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BOS
@BAL		6
11
SEA
@CHW		3
15
KCR
@CLE		5
8
OAK
@MIN		1
3
LAA
@TBR		5
4
DET
@TEX		1
9
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@TOR		5
1
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@ARI		6
8
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@CHC		2
1
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@LAD		4
3
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@MIL		2
5
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@NYM		3
6
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@PHI		0
4
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@SFG		5
6
PIT
@STL		2
11
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 37,269, Time of Game: 2:50
Pirates
2
57-70
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 20½ GB
 at Cardinals
11
71-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 7½ GB
W: Todd Wellemeyer (11-4)
L: Jason Davis (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  1
Cardinals       0  2  3   3  0  0   2  1  X   11 13  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .143 .454 17 8 0.076 0.40 0.084 -0.008 0.7 1 0 2B
Freddy Sanchez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .612 18 16 -0.077 0.64 0.000 -0.077 -1.2 2 2
Ryan Doumit C 4 1 3 2 0 0 .333 .909 14 9 0.223 0.69 0.227 -0.004 2.0 2 0 HR,2B
Adam LaRoche 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265 .807 18 8 -0.028 0.72 0.025 -0.052 -0.8 9 2
Jason Michaels RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .236 .696 16 10 -0.066 0.80 0.013 -0.079 -0.1 2 0
Brandon Moss LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .259 .747 17 13 0.023 0.58 0.059 -0.035 0.4 1 0 2B
Andy LaRoche 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .183 .620 14 7 -0.063 0.60 0.003 -0.066 -0.2 2 3
Jack Wilson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .676 23 16 -0.056 0.51 0.000 -0.056 -2.3 3 4 GDP
Jason Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 7 6 -0.053 0.97 0.000 -0.053 -0.6 2 1
   Romulo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Luis Rivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .591 5 3 -0.005 0.20 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Craig Hansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steven Pearce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .592 1 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 4 6 .235 .728 150 97 -0.026 0.61 0.411 -0.435 -2.5 24 14
2B: N Morgan (3, off T Wellemeyer); R Doumit (28, off T Wellemeyer); B Moss (9, off T Wellemeyer).
HR: R Doumit (13, off T Wellemeyer; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: R Doumit 7; B Moss 3; N Morgan 2; J Michaels 2.
GIDP: J Wilson (6).
RBI: R Doumit 2 (48).
2-out RBI: R Doumit 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche; A LaRoche-J Wilson-J Davis; A LaRoche-F Sanchez-A LaRoche.
E: A LaRoche (6).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker CF 4 3 3 1 1 0 .310 .796 17 8 0.117 0.44 0.118 -0.001 2.3 1 0
Ryan Ludwick RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .306 .989 16 9 0.090 0.73 0.123 -0.033 0.8 3 0 2B,SF
Albert Pujols 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .348 1.069 15 10 -0.047 0.57 0.004 -0.050 -0.2 6 2 2B,GDP
   Joe Mather PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .789 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Rick Ankiel LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .275 .877 18 9 0.122 0.46 0.145 -0.023 1.0 1 0 HR
Troy Glaus 3B 2 2 1 1 2 1 .274 .860 18 9 0.100 0.74 0.108 -0.008 2.0 1 1
   Cesar Izturis SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .618 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 3 1
Felipe Lopez SS-3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .244 .641 14 10 0.042 0.52 0.056 -0.014 -0.6 2 2
Jason LaRue C 3 2 2 3 0 0 .231 .708 8 5 0.038 0.49 0.040 -0.002 2.2 6 0 HR,2B,SF
Todd Wellemeyer P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .159 .333 9 6 0.046 0.89 0.050 -0.004 0.4 1 1 SH
   Brian Barton PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .704 7 3 0.002 0.07 0.002 0.000 0.3 HBP
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jaime Garcia P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .667 4 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1 0 1
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Adam Kennedy 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .277 .655 16 12 -0.034 0.42 0.007 -0.041 -1.0 2 0 2·GDP
Team Totals 32 11 13 11 5 2 .406 1.163 146 84 0.476 0.53 0.653 -0.176 7.0 27 9
2B: A Pujols (31, off C Hansen); R Ludwick (29, off J Davis); J LaRue (6, off J Davis).
HR: R Ankiel (24, off J Davis; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF); J LaRue (4, off C Hansen; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: R Ludwick (7, off J Davis); J LaRue (2, off J Davis).
SH: T Wellemeyer (10, off J Davis).
HBP: B Barton (2, by R Sanchez).
TB: J LaRue 6; R Ankiel 4; S Schumaker 3; R Ludwick 3; A Pujols 3; F Lopez; T Wellemeyer; T Glaus.
GIDP: A Kennedy 2 (12); A Pujols (9).
RBI: J LaRue 3 (18); R Ankiel 2 (65); A Pujols 2 (79); R Ludwick (94); T Wellemeyer (4); T Glaus (82); S Schumaker (42).
2-out RBI: J LaRue 2; T Glaus.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Izturis-A Pujols.
PB: J LaRue (2).

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
Jason Davis, L (1-3) 3.2 9 8 6 3 1 1 3.80 23 82 47 35 5 7 9 10 6 0 13 -0.486 0.89 -6.8
Romulo Sanchez 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.52 7 20 12 8 0 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 0.015 0.12 1.8
Craig Hansen 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 5.49 11 44 25 16 3 6 4 4 3 0 0 0 -0.005 0.01 -2.0
Team Totals 8 13 11 9 5 2 2 10.12 41 146 84 59 8 17 17 16 10 0 13 3 0 -0.476 0.61 -7.0

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 Wellemeyer, W (11-4) 5 5 2 2 2 5 1 3.79 22 95 65 42 8 15 6 9 3 0 52 0.001 0.92 0.5
Russ Springer 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.01 4 11 9 5 1 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.013 0.32 0.5
Jaime Garcia 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 4.20 8 34 15 11 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.12 -0.6
Ryan Franklin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.52 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.006 0.23 1.6
Chris Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.23 3 6 6 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 4 6 1 2.00 38 150 97 64 9 24 12 16 6 0 52 3 0 0.025 0.53 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: J Davis 2 (3); C Hansen (5).
HBP: R Sanchez (1; B Barton).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Sam Holbrook.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 37,269.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 2mph out to Rightfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Nyjer Morgan CF 1 Skip Schumaker CF
2 Freddy Sanchez 2B 2 Ryan Ludwick RF
3 Ryan Doumit C 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Adam LaRoche 1B 4 Rick Ankiel LF
5 Jason Michaels RF 5 Troy Glaus 3B
6 Brandon Moss LF 6 Felipe Lopez SS
7 Andy LaRoche 3B 7 Jason LaRue C
8 Jack Wilson SS 8 Todd Wellemeyer P
9 Jason Davis P 9 Adam Kennedy 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-2 2 --3 1,(0-0)  RR PIT R. Doumit T. Wellemeyer -19% 54% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Morgan Scores
b3 3-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  RR STL R. Ankiel J. Davis 14% 83% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ludwick Scores
b3 2-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Ludwick J. Davis 11% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Schumaker to 3B
t4 2-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT B. Moss T. Wellemeyer -6% 76% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Lopez J. Davis 6% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Glaus 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 Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT N. Morgan T. Wellemeyer -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 7,(0-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Wellemeyer 3% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT R. Doumit T. Wellemeyer -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sanchez to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Wellemeyer 4% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Michaels T. Wellemeyer 4% 55% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Davis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Schumaker J. Davis 4% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Davis -3% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols J. Davis -3% 52% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Davis -2% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT B. Moss T. Wellemeyer 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Wellemeyer 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- 7,(1-2)  O PIT J. Wilson T. Wellemeyer 1% 55% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Davis facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL T. Glaus J. Davis 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Lopez J. Davis 6% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Glaus to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  STL J. LaRue J. Davis 5% 69% Wild Pitch; Glaus to 3B; Lopez to 2B
b2 0-0 0 -23 3,(2-0)  RO STL J. LaRue J. Davis 1% 70% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Glaus Scores; Lopez to 3B
b2 1-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R STL T. Wellemeyer J. Davis 5% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lopez Scores
b2 2-0 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  OO STL A. Kennedy J. Davis -4% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Davis T. Wellemeyer 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT N. Morgan T. Wellemeyer -4% 70% Double to 1B (Ground Ball)
t3 0-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Wellemeyer 3% 73% Flyball: RF; Morgan to 3B
t3 0-2 2 --3 1,(0-0)  RR PIT R. Doumit T. Wellemeyer -19% 54% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Morgan Scores
t3 2-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT A. LaRoche T. Wellemeyer -1% 53% Walk
t3 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Michaels T. Wellemeyer -1% 52% Passed Ball; LaRoche to 2B
t3 2-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Michaels T. Wellemeyer 4% 56% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Jason Davis facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Schumaker J. Davis 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 2-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Ludwick J. Davis 11% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Schumaker to 3B
b3 2-2 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RO STL A. Pujols J. Davis -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Schumaker Scores
b3 3-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  RR STL R. Ankiel J. Davis 14% 83% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ludwick Scores
b3 5-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Glaus J. Davis -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b3 5-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL F. Lopez J. Davis -1% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
t4 2-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT B. Moss T. Wellemeyer -6% 76% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t4 2-5 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Wellemeyer 4% 80% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t4 2-5 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wilson T. Wellemeyer 3% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 2-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Davis T. Wellemeyer 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Jason Davis facing 7-8-9
b4 5-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. LaRue J. Davis 3% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 5-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Wellemeyer J. Davis -0% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); LaRue to 3B
b4 5-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  STL A. Kennedy J. Davis 1% 89% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b4 5-2 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL S. Schumaker J. Davis 4% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); LaRue Scores; Kennedy to 3B
b4 6-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO STL R. Ludwick J. Davis 1% 94% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Kennedy Scores/unER
b4 7-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols J. Davis 0% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Schumaker to 2B
b4 7-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Ankiel J. Davis 0% 95% Wild Pitch; Schumaker to 3B; Pujols to 2B
b4 7-2 2 -23 5,(3-1)  STL R. Ankiel J. Davis 0% 95% Walk
b4 7-2 2 123 4,(3-0)  R STL T. Glaus J. Davis 2% 97% Walk; Schumaker Scores/unER; Pujols to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
Romulo Sanchez replaces Jason Davis pitching and batting 9th
b4 8-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Lopez R. Sanchez -1% 96% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
t5 2-8 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. Morgan T. Wellemeyer 1% 97% Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
t5 2-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Wellemeyer 0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 2-8 2 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT R. Doumit T. Wellemeyer -1% 97% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 2-8 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Wellemeyer 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Pirates' Romulo Sanchez facing 7-8-9
b5 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. LaRue R. Sanchez -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
Brian Barton pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer (P) batting 8th
b5 8-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL B. Barton R. Sanchez 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
b5 8-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL A. Kennedy R. Sanchez -0% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals' Russ Springer facing 5-6-7
Russ Springer replaces Brian Barton (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t6 2-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Michaels R. Springer -1% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 2-8 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Moss R. Springer 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-8 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche R. Springer 1% 98% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t6 2-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Springer 1% 99% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Pirates' Romulo Sanchez facing 1-2-3
b6 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker R. Sanchez -0% 99% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
b6 8-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Ludwick R. Sanchez 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b6 8-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO STL A. Pujols R. Sanchez -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 9-1-2
Jaime Garcia replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 8th
Luis Rivas pinch hits for Romulo Sanchez (P) batting 9th
t7 2-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT L. Rivas J. Garcia 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t7 2-8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT N. Morgan J. Garcia -1% 98% Walk
t7 2-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Garcia 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Morgan to 2B
t7 2-8 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT R. Doumit J. Garcia 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Pirates' Craig Hansen facing 4-5-6
Craig Hansen replaces Luis Rivas (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel C. Hansen -0% 99% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b7 8-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL T. Glaus C. Hansen 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b7 8-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL F. Lopez C. Hansen -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 8-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR STL J. LaRue C. Hansen 1% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Glaus Scores
b7 10-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Garcia C. Hansen 0% 100% Walk
b7 10-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Kennedy C. Hansen -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-10, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 4-5-6
Felipe Lopez moves from SS to 3B
Cesar Izturis replaces Troy Glaus (3B) playing SS batting 5th
t8 2-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Garcia 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t8 2-10 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Michaels J. Garcia -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t8 2-10 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT B. Moss J. Garcia -0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Michaels to 2B
t8 2-10 1 12- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. LaRoche J. Garcia -0% 99% Walk; Michaels to 3B; Moss to 2B
Ryan Franklin replaces Jaime Garcia pitching and batting 8th
t8 2-10 1 123 4,(2-1)  OO PIT J. Wilson R. Franklin 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-2, Pirates' Craig Hansen facing 1-2-3
b8 10-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL S. Schumaker C. Hansen 0% 100% Walk
b8 10-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Ludwick C. Hansen 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Schumaker to 2B
b8 10-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  STL A. Pujols C. Hansen 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Schumaker to 3B
b8 10-2 1 --3 4,(1-2)  R STL A. Pujols C. Hansen 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Schumaker Scores
Joe Mather pinch runs for Albert Pujols (1B) batting 3rd
b8 11-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ankiel C. Hansen 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Mather to 3B
b8 11-2 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Izturis C. Hansen -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-11, Cardinals' Chris Perez facing 9-1-2
Chris Perez replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 8th
Joe Mather moves from PR to 1B
Steven Pearce pinch hits for Craig Hansen (P) batting 9th
t9 2-11 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT S. Pearce C. Perez 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 2-11 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. Morgan C. Perez 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t9 2-11 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez C. Perez 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 11.

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