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3
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4
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@KCR		4
8
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@MIN		3
2		 
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5
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8
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7
PIT
@STL		11
5
Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 41,244, Time of Game: 3:32
Pirates
11
20-21
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
 at Cardinals
5
24-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 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

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddy Sanchez 2B 6 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .603 15 12 -0.128 1.00 0.011 -0.139 0.3 2 3
Nate McLouth CF 3 1 1 1 3 0 .304 1.007 29 12 0.212 1.09 0.225 -0.012 1.7 2 0 HR,SB
Jason Michaels LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 .222 .558 14 12 0.052 1.49 0.159 -0.107 0.7 3 0
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .197 .624 22 12 -0.078 1.21 0.020 -0.098 -0.8 7 0
Xavier Nady RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .894 13 9 -0.174 1.30 0.000 -0.174 -1.3 5 0
Doug Mientkiewicz 3B 3 3 3 0 2 0 .237 .660 22 10 0.235 1.07 0.235 0.000 2.0 3 2 2B
Ronny Paulino C 5 2 2 0 0 1 .224 .577 24 15 0.112 1.63 0.200 -0.088 0.6 5 0
Chris Gomez SS 5 3 3 1 0 0 .288 .648 10 8 0.360 1.73 0.394 -0.034 2.2 0 2
Ian Snell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .258 4 3 -0.025 0.99 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 0
   Luis Rivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .508 5 3 -0.061 2.32 0.000 -0.061 -0.6
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Bautista PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .682 7 4 -0.098 3.32 0.000 -0.098 -0.6
   Sean Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Bay PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .268 .872 4 3 0.165 2.23 0.165 0.000 1.5 HR
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Raul Chavez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.000 1 1 0.019 0.28 0.019 0.000 1.1 2B
   Matt Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 11 13 10 6 6 .317 .916 170 104 0.591 1.30 1.428 -0.836 6.5 27 7
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
SB: N McLouth (4, 2nd base off R Flores/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .754 12 9 -0.015 1.00 0.083 -0.097 0.0 1 0
Chris Duncan LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .258 .773 16 10 0.095 0.92 0.132 -0.038 1.3 1 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .357 1.097 15 8 -0.007 0.91 0.080 -0.086 -0.3 6 1
Rick Ankiel CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .293 .875 16 12 0.001 0.93 0.047 -0.046 -0.2 4 0 SF
Troy Glaus 3B 4 0 3 1 1 0 .264 .786 23 13 0.192 0.78 0.194 -0.002 2.2 1 2
Yadier Molina C 3 0 2 1 2 0 .302 .770 18 6 0.056 0.94 0.078 -0.021 1.1 6 0
Adam Kennedy 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .283 .666 14 12 -0.137 1.15 0.004 -0.141 -1.6 4 2
Joel Pineiro P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .063 .292 7 5 -0.055 1.01 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 1 1
   Brian Barton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .727 5 3 -0.022 0.84 0.000 -0.022 -0.2
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Miles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .650 1 1 -0.035 1.55 0.000 -0.035 -0.5
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Ludwick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .330 1.077 8 5 -0.004 0.22 0.000 -0.004 -0.5
Brendan Ryan SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 .302 .667 18 16 0.021 0.81 0.075 -0.054 -0.2 3 2 SB
Team Totals 41 5 14 5 3 6 .341 .744 153 100 0.090 0.93 0.693 -0.601 0.5 27 8
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
E: J Isringhausen (1).
Baserunning
SB: B Ryan (2, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).

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
Ian Snell 4 11 5 5 1 2 0 5.05 25 81 55 38 6 11 7 15 10 0 21 -0.284 1.13 -3.0
Franquelis Osoria 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 3 11 8 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.048 0.63 0.5
Sean Burnett 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.50 6 27 14 8 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.85 0.1
John 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 0.072 1.49 0.9
Damaso Marte, H (8) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.35 4 12 7 4 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.052 0.69 0.5
Matt Capps 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.41 5 19 13 10 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.003 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 9 14 5 5 3 6 0 5.00 45 153 100 66 10 24 13 24 13 0 21 2 0 -0.090 1.30 -0.5

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
Joel Pineiro 5 6 4 4 1 2 1 4.46 22 70 48 30 3 15 6 13 7 0 40 -0.074 1.20 -1.5
Kyle 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 0.124 1.93 0.7
Randy 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 0.052 2.33 0.3
Jason 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 -0.678 2.10 -4.0
Ron Villone 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 4.76 9 34 20 14 0 6 1 7 4 0 1 0 -0.015 0.18 -2.0
Team Totals 9 13 11 10 6 6 2 10.00 47 170 104 60 8 36 10 25 14 0 40 1 0 -0.591 0.93 -6.5
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.

Starting 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 4-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT C. Gomez J. Isringhausen 30% 77% Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout/Bunt (Bunt to P's Right); Mientkiewicz Scores/unER/No RBI; Paulino to 3B; Gomez to 2B
t8 5-5 0 -23 4,(1-2)  RRR PIT J. Bay J. Isringhausen 16% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Paulino Scores; Gomez Scores
t5 2-5 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR PIT J. Michaels J. Pineiro 16% 35% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Paulino Scores; Gomez Scores; McLouth to 2B
t8 4-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT R. Paulino J. Isringhausen 13% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mientkiewicz to 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 10% 58% 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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Michaels J. Pineiro -1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -1% 55% 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 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker I. Snell 2% 58% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL C. Duncan I. Snell -3% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Pujols I. Snell -7% 49% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Duncan to 3B
b1 0-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO STL R. Ankiel I. Snell -1% 48% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF Line); Duncan Scores
b1 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Glaus I. Snell -2% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive); Pujols to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell -3% 43% Walk; Pujols to 3B; Glaus to 2B
b1 1-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Kennedy I. Snell 7% 50% 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 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT X. Nady J. Pineiro -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Pineiro 4% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro -4% 48% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t2 1-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Gomez J. Pineiro -3% 45% 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 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Pineiro I. Snell 2% 47% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL B. Ryan I. Snell -3% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Schumaker I. Snell -2% 43% Ryan Steals 2B
b2 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Schumaker I. Snell 4% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 1-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  STL C. Duncan I. Snell -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Ryan to 3B; Duncan to 1B
b2 1-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols I. Snell 5% 50% 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 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT I. Snell J. Pineiro -3% 47% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro -2% 46% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t3 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro -1% 44% 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 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Ankiel I. Snell -4% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Glaus I. Snell -10% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ankiel to 3B
b3 1-1 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO STL Y. Molina I. Snell 2% 33% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ankiel Scores
b3 2-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Kennedy I. Snell 2% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B; Molina to 2B
b3 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Pineiro I. Snell 3% 38% 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 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Michaels J. Pineiro -3% 35% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -2% 33% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT X. Nady J. Pineiro -1% 31% 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 2-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  STL B. Ryan I. Snell -3% 28% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
b4 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Schumaker I. Snell -8% 20% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ryan to 3B
b4 2-1 0 1-3 3,(2-0)  RR STL C. Duncan I. Snell -9% 11% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ryan Scores; Schumaker Scores
b4 4-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols I. Snell 2% 13% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 4-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Ankiel I. Snell 1% 14% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Duncan to 3B
b4 4-1 2 --3 8,(2-2)  R STL T. Glaus I. Snell -5% 9% Single to RF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores
b4 5-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell -1% 9% Single to CF (Line Drive); Glaus to 2B
b4 5-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Kennedy I. Snell 1% 10% 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 1-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Pineiro 3% 13% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 1-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro 7% 20% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mientkiewicz to 3B
t5 1-5 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R PIT C. Gomez J. Pineiro 6% 27% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz Scores; Paulino to 2B
Luis Rivas pinch hits for Ian Snell (P) batting 9th
t5 2-5 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT L. Rivas J. Pineiro -6% 20% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro -5% 16% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t5 2-5 2 12- 5,(3-1)  PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 4% 19% Walk; Paulino to 3B; Gomez to 2B
t5 2-5 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR PIT J. Michaels J. Pineiro 16% 35% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Paulino Scores; Gomez Scores; McLouth to 2B
t5 4-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -6% 29% 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 5-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Barton F. Osoria 2% 31% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL B. Ryan F. Osoria 2% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 5-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker F. Osoria 1% 34% 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 4-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT X. Nady K. McClellan -4% 30% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t6 4-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz K. McClellan 4% 34% Walk
t6 4-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT R. Paulino K. McClellan -5% 30% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. Gomez K. McClellan 3% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz to 2B
Jose Bautista pinch hits for Franquelis Osoria (P) batting 9th
t6 4-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Bautista K. McClellan 3% 36% Wild Pitch; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Gomez to 2B
t6 4-5 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bautista K. McClellan -10% 26% 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 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Duncan S. Burnett 2% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b6 5-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols S. Burnett 2% 29% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Ankiel S. Burnett 1% 31% 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 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez K. McClellan -4% 26% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
Randy Flores replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 8th
t7 4-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT N. McLouth R. Flores 5% 31% Walk
t7 4-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Michaels R. Flores -4% 27% Strikeout Looking, McLouth Steals 2B
t7 4-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. LaRoche R. Flores 3% 31% Walk, Wild Pitch; McLouth to 3B
t7 4-5 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O PIT X. Nady R. Flores -10% 21% 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 5-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL T. Glaus S. Burnett -3% 18% Walk
b7 5-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina S. Burnett -4% 14% Walk; Glaus to 2B
b7 5-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Kennedy S. Burnett 4% 18% Strikeout (foul bunt)
John Grabow replaces Sean Burnett pitching and batting 9th
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Randy Flores (P) batting 8th
b7 5-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Miles J. Grabow 4% 22% Flyball: RF
b7 5-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Ryan J. Grabow 4% 25% 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 4-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Isringhausen 9% 34% Walk
t8 4-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT R. Paulino J. Isringhausen 13% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mientkiewicz to 2B
t8 4-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT C. Gomez J. Isringhausen 30% 77% 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 5-5 0 -23 4,(1-2)  RRR PIT J. Bay J. Isringhausen 16% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Paulino Scores; Gomez Scores
t8 8-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Isringhausen -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 8-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT N. McLouth J. Isringhausen 1% 93% Walk
Ron Villone replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching and batting 8th
t8 8-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Michaels R. Villone -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 8-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche R. Villone -1% 91% 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 5-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Schumaker D. Marte 3% 94% Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
b8 5-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Duncan D. Marte 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-8 2 --- 3,(2-0)  STL A. Pujols D. Marte -1% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b8 5-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel D. Marte 2% 97% 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 8-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT X. Nady R. Villone -0% 96% Lineout: RF
t9 8-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz R. Villone 0% 97% Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Short LF)
t9 8-5 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  PIT R. Paulino R. Villone 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Mientkiewicz to 2B
t9 8-5 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  O PIT R. Paulino R. Villone -1% 96% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t9 8-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. Gomez R. Villone 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz to 3B
Raul Chavez pinch hits for Damaso Marte (P) batting 9th
t9 8-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R PIT R. Chavez R. Villone 2% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mientkiewicz Scores; Gomez to 3B
t9 9-5 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RR PIT F. Sanchez R. Villone 1% 100% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Gomez Scores; Chavez Scores
t9 11-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Villone -0% 100% 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 5-11 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Glaus M. Capps 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b9 5-11 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL Y. Molina M. Capps -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 5-11 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Kennedy M. Capps -0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive); Molina to 2B
Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Ron Villone (P) batting 8th
b9 5-11 1 12- 8,(3-2)  O STL R. Ludwick M. Capps 0% 100% Popfly: 3B
b9 5-11 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Ryan M. Capps 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Cardinals 5.

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