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CLE  6
OAK  4
 DET  4
MIN  2
 KCR 10
CHW  9
 SEA 10
LAA  9
 NYY  6
@TBD  5
 TEX  7
BAL  6
(10)		 BOS  5
@TOR  3
 ARI  2
MIL  1
(12)		 CIN  7
@CHC  4
(11)		 HOU 10
FLA  2
 COL  8
@LAD  7
 WSN  6
@NYM  3
 PHI 12
ATL  4
 SDP  5
@SFG  4
(10)		 PIT  5
@STL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 40,172

 Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 3:07
Pirates
5
58-87
Won 1
6th, 34 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  1  0   0  1  1   0  0  1    5 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    3  6  2
W: Ryan Vogelsong (2-1), L: Jason Marquis (12-14), S: Mike Gonzalez (2)
 Cardinals
3
93-54
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .622   20   12    3   0   
J Wilson SS                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .249  .645   21   14    1   3   
J Bay LF                      5   1   3   2    0   1  .301  .954   17   12    2   0   HR,2B
R Mackowiak 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .279  .750   12    8    1   3   
C Wilson RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .733   19   11    1   0   
  J Fogg P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .106  .288              0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Furmaniak PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600    5    3    0   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   1   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
R Doumit C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .706   10    7    8   0   
B Eldred 1B                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .255  .803   11    9    8   0   2·HR
F Sanchez 2B                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .270  .660   17   13    2   1   
O Perez P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .379    4    3    0   0   
  R Vogelsong P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .472              0   1   
  T Redman PH-RF              3   1   2   1    0   0  .251  .628    8    6    1   0   2B
Totals                       39   5  10   0    0   9              144   98   27   9
Batting Events
2B: T Redman (11, off J Tavarez); J Bay (41, off J Marquis).
HR: B Eldred 2 (9, 2 off J Marquis; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Bay (29, off J Marquis; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
TB: B Eldred 8; J Bay 7; T Redman 3; R Mackowiak 2; C Wilson.
RBI: B Eldred 2 (20); J Bay 2 (85); T Redman (24).
2-out RBI: J Bay.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Mackowiak-F Sanchez-B Eldred.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 1   0   0   0    2   0  .288  .749   16    6    0   2   
  J Rodriguez RF              0   1   0   0    2   0  .304  .828   10    2    3   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   1   2   0    1   0  .294  .746   15    8    0   1   GDP
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   0   1    1   0  .335 1.058   22   13    6   1   
J Gall LF                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .231  .673   11    9    2   0   SF
  L Walker PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .840              0   0   
  R Sanders PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .880    3    3    0   0   
S Taguchi CF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .747   21   17    3   0   SB
S Seabol 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .537   10    8    1   1   
  J Mabry PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .734    3    3    0   0   
E Diaz C                      2   0   2   1    1   0  .210  .534   14    7    8   0   2B
  S Schumaker PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .593    3    2    0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
H Luna RF-SS                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .748   15    7    1   0   HBP
  A Nunez PH-SS               1   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .733    1    1    0   0   
J Marquis P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .819    6    5    1   1   
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .911    7    4    0   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  C Duncan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    3    0   0   
  Y Molina C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .681              2   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   0    8   6              161   98   27   7
Batting Events
2B: E Diaz (6, off R Vogelsong).
SF: J Gall (1, off J Mesa).
HBP: H Luna (3, by O Perez).
TB: E Diaz 3; M Grudzielanek 2; A Nunez; S Taguchi.
GIDP: M Grudzielanek (13).
RBI: E Diaz (17); A Pujols (109); J Gall (7).
2-out RBI: E Diaz.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding Events
E: A Nunez (12); J Marquis (2).
Baserunning Events
SB: S Taguchi (11, 2nd base off R Vogelsong/R Doumit).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Perez                        1.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   6.04    8   31-17   10· 0· 7    3· 2· 1· 0     53    -     0.72   0.06
R Vogelsong, W (2-1)           2.1   2   1   1    2   2   0   4.68   10   39-25   14· 6· 5    2· 4· 2· 0          2-0    1.36   0.05
J Fogg, H (1)                  2     2   0   0    1   1   0   4.88    9   34-22   14· 1· 7    0· 7· 2· 0          0-0    1.69   0.12
J Grabow                       0     0   2   2    2   0   0   4.11    2    9-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.58  -0.13
J Mesa, H (1)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.72    3   13-10    8· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.15   0.01
S Torres, H (7)                1.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   3.09    7   23-16    7· 4· 5    1· 4· 3· 0          0-0    2.71  -0.05
M Gonzalez, S (2)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.16    2    4-4     1· 3· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.92   0.29
Totals                         9     6   3   3    8   6   0          41  153-95   54·16·25    8·18· 8· 0          6-2
J Grabow faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Marquis, L (12-14)           6     8   4   3    0   5   3   4.12   27  101-69   46· 6·17    8·14· 3· 0     47    -     0.81  -0.16
C Eldred                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.59    7   23-15    8· 4· 3    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.51   0.08
J Tavarez                      1     1   1   0    0   2   0   3.15    5   16-12    7· 2· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.63  -0.07
Totals                         9    10   5   3    0   9   3          39  140-96   61·12·23   10·20· 5· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: R Vogelsong (6); J Mesa (2); J Marquis (10).
HBP: O Perez (5; H Luna).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 40,172.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Nate McLouth                 CF       1. David Eckstein               SS
2. Jack Wilson                  SS       2. Mark Grudzielanek            2B
3. Jason Bay                    LF       3. Albert Pujols                1B
4. Rob Mackowiak                3B       4. John Gall                    LF
5. Craig Wilson                 RF       5. So Taguchi                   CF
6. Ryan Doumit                   C       6. Scott Seabol                 3B
7. Brad Eldred                  1B       7. Einar Diaz                    C
8. Freddy Sanchez               2B       8. Hector Luna                  RF
9. Oliver Perez                  P       9. Jason Marquis                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 2 -23 O 1,(0-0)  15% 100% 3-5 STL S. Taguchi M. Gonzalez Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1 -23 O 3,(0-2)  14% 85% 3-5 STL R. Sanders M. Gonzalez Strikeout Swinging
b9 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  -14% 67% 3-5 STL M. Grudzielanek S. Torres Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
t5 1 12- R 7,(2-2)  14% 82% 2-1 PIT J. Bay J. Marquis Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Redman Scores/unER; McLouth to 3B
b4 2 -2- R 3,(1-1)  -12% 59% 0-2 STL E. Diaz R. Vogelsong Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Taguchi Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 PIT N. McLouth J. Marquis Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 46% 0-0 PIT J. Wilson J. Marquis Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- R 2,(1-0)  10% 56% 0-0 PIT J. Bay J. Marquis Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  1% 57% 1-0 PIT R. Mackowiak J. Marquis Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  2% 59% 1-0 PIT C. Wilson J. Marquis Single to LF (Line Drive); Mackowiak to 2B
t1 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  -4% 55% 1-0 PIT R. Doumit J. Marquis Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 58% 0-1 STL D. Eckstein O. Perez Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 59% 0-1 STL M. Grudzielanek O. Perez Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  -1% 58% 0-1 STL A. Pujols O. Perez Walk
b1 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  2% 60% 0-1 STL J. Gall O. Perez Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- R 2,(0-1)  10% 70% 1-0 PIT B. Eldred J. Marquis Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t2 0 --- O 5,(0-2)  -2% 68% 2-0 PIT F. Sanchez J. Marquis Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 67% 2-0 PIT O. Perez J. Marquis Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 66% 2-0 PIT N. McLouth J. Marquis Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 7,(2-2)  3% 69% 0-2 STL S. Taguchi O. Perez Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 70% 0-2 STL S. Seabol O. Perez Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  -1% 69% 0-2 STL E. Diaz O. Perez Walk
b2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  -2% 67% 0-2 STL H. Luna O. Perez Hit By Pitch; Diaz to 2B
Ryan Vogelsong replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
b2 2 12- O 3,(0-2)  5% 71% 0-2 STL J. Marquis R. Vogelsong Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 69% 2-0 PIT J. Wilson J. Marquis Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 68% 2-0 PIT J. Bay J. Marquis Lineout: 3B
t3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  1% 69% 2-0 PIT R. Mackowiak J. Marquis Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  1% 70% 2-0 PIT C. Wilson J. Marquis Wild Pitch; Mackowiak to 2B
t3 2 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 67% 2-0 PIT C. Wilson J. Marquis Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Ryan Vogelsong facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -4% 63% 0-2 STL D. Eckstein R. Vogelsong Walk
b3 0 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  9% 72% 0-2 STL M. Grudzielanek R. Vogelsong Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b3 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 73% 0-2 STL A. Pujols R. Vogelsong Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 71% 2-0 PIT R. Doumit J. Marquis Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 70% 2-0 PIT B. Eldred J. Marquis Flyball: CF
t4 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 69% 2-0 PIT F. Sanchez J. Marquis Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Ryan Vogelsong facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  3% 72% 0-2 STL J. Gall R. Vogelsong Strikeout Swinging
b4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  -3% 69% 0-2 STL S. Taguchi R. Vogelsong Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  4% 72% 0-2 STL S. Seabol R. Vogelsong Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  -1% 71% 0-2 STL E. Diaz R. Vogelsong Taguchi Steals 2B
b4 2 -2- R 3,(1-1)  -12% 59% 0-2 STL E. Diaz R. Vogelsong Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Taguchi Scores
b4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  -1% 59% 1-2 STL H. Luna R. Vogelsong Wild Pitch; Diaz to 3B
b4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  -2% 57% 1-2 STL H. Luna R. Vogelsong Walk
b4 2 1-3 O 3,(1-1)  7% 64% 1-2 STL J. Marquis R. Vogelsong Bunt Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
Tike Redman pinch hits for Ryan Vogelsong (P) batting 9th
t5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  4% 68% 2-1 PIT T. Redman J. Marquis Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  6% 73% 2-1 PIT N. McLouth J. Marquis Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Redman to 2B; McLouth to 1B
t5 0 12- O 4,(1-2)  -5% 68% 2-1 PIT J. Wilson J. Marquis Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 12- R 7,(2-2)  14% 82% 2-1 PIT J. Bay J. Marquis Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Redman Scores/unER; McLouth to 3B
t5 1 -23 O 2,(1-0)  -6% 76% 3-1 PIT R. Mackowiak J. Marquis Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t5 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  -5% 71% 3-1 PIT C. Wilson J. Marquis Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
Josh Fogg replaces Craig Wilson (RF) pitching and batting 5th; Tike Redman moves from PH to RF
b5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  -5% 66% 1-3 STL D. Eckstein J. Fogg Walk
b5 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  -8% 58% 1-3 STL M. Grudzielanek J. Fogg Single to CF (Line Drive); Eckstein to 2B
b5 0 12- O 2,(0-1)  4% 62% 1-3 STL A. Pujols J. Fogg Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Eckstein to 3B
b5 1 1-3 O 2,(0-1)  9% 71% 1-3 STL J. Gall J. Fogg Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b5 2 1-3 O 2,(0-1)  7% 78% 1-3 STL S. Taguchi J. Fogg Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
Hector Luna moves from RF to SS; John Rodriguez replaces David Eckstein (SS) playing RF batting 1st
t6 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 76% 3-1 PIT R. Doumit J. Marquis Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- R 4,(1-2)  9% 85% 3-1 PIT B. Eldred J. Marquis Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t6 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 84% 4-1 PIT F. Sanchez J. Marquis Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 2 --- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 84% 4-1 PIT T. Redman J. Marquis Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Josh Fogg facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 87% 1-4 STL S. Seabol J. Fogg Strikeout Swinging
b6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  -3% 83% 1-4 STL E. Diaz J. Fogg Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  3% 87% 1-4 STL H. Luna J. Fogg Popfly: 2B
Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Jason Marquis (P) batting 9th
b6 2 1-- O 7,(3-2)  2% 89% 1-4 STL J. Edmonds J. Fogg Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
Cal Eldred replaces Jim Edmonds (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 88% 4-1 PIT N. McLouth C. Eldred Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t7 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 88% 4-1 PIT J. Wilson C. Eldred Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  1% 88% 4-1 PIT J. Bay C. Eldred Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 2 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 87% 4-1 PIT R. Mackowiak C. Eldred Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' John Grabow facing 1-2-3
John Grabow replaces Josh Fogg pitching and batting 5th
b7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -5% 82% 1-4 STL J. Rodriguez J. Grabow Walk
b7 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  -8% 74% 1-4 STL M. Grudzielanek J. Grabow Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
Jose Mesa replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 5th
b7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  -6% 69% 1-4 STL A. Pujols J. Mesa Wild Pitch; Rodriguez to 3B; Grudzielanek to 2B
b7 0 -23 RO 6,(2-2)  4% 72% 1-4 STL A. Pujols J. Mesa Groundout: SS-1B; Rodriguez Scores; Grudzielanek to 3B
b7 1 --3 RO 2,(1-0)  -0% 72% 2-4 STL J. Gall J. Mesa Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Grudzielanek Scores
b7 2 --- O 5,(0-2)  3% 75% 3-4 STL S. Taguchi J. Mesa Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Cal Eldred facing 5-6-7
J.J. Furmaniak pinch hits for Jose Mesa (P) batting 5th
t8 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 72% 4-3 PIT J. Furmaniak C. Eldred Strikeout Swinging
t8 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 70% 4-3 PIT R. Doumit C. Eldred Flyball: RF
t8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 69% 4-3 PIT B. Eldred C. Eldred Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Salomon Torres facing 6-7-8
Salomon Torres replaces J.J. Furmaniak (PH) pitching and batting 5th; John Mabry pinch hits for Scott Seabol (3B) batting 6th
b8 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  6% 76% 3-4 STL J. Mabry S. Torres Lineout: CF
Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Einar Diaz (C) batting 7th
b8 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  5% 80% 3-4 STL S. Schumaker S. Torres Flyball: LF
Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Hector Luna (SS) batting 8th
b8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 77% 3-4 STL A. Nunez S. Torres Single to LF (Line Drive)
Chris Duncan pinch hits for Cal Eldred (P) batting 9th
b8 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  7% 83% 3-4 STL C. Duncan S. Torres Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
Julian Tavarez replaces Skip Schumaker (PH) pitching and batting 7th; Yadier Molina replaces Chris Duncan (PH) playing C batting 9th; John Mabry moves from PH to 3B; Abraham Nunez moves from PH to SS
t9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  3% 86% 4-3 PIT F. Sanchez J. Tavarez Reached on E6 (Line Drive); Sanchez to 1B
t9 0 1-- R 1,(0-0)  9% 95% 4-3 PIT T. Redman J. Tavarez Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Sanchez Scores/unER
t9 0 -2- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 93% 5-3 PIT N. McLouth J. Tavarez Flyball: LF
t9 1 -2- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 92% 5-3 PIT J. Wilson J. Tavarez Strikeout Swinging
t9 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 91% 5-3 PIT J. Bay J. Tavarez Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
b9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -9% 81% 3-5 STL J. Rodriguez S. Torres Walk
b9 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  -14% 67% 3-5 STL M. Grudzielanek S. Torres Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
b9 0 12- O 3,(1-1)  4% 71% 3-5 STL A. Pujols S. Torres Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Rodriguez to 3B; Grudzielanek to 2B
Mike Gonzalez replaces Salomon Torres pitching and batting 5th; Reggie Sanders pinch hits for Larry Walker batting 4th; Larry Walker pinch hits for John Gall (LF) batting 4th
b9 1 -23 O 3,(0-2)  14% 85% 3-5 STL R. Sanders M. Gonzalez Strikeout Swinging
b9 2 -23 O 1,(0-0)  15% 100% 3-5 STL S. Taguchi M. Gonzalez Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 3.

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