0   0  2  0   0  0  X   10 15  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nelson Liriano 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .598 13 7 -0.024 0.25 0.001 -0.025 -0.2 0 4
Al Martin CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .276 .744 19 14 -0.019 0.23 0.008 -0.028 -0.5 1 0 CS
Orlando Merced RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .277 .831 21 12 -0.008 0.14 0.004 -0.013 -0.8 2 0
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Dave Clark LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .293 .851 16 12 -0.009 0.39 0.015 -0.024 0.7 2 0 2B
   Keith Osik LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .892 1 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Jeff King 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 .836 17 10 -0.025 0.24 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 1 3 2B
Mark Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 .856 13 6 0.005 0.16 0.013 -0.008 -0.8 11 0
Jay Bell SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 .230 .678 18 14 -0.029 0.26 0.000 -0.029 0.4 1 1 2B
Jason Kendall C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 .736 22 13 -0.008 0.08 0.000 -0.008 0.2 5 1
Zane Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .320 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ramon Morel P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 1 0
   John Wehner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .617 1 1 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Steve Cooke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Kingery PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .600 7 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 2 5 .235 .601 151 96 -0.122 0.19 0.041 -0.165 -1.7 24 10
2B: J Bell (16, off J Parrett); J King (18, off J Parrett); D Clark (7, off T Stottlemyre).
TB: J Bell 2; D Clark 2; J King 2; A Martin 2; N Liriano; J Kendall; O Merced.
RBI: J Bell (34); J Kendall (26); D Clark (18).
2-out RBI: J Bell; J Kendall.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
CS: A Martin (6, 2nd base by T Stottlemyre/D Sheaffer).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Royce Clayton SS 5 3 3 0 0 1 .280 .720 16 12 0.130 0.59 0.134 -0.005 1.4 2 5 2B,SB
Ray Lankford CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 .281 .884 20 13 0.009 0.51 0.051 -0.042 1.7 3 0 2·2B
   Jeff Parrett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ron Gant LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .242 .894 23 16 0.091 0.44 0.123 -0.032 -0.0 1 0 HR,SF
   Tom Pagnozzi 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .763 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Brian Jordan RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .290 .760 14 9 0.103 0.57 0.104 -0.001 1.8 0 0 2B,2·SB
   Mark Sweeney LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .787 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .244 .692 15 7 -0.025 0.33 0.002 -0.026 -0.1 0 2 IW
   Luis Alicea PR-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .664 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3 0 2
John Mabry 1B-RF 4 0 1 2 1 1 .332 .863 17 8 0.041 0.33 0.042 -0.002 1.2 11 1 2B
Danny Sheaffer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .671 17 11 -0.036 0.26 0.000 -0.036 -1.0 5 1 HBP
David Bell 2B-3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221 .565 11 9 0.015 0.24 0.024 -0.010 -1.0 1 3
Todd Stottlemyre P 3 2 3 1 0 0 .286 .661 7 5 0.050 0.44 0.050 0.000 1.9 1 0
   T.J. Mathews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Miguel Mejia PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Team Totals 38 10 15 10 3 6 .395 1.047 150 96 0.378 0.40 0.530 -0.154 5.8 27 14
2B: J Mabry (18, off Z Smith); B Jordan (15, off Z Smith); R Clayton (13, off Z Smith); R Lankford 2 (17, 2 off S Cooke).
HR: R Gant (11, off Z Smith; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SF: R Gant (4, off S Cooke).
IBB: G Gaetti (4, by Z Smith).
HBP: D Sheaffer (2, by R Morel).
TB: R Lankford 5; R Gant 4; R Clayton 4; T Stottlemyre 3; B Jordan 3; J Mabry 2; D Bell; L Alicea.
RBI: R Gant 3 (38); R Lankford 2 (49); J Mabry 2 (39); B Jordan 2 (41); T Stottlemyre (1).
2-out RBI: T Stottlemyre.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 17.
Baserunning
SB: B Jordan 2 (10, 3rd base off Z Smith/J Kendall, 2nd base off Z Smith/J Kendall); R Clayton (17, 3rd base off Z Smith/J Kendall).

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
Zane Smith, L (4-5) 1.1 9 8 8 2 2 1 4.52 15 58 35 20 6 9 4 7 5 0 4 -0.377 0.94 -7.4
Ramon Morel 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.10 10 32 22 15 2 5 2 6 6 0 2 1 0.007 0.10 1.5
Steve Cooke 3 4 2 2 1 2 0 7.56 14 45 30 17 11 2 6 5 3 0 0 0 -0.007 0.02 -0.4
Jason Christiansen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.49 4 15 9 5 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 15 10 10 3 6 1 11.25 43 150 96 57 20 19 14 19 15 0 4 2 1 -0.377 0.19 -5.8

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
Todd Stottlemyre, W (7-6) 6 4 1 1 1 4 0 4.04 22 99 63 35 10 18 10 7 4 0 63 0.120 0.30 2.1
T.J. Mathews 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63 3 12 8 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Jeff Parrett 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 4.14 11 40 25 18 3 4 3 7 3 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 -1.0
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 5 0 3.00 36 151 96 56 15 25 15 14 7 0 63 0 0 0.123 0.40 1.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Morel (1; D Sheaffer).
IBB: Z Smith (3; G Gaetti).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 38,901.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 96° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Nelson Liriano 2B 1 Royce Clayton SS
2 Al Martin CF 2 Ray Lankford CF
3 Orlando Merced RF 3 Ron Gant LF
4 Dave Clark LF 4 Brian Jordan RF
5 Jeff King 3B 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Mark Johnson 1B 6 John Mabry 1B
7 Jay Bell SS 7 Danny Sheaffer C
8 Jason Kendall C 8 David Bell 2B
9 Zane Smith P 9 Todd Stottlemyre P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RR STL R. Gant Z. Smith 12% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball); Clayton Scores
b2 3-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  RR STL B. Jordan Z. Smith 7% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive); Stottlemyre Scores; Clayton Scores; Lankford to 3B
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Clayton Z. Smith 6% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b2 2-0 0 123 2,(0-1)  R STL R. Lankford Z. Smith 5% 90% Single to CF (Pop Fly); Bell Scores; Stottlemyre to 3B; Clayton to 2B
b2 2-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Clayton Z. Smith 5% 85% Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Bell to 3B; Stottlemyre to 2B

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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT N. Liriano T. Stottlemyre 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O PIT A. Martin T. Stottlemyre 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT O. Merced T. Stottlemyre 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Clayton Z. Smith 6% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford Z. Smith -4% 57% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Gant Z. Smith 3% 59% Clayton Steals 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RR STL R. Gant Z. Smith 12% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball); Clayton Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL B. Jordan Z. Smith 2% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 2-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL G. Gaetti Z. Smith 1% 74% Jordan Steals 2B
b1 2-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL G. Gaetti Z. Smith -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b1 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Mabry Z. Smith 0% 72% Jordan Steals 3B
b1 2-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  STL J. Mabry Z. Smith 1% 73% Walk
b1 2-0 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Sheaffer Z. Smith -4% 70% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Clark T. Stottlemyre 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. King T. Stottlemyre 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT M. Johnson T. Stottlemyre -1% 72% Walk
t2 0-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bell T. Stottlemyre 2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL D. Bell Z. Smith 2% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b2 2-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL T. Stottlemyre Z. Smith 4% 81% Single to C (Bunt Popup); Bell to 2B
b2 2-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Clayton Z. Smith 5% 85% Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Bell to 3B; Stottlemyre to 2B
b2 2-0 0 123 2,(0-1)  R STL R. Lankford Z. Smith 5% 90% Single to CF (Pop Fly); Bell Scores; Stottlemyre to 3B; Clayton to 2B
b2 3-0 0 123 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Gant Z. Smith -3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  RR STL B. Jordan Z. Smith 7% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive); Stottlemyre Scores; Clayton Scores; Lankford to 3B
b2 5-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL G. Gaetti Z. Smith 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b2 5-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  RR STL J. Mabry Z. Smith 3% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Jordan Scores; Gaetti to 3B
Ramon Morel replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
b2 7-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  STL D. Sheaffer R. Morel 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
b2 7-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Bell R. Morel -1% 97% Lineout: P (P's Left)
b2 7-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  R STL T. Stottlemyre R. Morel 1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Gaetti Scores; Mabry to 3B; Sheaffer to 2B
b2 8-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Clayton R. Morel -0% 98% Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
t3 0-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall T. Stottlemyre 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT R. Morel T. Stottlemyre 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-8 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT N. Liriano T. Stottlemyre 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Pirates' Ramon Morel facing 2-3-4
b3 8-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford R. Morel -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b3 8-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Gant R. Morel -0% 98% Lineout: LF
b3 8-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Jordan R. Morel -0% 98% Lineout: 1B (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
t4 0-8 0 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT A. Martin T. Stottlemyre -1% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t4 0-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT O. Merced T. Stottlemyre 1% 99% Martin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 0-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT O. Merced T. Stottlemyre -0% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 0-8 1 1-- 10,(3-2)  R PIT D. Clark T. Stottlemyre -2% 97% Double to CF (Line Drive); Merced Scores
t4 1-8 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. King T. Stottlemyre 1% 97% Lineout: CF; Clark to 3B
t4 1-8 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Johnson T. Stottlemyre 1% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Pirates' Ramon Morel facing 5-6-7
b4 8-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Gaetti R. Morel -0% 98% Lineout: RF
b4 8-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Mabry R. Morel -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 8-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Sheaffer R. Morel -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
t5 1-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bell T. Stottlemyre 1% 98% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t5 1-8 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall T. Stottlemyre 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
John Wehner pinch hits for Ramon Morel (P) batting 9th
t5 1-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wehner T. Stottlemyre 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 8-9-1
Steve Cooke replaces John Wehner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Bell S. Cooke -0% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b5 8-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Stottlemyre S. Cooke 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b5 8-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Clayton S. Cooke 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Stottlemyre to 3B
b5 8-1 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  R STL R. Lankford S. Cooke 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Stottlemyre Scores; Clayton to 3B
b5 9-1 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO STL R. Gant S. Cooke 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clayton Scores; Lankford to 3B
b5 10-1 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Jordan S. Cooke -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-10, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t6 1-10 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT N. Liriano T. Stottlemyre 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t6 1-10 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT A. Martin T. Stottlemyre -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t6 1-10 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT O. Merced T. Stottlemyre 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-10 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Clark T. Stottlemyre 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 5-6-7
Keith Osik replaces Dave Clark playing LF batting 4th
b6 10-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL G. Gaetti S. Cooke 0% 100% Walk
Luis Alicea pinch runs for Gary Gaetti (3B) batting 5th
b6 10-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry S. Cooke -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b6 10-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Sheaffer S. Cooke -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Alicea to 2B
b6 10-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Bell S. Cooke -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-10, Cardinals' T.J. Mathews facing 5-6-7
T.J. Mathews replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching and batting 9th
Luis Alicea moves from PR to 2B
David Bell moves from 2B to 3B
t7 1-10 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. King T. Mathews 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-10 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT M. Johnson T. Mathews 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7 1-10 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bell T. Mathews 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 9-1-2
Miguel Mejia pinch hits for T.J. Mathews (P) batting 9th
b7 10-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Mejia S. Cooke -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 10-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Clayton S. Cooke 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 10-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  STL R. Lankford S. Cooke 0% 100% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b7 10-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Gant S. Cooke -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-10, Cardinals' Jeff Parrett facing 8-9-1
Jeff Parrett replaces Ray Lankford (CF) pitching and batting 2nd
Tom Pagnozzi replaces Ron Gant (LF) playing 1B batting 3rd
Mark Sweeney replaces Brian Jordan (RF) playing LF batting 4th
Miguel Mejia moves from PH to CF
John Mabry moves from 1B to RF
t8 1-10 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall J. Parrett 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Mike Kingery pinch hits for Steve Cooke (P) batting 9th
t8 1-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT M. Kingery J. Parrett -0% 100% Walk
t8 1-10 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT N. Liriano J. Parrett -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Kingery to 2B
t8 1-10 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O PIT A. Martin J. Parrett 0% 100% Flyball: CF; Kingery to 3B; Liriano to 2B
t8 1-10 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O PIT O. Merced J. Parrett 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 4-5-6
Jason Christiansen replaces Orlando Merced (RF) pitching and batting 3rd
Mike Kingery moves from PH to RF
b8 10-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Sweeney J. Christiansen -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b8 10-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL L. Alicea J. Christiansen 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b8 10-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Mabry J. Christiansen -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Alicea to 2B
b8 10-1 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL D. Sheaffer J. Christiansen 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-10, Cardinals' Jeff Parrett facing 4-5-6
t9 1-10 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Osik J. Parrett 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 1-10 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. King J. Parrett -0% 100% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t9 1-10 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Johnson J. Parrett 0% 100% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t9 1-10 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  R PIT J. Bell J. Parrett 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); King Scores
t9 2-10 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R PIT J. Kendall J. Parrett -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bell Scores
t9 3-10 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Kingery J. Parrett 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 10.

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