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TOR
@LAA		3
4
BOS
@BAL		9
4
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@KCR		1
6
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@MIN		1
5
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@SEA		7
5
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@TBR		3
4		 
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8
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5
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5
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6
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10
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6
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7
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4		 
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PIT
@STL		4
7
Sunday, June 1, 2008 1:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 43,462, Time of Game: 2:55
Pirates
4
26-30
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 9½ GB
 at Cardinals
7
34-24
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
W: Braden Looper (7-4)
L: Ian Snell (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  1  1   0  1  0    4 11  0
Cardinals       0  5  0   1  0  0   1  0  X    7 11  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .309 1.002 22 13 0.095 1.09 0.135 -0.041 1.4 3 0 2·HBP
Luis Rivas SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .667 15 12 -0.130 1.44 0.029 -0.159 -1.3 0 3 2B
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .242 .591 13 9 -0.123 0.89 0.000 -0.123 -1.2 2 2 SF,GDP
Jason Bay LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .291 .954 22 13 -0.005 0.59 0.046 -0.051 -0.2 2 0
Xavier Nady RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .327 .930 16 10 -0.002 0.71 0.059 -0.061 0.1 0 0 2B
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .217 .631 20 9 -0.008 0.93 0.090 -0.097 -0.2 13 0 GDP
Jose Bautista 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .259 .726 11 9 0.193 1.04 0.218 -0.026 2.5 1 3 2B
Raul Chavez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .571 13 8 -0.111 1.03 0.015 -0.126 -1.1 3 0
Ian Snell P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .136 .356 5 3 -0.034 1.15 0.021 -0.055 -0.2 0 0
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adam LaRoche PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 .673 6 2 0.029 1.09 0.029 0.000 0.3
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .614 4 3 -0.040 1.21 0.000 -0.040 -0.6
   Sean Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 11 4 4 2 .314 .805 147 91 -0.136 0.98 0.642 -0.779 -0.5 24 10
2B: J Bautista (10, off C Perez); X Nady (18, off R Franklin); L Rivas (3, off B Looper).
SF: F Sanchez (4, off B Looper).
HBP: N McLouth 2 (7, by B Looper, by K McClellan).
TB: J Bautista 4; X Nady 3; L Rivas 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; R Chavez; J Bay; I Snell.
GIDP: F Sanchez (3); D Mientkiewicz (3).
RBI: J Bautista 2 (21); N McLouth (42); F Sanchez (25).
2-out RBI: N McLouth.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Rivas-F Sanchez-D Mientkiewicz.
PB: R Chavez (1).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker LF-CF 4 0 2 3 1 0 .293 .761 18 9 0.083 0.58 0.108 -0.025 1.7 3 0 2B
Ryan Ludwick RF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .314 1.060 17 12 -0.048 0.47 0.000 -0.048 -1.2 3 0
Albert Pujols 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .363 1.128 18 10 -0.009 0.30 0.016 -0.025 0.0 10 0
Troy Glaus 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 .269 .795 13 7 0.082 0.44 0.084 -0.002 1.6 0 3 HR
Rick Ankiel CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .265 .816 14 9 0.035 0.83 0.062 -0.027 -0.3 2 0
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Barton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .729 3 2 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
   Chris Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Yadier Molina C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 .720 19 12 0.053 0.74 0.083 -0.030 -0.2 2 0 GDP
Adam Kennedy 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .243 .577 15 12 0.074 0.78 0.091 -0.017 0.3 2 5
Braden Looper P 2 2 2 1 0 0 .429 1.044 7 5 0.087 0.88 0.087 0.000 1.3 0 1
   Joe Mather RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 3 3 0.010 0.20 0.012 -0.002 0.2 2 0
Cesar Izturis SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 .682 14 10 0.001 0.61 0.016 -0.015 -0.3 3 4
Team Totals 34 7 11 7 3 3 .324 .820 141 91 0.366 0.56 0.559 -0.193 3.0 27 13
2B: S Schumaker (12, off I Snell).
HR: T Glaus (4, off J Grabow; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: T Glaus 6; S Schumaker 3; B Looper 2; C Izturis; A Kennedy; Y Molina; J Mather.
GIDP: Y Molina (9).
RBI: S Schumaker 3 (18); T Glaus (34); A Kennedy (15); C Izturis (12); B Looper (3).
2-out RBI: S Schumaker.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Glaus-A Kennedy-A Pujols; A Kennedy-C Izturis-A Pujols.
E: R Ludwick (1).

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, L (2-5) 4 8 6 6 2 3 0 5.94 21 84 54 37 10 7 8 8 5 0 23 -0.388 0.81 -4.4
Damaso Marte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 3 7 6 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.021 0.34 0.9
John Grabow 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1.59 9 35 19 17 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 -0.005 0.28 0.0
Sean Burnett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 4 15 12 9 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 7 7 3 3 1 7.88 37 141 91 66 11 14 16 15 6 0 23 1 0 -0.365 0.98 -3.0
I Snell faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

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
Braden Looper, W (7-4) 5.2 8 3 3 3 1 0 5.03 27 92 54 31 3 20 12 10 5 0 39 0.028 0.95 0.3
Kyle McClellan, H (15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.15 5 18 13 6 1 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 0.066 1.46 0.3
Chris Perez 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.29 4 16 9 6 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.015 1.05 -0.9
Randy Flores, H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.023 0.83 0.4
Ryan Franklin, S (6) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.05 5 17 12 5 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.033 0.62 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 4 2 0 4.00 42 147 91 50 7 34 18 16 7 0 39 4 1 0.135 0.56 0.5
Balks: J Grabow (1).
WP: I Snell (4).
HBP: B Looper (4; N McLouth); K McClellan (3; N McLouth).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 43,462.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 2mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Nate McLouth CF 1 Skip Schumaker LF
2 Luis Rivas SS 2 Ryan Ludwick RF
3 Freddy Sanchez 2B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Jason Bay LF 4 Troy Glaus 3B
5 Xavier Nady RF 5 Rick Ankiel CF
6 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 6 Yadier Molina C
7 Jose Bautista 3B 7 Adam Kennedy 2B
8 Raul Chavez C 8 Braden Looper P
9 Ian Snell P 9 Cesar Izturis SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R PIT J. Bautista B. Looper -14% 32% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bay Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Bautista to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 0-1 0 123 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Kennedy I. Snell 9% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Glaus Scores; Ankiel to 3B; Molina to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 6,(2-2)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell 8% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Glaus to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
t6 3-6 2 123 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. Rivas K. McClellan 8% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 1-1 0 123 3,(1-1)  R STL B. Looper I. Snell 8% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ankiel Scores; Molina to 3B; Kennedy 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' Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT N. McLouth B. Looper -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT L. Rivas B. Looper 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO PIT F. Sanchez B. Looper 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Schumaker I. Snell -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick I. Snell -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols I. Snell -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay B. Looper -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT X. Nady B. Looper 4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz B. Looper -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bay to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R PIT J. Bautista B. Looper -14% 32% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bay Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Bautista to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 1-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Chavez B. Looper 7% 39% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O PIT I. Snell B. Looper 5% 44% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL T. Glaus I. Snell 4% 48% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Ankiel I. Snell 6% 54% Walk; Glaus to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 6,(2-2)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell 8% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Glaus to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
b2 0-1 0 123 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Kennedy I. Snell 9% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Glaus Scores; Ankiel to 3B; Molina to 2B
b2 1-1 0 123 3,(1-1)  R STL B. Looper I. Snell 8% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ankiel Scores; Molina to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
b2 2-1 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO STL C. Izturis I. Snell 1% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Molina Scores; Kennedy to 3B; Looper to 2B
b2 3-1 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR STL S. Schumaker I. Snell 7% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kennedy Scores; Looper Scores
b2 5-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Ludwick I. Snell -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b2 5-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols I. Snell -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
t3 1-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth B. Looper 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT L. Rivas B. Looper -3% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t3 1-5 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez B. Looper 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 1-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bay B. Looper 2% 90% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 4-5-6
b3 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Glaus I. Snell 1% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 5-1 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel I. Snell -1% 90% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
b3 5-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO STL Y. Molina I. Snell -2% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
t4 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT X. Nady B. Looper 2% 90% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz B. Looper -3% 87% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Mientkiewicz to 2B/Adv on E9
t4 1-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bautista B. Looper 3% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-5 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT R. Chavez B. Looper 2% 91% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 7-8-9
b4 5-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Kennedy I. Snell -1% 91% Flyball: LF
b4 5-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL B. Looper I. Snell 1% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 5-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Izturis I. Snell -0% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Looper to 2B
b4 5-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Schumaker I. Snell 0% 91% Wild Pitch; Looper to 3B
b4 5-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R STL S. Schumaker I. Snell 3% 95% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Looper Scores
b4 6-1 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O STL R. Ludwick I. Snell -1% 94% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
t5 1-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT I. Snell B. Looper -2% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t5 1-6 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT N. McLouth B. Looper -4% 88% Walk; Snell to 2B
t5 1-6 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O PIT L. Rivas B. Looper 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-2B); Snell to 3B
t5 1-6 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO PIT F. Sanchez B. Looper 1% 92% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Snell Scores
t5 2-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bay B. Looper 1% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 3-4-5
b5 6-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols I. Snell 1% 94% Walk
Damaso Marte replaces Ian Snell pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Glaus D. Marte 1% 95% Passed Ball; Pujols to 2B
b5 6-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Glaus D. Marte -0% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Pujols to 3B
b5 6-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ankiel D. Marte -2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 6-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL Y. Molina D. Marte -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
t6 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT X. Nady B. Looper -3% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 2-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT D. Mientkiewicz B. Looper 6% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 2-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Bautista B. Looper -1% 94% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t6 2-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Chavez B. Looper -1% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Bautista to 2B
Adam LaRoche pinch hits for Damaso Marte (P) batting 9th
t6 2-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. LaRoche B. Looper -3% 89% Walk; Bautista to 3B; Chavez to 2B
Kyle McClellan replaces Rick Ankiel (CF) pitching and batting 5th
Ryan Ludwick moves from RF to LF
Skip Schumaker moves from LF to CF
Joe Mather replaces Braden Looper (P) playing RF batting 8th
t6 2-6 2 123 3,(0-2)  R PIT N. McLouth K. McClellan -6% 83% Hit By Pitch; Bautista Scores; Chavez to 3B; LaRoche to 2B
t6 3-6 2 123 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. Rivas K. McClellan 8% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' John Grabow facing 7-8-9
John Grabow replaces Adam LaRoche (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Kennedy J. Grabow -1% 91% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b6 6-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. Mather J. Grabow 1% 91% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
b6 6-3 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O STL C. Izturis J. Grabow -1% 90% Popfly: 1B
b6 6-3 2 1-- 2,(2-0)  STL S. Schumaker J. Grabow 0% 91% Balk; Mather to 2B
b6 6-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL S. Schumaker J. Grabow 0% 91% Walk
b6 6-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Grabow -1% 90% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 3-4-5
t7 3-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez K. McClellan 2% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 3-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bay K. McClellan 2% 93% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t7 3-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady K. McClellan 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' John Grabow facing 3-4-5
b7 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Grabow -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 6-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL T. Glaus J. Grabow 3% 97% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
Brian Barton pinch hits for Kyle McClellan (P) batting 5th
b7 7-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Barton J. Grabow -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 7-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL Y. Molina J. Grabow -0% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Chris Perez facing 6-7-8
Chris Perez replaces Brian Barton (PH) pitching and batting 5th
t8 3-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT D. Mientkiewicz C. Perez -2% 94% Walk
t8 3-7 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  R PIT J. Bautista C. Perez -7% 88% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mientkiewicz Scores
t8 4-7 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT R. Chavez C. Perez 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bautista to 3B
Jason Michaels pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
t8 4-7 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Michaels C. Perez 4% 95% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
Randy Flores replaces Chris Perez pitching and batting 5th
t8 4-7 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Flores 2% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Sean Burnett facing 7-8-9
Sean Burnett replaces Jason Michaels (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-4 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O STL A. Kennedy S. Burnett -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 7-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Mather S. Burnett -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 7-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL C. Izturis S. Burnett 0% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b8 7-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker S. Burnett -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 2-3-4
Ryan Franklin replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 5th
t9 4-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT L. Rivas R. Franklin 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 4-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez R. Franklin 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Bay R. Franklin -1% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t9 4-7 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT X. Nady R. Franklin -3% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bay to 3B
t9 4-7 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz R. Franklin 4% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 7.

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