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CHW  4
@LAA  3
 CLE  4
OAK  2
 KCR  8
DET  4
 TOR  3
@MIN  2
(11)		 TBR  5
NYY  2
 ARI  8
COL  5
 CHC  4
SDP  0
 LAD  7
@MIL  2
 WSN  1
@NYM  0
 PHI  5
ATL  0
 HOU  8
@SFG  7
 PIT 11
@STL  5
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 41,244

 Thursday, May 15, 2008, 12:15PM
Time of Game: 3:32
Pirates
11
20-21
Won 1
4th, 5 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  3  0   0  4  3   11 13  0
Cardinals       1  0  1   3  0  0   0  0  0    5 14  1
W: John Grabow (3-1), L: Jason Isringhausen (1-5)
 Cardinals
5
24-19
Lost 1
3rd, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Sanchez 2B                  6   0   1   2    0   0  .250  .603   15   12    2   3   
N McLouth CF                  3   1   1   1    3   0  .304 1.007   29   12    2   0   HR,SB
J Michaels LF                 5   0   1   2    0   1  .222  .558   14   12    3   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .197  .624   22   12    7   0   
X Nady RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .894   13    9    5   0   
D Mientkiewicz 3B             3   3   3   0    2   0  .237  .660   22   10    3   2   2B
R Paulino C                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .224  .577   29   18    5   0   
C Gomez SS                    5   3   3   1    0   0  .288  .648   10    8    0   2   
I Snell P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .258    4    3    0   0   
  L Rivas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .508    5    3    0   0   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
  J Bautista PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .682    9    6    0   0   
  S Burnett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Bay PH                    1   1   1   3    0   0  .268  .872    4    3    0   0   HR
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Chavez PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000    1    1    0   0   2B
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       41  11  13   0    6   6              177  109   27   7
Batting Events
2B: D Mientkiewicz (5, off J Pineiro); R Chavez (1, off R Villone).
HR: N McLouth (11, off J Pineiro; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Bay (8, off J Isringhausen; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: D Mientkiewicz 4; N McLouth 4; J Bay 4; C Gomez 3; R Chavez 2; R Paulino 2; F Sanchez; J Michaels.
RBI: J Bay 3 (17); J Michaels 2 (11); F Sanchez 2 (21); R Chavez (1); C Gomez (10); N McLouth (33).
2-out RBI: F Sanchez 2; J Michaels 2; R Chavez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Baserunning Events
SB: N McLouth (4, 2nd base off R Flores/Y Molina).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker RF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .754   13    9    1   0   
C Duncan LF                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .258  .773   16   10    1   0   2B
A Pujols 1B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .357 1.097   15    8    6   1   
R Ankiel CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .293  .875   16   12    4   0   SF
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   3   1    1   0  .264  .786   23   13    1   2   
Y Molina C                    3   0   2   1    2   0  .302  .770   18    6    6   0   
A Kennedy 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .666   14   12    4   2   
J Pineiro P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .292    7    5    1   1   
  B Barton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .727    5    3    0   0   
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  A Miles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .650    1    1    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Ludwick PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .330 1.077    8    5    0   0   
B Ryan SS                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .302  .667   18   16    3   2   SB
Totals                       41   5  14   0    3   6              154  100   27   8
Batting Events
2B: C Duncan (4, off I Snell).
SF: R Ankiel (1, off I Snell).
TB: T Glaus 3; C Duncan 3; B Ryan 2; A Pujols 2; Y Molina 2; S Schumaker; A Kennedy; R Ankiel.
RBI: C Duncan 2 (11); T Glaus (26); Y Molina (14); R Ankiel (21).
2-out RBI: T Glaus.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 16.
Fielding Events
E: J Isringhausen (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Ryan (2, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).

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
I Snell                        4    11   5   5    1   2   0   5.05   25   81-55   38· 6·11    7·15·10· 0     21    -     1.12  -0.28
F Osoria                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    3   11-8     4· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.05
S Burnett                      1.1   0   0   0    2   2   0   4.50    6   27-14    8· 2· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.89   0.02
J Grabow, W (3-1)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.45    2    3-3     2· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.56   0.07
D Marte, H (8)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.35    4   12-7     4· 2· 1    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.76   0.05
M Capps                        1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.41    5   19-13   10· 0· 3    0· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9    14   5   5    3   6   0          45  153-100  66·10·24   13·24·13· 0          2-0 
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 Pineiro                      5     6   4   4    1   2   1   4.46   22   70-48   30· 3·15    6·13· 7· 0     40    -     1.19  -0.07
K McClellan, H (13)            1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.61    6   26-15    6· 3· 6    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.90   0.12
R Flores, H (7)                0.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   1.64    4   20-11    4· 1· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.29   0.05
J Isringhausen, BS (6), L (1-5)  0.1   2   4   3    2   0   1   8.00    6   20-10    6· 1· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.05  -0.68
R Villone                      1.2   4   3   3    0   1   0   4.76    9   34-20   14· 0· 6    1· 7· 4· 0          1-0    0.22  -0.01
Totals                         9    13  11  10    6   6   2          47  170-104  60· 8·36   10·25·14· 0          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: I Snell (3); K McClellan (2); R Flores (1); R Villone (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Angel Campos, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 3:32.
Attendance: 41,244.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 56° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Drizzle.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Freddy Sanchez               2B       1. Skip Schumaker               RF
2. Nate McLouth                 CF       2. Chris Duncan                 LF
3. Jason Michaels               LF       3. Albert Pujols                1B
4. Adam LaRoche                 1B       4. Rick Ankiel                  CF
5. Xavier Nady                  RF       5. Troy Glaus                   3B
6. Doug Mientkiewicz            3B       6. Yadier Molina                 C
7. Ronny Paulino                 C       7. Adam Kennedy                 2B
8. Chris Gomez                  SS       8. Joel Pineiro                  P
9. Ian Snell                     P       9. Brendan Ryan                 SS

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t8 0 12- R 1,(0-0)  30% 77% 4-5 PIT C. Gomez J. Isringhausen Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout/Bunt (Bunt to P's Right); Mientkiewicz Scores/unER/No RBI; Paulino to 3B; Gomez to 2B
t8 0 -23 RRR 4,(1-2)  16% 93% 5-5 PIT J. Bay J. Isringhausen Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Paulino Scores; Gomez Scores
t5 2 123 RR 2,(0-1)  16% 35% 2-5 PIT J. Michaels J. Pineiro Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Paulino Scores; Gomez Scores; McLouth to 2B
t8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  13% 47% 4-5 PIT R. Paulino J. Isringhausen Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mientkiewicz to 2B
t1 1 --- R 4,(1-2)  10% 58% 0-0 PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 48% 0-0 PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 1 --- R 4,(1-2)  10% 58% 0-0 PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 56% 1-0 PIT J. Michaels J. Pineiro Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 55% 1-0 PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 58% 0-1 STL S. Schumaker I. Snell Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  -3% 55% 0-1 STL C. Duncan I. Snell Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  -6% 49% 0-1 STL A. Pujols I. Snell Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Duncan to 3B
b1 1 1-3 RO 2,(0-1)  -1% 48% 0-1 STL R. Ankiel I. Snell Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF Line); Duncan Scores
b1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  -2% 46% 1-1 STL T. Glaus I. Snell Single to LF (Line Drive); Pujols to 2B
b1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  -3% 43% 1-1 STL Y. Molina I. Snell Walk; Pujols to 3B; Glaus to 2B
b1 2 123 O 2,(0-1)  7% 50% 1-1 STL A. Kennedy I. Snell Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 48% 1-1 PIT X. Nady J. Pineiro Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  4% 52% 1-1 PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Pineiro Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 1 -2- O 4,(2-1)  -4% 48% 1-1 PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t2 2 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 45% 1-1 PIT C. Gomez J. Pineiro Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 47% 1-1 STL J. Pineiro I. Snell Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  -2% 45% 1-1 STL B. Ryan I. Snell Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -2% 43% 1-1 STL S. Schumaker I. Snell Ryan Steals 2B
b2 1 -2- O 3,(1-1)  4% 47% 1-1 STL S. Schumaker I. Snell Flyball: LF
b2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  -2% 45% 1-1 STL C. Duncan I. Snell Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Ryan to 3B; Duncan to 1B
b2 2 1-3 O 2,(1-0)  5% 50% 1-1 STL A. Pujols I. Snell Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 48% 1-1 PIT I. Snell J. Pineiro Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t3 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 46% 1-1 PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t3 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 44% 1-1 PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 4-5-6
b3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -4% 40% 1-1 STL R. Ankiel I. Snell Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  -10% 31% 1-1 STL T. Glaus I. Snell Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ankiel to 3B
b3 0 1-3 RO 3,(1-1)  2% 33% 1-1 STL Y. Molina I. Snell Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ankiel Scores
b3 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  2% 34% 2-1 STL A. Kennedy I. Snell Groundout: 2B-1B; Molina to 2B
b3 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  3% 38% 2-1 STL J. Pineiro I. Snell Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 35% 1-2 PIT J. Michaels J. Pineiro Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 33% 1-2 PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro Strikeout Looking
t4 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 31% 1-2 PIT X. Nady J. Pineiro Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  -3% 28% 2-1 STL B. Ryan I. Snell Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
b4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  -8% 20% 2-1 STL S. Schumaker I. Snell Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ryan to 3B
b4 0 1-3 RR 3,(2-0)  -9% 11% 2-1 STL C. Duncan I. Snell Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ryan Scores; Schumaker Scores
b4 0 -2- O 2,(0-1)  2% 13% 4-1 STL A. Pujols I. Snell Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1 -2- O 3,(2-0)  1% 14% 4-1 STL R. Ankiel I. Snell Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Duncan to 3B
b4 2 --3 R 8,(2-2)  -5% 9% 4-1 STL T. Glaus I. Snell Single to RF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores
b4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  -1% 9% 5-1 STL Y. Molina I. Snell Single to CF (Line Drive); Glaus to 2B
b4 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  1% 10% 5-1 STL A. Kennedy I. Snell Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  3% 13% 1-5 PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Pineiro Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  7% 20% 1-5 PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mientkiewicz to 3B
t5 0 1-3 R 2,(0-1)  6% 26% 1-5 PIT C. Gomez J. Pineiro Single to LF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz Scores; Paulino to 2B
Luis Rivas pinch hits for Ian Snell (P) batting 9th
t5 0 12- O 5,(2-2)  -6% 20% 2-5 PIT L. Rivas J. Pineiro Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  -5% 16% 2-5 PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t5 2 12- 5,(3-1)  4% 19% 2-5 PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro Walk; Paulino to 3B; Gomez to 2B
t5 2 123 RR 2,(0-1)  16% 35% 2-5 PIT J. Michaels J. Pineiro Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Paulino Scores; Gomez Scores; McLouth to 2B
t5 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  -6% 29% 4-5 PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 8-9-1
Franquelis Osoria replaces Luis Rivas (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Brian Barton pinch hits for Joel Pineiro (P) batting 8th
b5 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 31% 5-4 STL B. Barton F. Osoria Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  2% 33% 5-4 STL B. Ryan F. Osoria Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 34% 5-4 STL S. Schumaker F. Osoria Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 5-6-7
Kyle McClellan replaces Brian Barton (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t6 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -4% 30% 4-5 PIT X. Nady K. McClellan Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  4% 34% 4-5 PIT D. Mientkiewicz K. McClellan Walk
t6 1 1-- O 6,(3-2)  -5% 30% 4-5 PIT R. Paulino K. McClellan Strikeout Swinging
t6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 33% 4-5 PIT C. Gomez K. McClellan Single to RF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz to 2B
Jose Bautista pinch hits for Franquelis Osoria (P) batting 9th
t6 2 12- 2,(0-1)  3% 36% 4-5 PIT J. Bautista K. McClellan Wild Pitch; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Gomez to 2B
t6 2 -23 O 7,(3-2)  -10% 26% 4-5 PIT J. Bautista K. McClellan Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Sean Burnett facing 2-3-4
Sean Burnett replaces Jose Bautista (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 28% 5-4 STL C. Duncan S. Burnett Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b6 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 30% 5-4 STL A. Pujols S. Burnett Strikeout Swinging
b6 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 31% 5-4 STL R. Ankiel S. Burnett Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -4% 26% 4-5 PIT F. Sanchez K. McClellan Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
Randy Flores replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 8th
t7 1 --- 7,(3-2)  5% 31% 4-5 PIT N. McLouth R. Flores Walk
t7 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -4% 27% 4-5 PIT J. Michaels R. Flores Strikeout Looking, McLouth Steals 2B
t7 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  3% 31% 4-5 PIT A. LaRoche R. Flores Walk, Wild Pitch; McLouth to 3B
t7 2 1-3 O 4,(1-2)  -10% 21% 4-5 PIT X. Nady R. Flores Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Sean Burnett facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -3% 18% 5-4 STL T. Glaus S. Burnett Walk
b7 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  -4% 14% 5-4 STL Y. Molina S. Burnett Walk; Glaus to 2B
b7 0 12- O 3,(0-2)  4% 18% 5-4 STL A. Kennedy S. Burnett Strikeout (foul bunt)
John Grabow replaces Sean Burnett pitching and batting 9th; Aaron Miles pinch hits for Randy Flores (P) batting 8th
b7 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  4% 22% 5-4 STL A. Miles J. Grabow Flyball: RF
b7 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  4% 25% 5-4 STL B. Ryan J. Grabow Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 6-7-8
Jason Isringhausen replaces Aaron Miles (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  9% 34% 4-5 PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Isringhausen Walk
t8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  13% 47% 4-5 PIT R. Paulino J. Isringhausen Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mientkiewicz to 2B
t8 0 12- R 1,(0-0)  30% 77% 4-5 PIT C. Gomez J. Isringhausen Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout/Bunt (Bunt to P's Right); Mientkiewicz Scores/unER/No RBI; Paulino to 3B; Gomez to 2B
Jason Bay pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
t8 0 -23 RRR 4,(1-2)  16% 93% 5-5 PIT J. Bay J. Isringhausen Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Paulino Scores; Gomez Scores
t8 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 92% 8-5 PIT F. Sanchez J. Isringhausen Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  1% 93% 8-5 PIT N. McLouth J. Isringhausen Walk
Ron Villone replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching and batting 8th
t8 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 92% 8-5 PIT J. Michaels R. Villone Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 91% 8-5 PIT A. LaRoche R. Villone Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Pirates' Damaso Marte facing 1-2-3
Damaso Marte replaces Jason Bay (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 94% 5-8 STL S. Schumaker D. Marte Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
b8 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 96% 5-8 STL C. Duncan D. Marte Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- 3,(2-0)  -1% 94% 5-8 STL A. Pujols D. Marte Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b8 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  2% 97% 5-8 STL R. Ankiel D. Marte Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Cardinals' Ron Villone facing 5-6-7
t9 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 96% 8-5 PIT X. Nady R. Villone Lineout: RF
t9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 97% 8-5 PIT D. Mientkiewicz R. Villone Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Short LF)
t9 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  0% 97% 8-5 PIT R. Paulino R. Villone Wild Pitch; Mientkiewicz to 2B
t9 1 -2- O 8,(3-2)  -1% 96% 8-5 PIT R. Paulino R. Villone Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t9 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  0% 97% 8-5 PIT C. Gomez R. Villone Single to RF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz to 3B
Raul Chavez pinch hits for Damaso Marte (P) batting 9th
t9 2 1-3 R 1,(0-0)  2% 99% 8-5 PIT R. Chavez R. Villone Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mientkiewicz Scores; Gomez to 3B
t9 2 -23 RR 4,(2-1)  1% 100% 9-5 PIT F. Sanchez R. Villone Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Gomez Scores; Chavez Scores
t9 2 1-- O 5,(3-1)  0% 100% 11-5 PIT N. McLouth R. Villone Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-11, Pirates' Matt Capps facing 5-6-7
Matt Capps replaces Raul Chavez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 5-11 STL T. Glaus M. Capps Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  -0% 100% 5-11 STL Y. Molina M. Capps Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  -0% 99% 5-11 STL A. Kennedy M. Capps Single to LF (Line Drive); Molina to 2B
Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Ron Villone (P) batting 8th
b9 1 12- O 8,(3-2)  0% 100% 5-11 STL R. Ludwick M. Capps Popfly: 3B
b9 2 12- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 5-11 STL B. Ryan M. Capps Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Cardinals 5.

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