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@BAL		7
3
BOS
@CLE		4
8
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@KCR		10
7		 
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LAA
@TBR		5
1
SEA
@TEX		3
7
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@TOR		3
5
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@CHC		6
4
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@CIN		4
12
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@COL		5
7
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@FLA		4
7
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@MIL		4
5
NYM
@PHI		7
10
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@SDP		8
4
PIT
@STL		3
1
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 12:45PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 34,965, Time of Game: 2:50
Pirates
3
4-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
1
2-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  1    3 11  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Tabata LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .364 .871 23 14 0.011 0.60 0.054 -0.044 0.1 1 0 SB
Neil Walker 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .346 1.063 24 14 0.112 0.67 0.154 -0.042 0.6 1 2 HR
Andrew McCutchen CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .389 1.333 23 13 -0.042 0.77 0.022 -0.064 -0.1 6 0 2B,HBP
Lyle Overbay 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .304 .906 24 18 0.047 0.80 0.116 -0.069 0.7 9 1 2B
Pedro Alvarez 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .500 22 12 -0.001 0.74 0.071 -0.072 0.0 0 1 2B
Ryan Doumit C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .267 .646 16 10 0.083 1.03 0.131 -0.048 0.4 5 0 2B,SH
Garrett Jones RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .754 10 5 -0.044 0.93 0.008 -0.052 -0.4 2 0
   Matt Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 1 1 -0.034 0.81 0.000 -0.034 -0.6
   Evan Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Josh Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 14 8 -0.083 1.02 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 1 2
   John Bowker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 4 0 0.004 0.77 0.004 0.000 0.1 IW
   Ronny Cedeno SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Kevin Correia P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 9 7 -0.060 0.81 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 0 0
   Steve Pearce PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.025 0.91 0.000 -0.025 -0.5 1 0
Team Totals 37 3 11 3 2 6 .297 .836 172 104 -0.032 0.80 0.560 -0.593 -1.0 27 7
2B: A McCutchen (2, off J Motte); P Alvarez (1, off T Miller); R Doumit (1, off C Carpenter); L Overbay (2, off J Motte).
HR: N Walker (2, off C Carpenter; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: R Doumit (1, off T Miller).
IBB: J Bowker (1, by J Motte).
HBP: A McCutchen (1, by M Boggs).
TB: N Walker 5; L Overbay 3; P Alvarez 3; A McCutchen 3; R Doumit 2; G Jones; J Tabata.
RBI: R Doumit (1); L Overbay (4); N Walker (8).
2-out RBI: N Walker; L Overbay.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Overbay-J Rodriguez-L Overbay.
Baserunning
SB: J Tabata (2, 2nd base off M Boggs/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Theriot SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .490 20 13 -0.058 1.23 0.020 -0.078 -0.4 1 1
Colby Rasmus CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .879 9 5 -0.118 1.15 0.000 -0.118 -0.8 2 0
Albert Pujols 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 .558 15 7 -0.007 0.88 0.050 -0.057 -0.0 10 2
Lance Berkman RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .791 10 7 -0.096 1.17 0.049 -0.145 -0.5 4 0 2B,GDP
Allen Craig LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .745 12 8 -0.039 0.90 0.031 -0.069 -0.4 1 0 SB
Skip Schumaker 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .318 .711 19 13 0.007 1.16 0.080 -0.073 -0.1 0 5
Yadier Molina C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .167 .433 13 7 -0.040 1.32 0.049 -0.089 0.6 6 0 2B
Daniel Descalso 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .500 10 7 -0.078 1.54 0.056 -0.133 -0.6 1 3 2B
Chris Carpenter P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.067 1.37 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 2 0
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Tallet P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   David Freese PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .301 4 3 -0.036 1.30 0.000 -0.036 -0.2
   Trever Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 2 4 .212 .560 116 73 -0.532 1.18 0.335 -0.865 -3.0 27 12
2B: L Berkman (2, off J Hanrahan); Y Molina (1, off J Hanrahan); D Descalso (1, off K Correia).
TB: Y Molina 2; L Berkman 2; D Descalso 2; S Schumaker 2; A Craig; A Pujols.
GIDP: L Berkman (1).
RBI: Y Molina (3).
2-out RBI: Y Molina.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: A Pujols (1).
Baserunning
SB: A Craig (2, 2nd base off K Correia/R Doumit).

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
Kevin Correia, W (2-0) 7 5 0 0 2 3 0 1.38 27 89 54 31 7 16 9 13 2 0 68 0.417 1.19 3.1
Evan Meek, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.50 3 10 7 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.080 1.08 0.4
Joel Hanrahan, S (4) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.08 5 17 12 9 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.035 1.13 -0.6
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 4 0 1.00 35 116 73 44 10 19 11 18 5 0 68 0 0 0.532 0.80 3.0

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
Chris Carpenter, L (0-1) 6 8 2 1 0 6 1 2.08 26 106 67 34 11 22 9 11 5 0 56 0.008 0.94 0.7
Mitchell Boggs 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.91 4 16 7 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.001 0.68 -0.0
Brian Tallet 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 6 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.031 1.14 0.5
Trever Miller 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.030 0.49 -0.5
Jason Motte 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 8 38 23 15 2 6 2 5 1 0 1 0 0.023 0.45 0.3
Team Totals 9 11 3 2 2 6 1 2.00 41 172 104 57 15 32 15 17 7 0 56 3 0 0.031 1.18 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Boggs (1; A McCutchen).
IBB: J Motte (2; J Bowker).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Kerwin Danley.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 34,965.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 20mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Jose Tabata LF 1 Ryan Theriot SS
2 Neil Walker 2B 2 Colby Rasmus CF
3 Andrew McCutchen CF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Lyle Overbay 1B 4 Lance Berkman RF
5 Pedro Alvarez 3B 5 Allen Craig LF
6 Ryan Doumit C 6 Skip Schumaker 2B
7 Garrett Jones RF 7 Yadier Molina C
8 Josh Rodriguez SS 8 Daniel Descalso 3B
9 Kevin Correia P 9 Chris Carpenter P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R PIT R. Doumit C. Carpenter 13% 66% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Overbay Scores/unER
t5 1-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  R PIT N. Walker C. Carpenter 13% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b4 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL L. Berkman K. Correia 10% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT L. Overbay C. Carpenter 8% 58% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Overbay to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw to 1B)
b7 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Schumaker K. Correia -7% 74% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Schumaker to 1B

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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' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Tabata C. Carpenter -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT N. Walker C. Carpenter 2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen C. Carpenter -3% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT L. Overbay C. Carpenter -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Theriot K. Correia 2% 48% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Rasmus K. Correia 1% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols K. Correia 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT P. Alvarez C. Carpenter 4% 54% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Doumit C. Carpenter -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT G. Jones C. Carpenter -2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B; Alvarez to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Rodriguez C. Carpenter -3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL L. Berkman K. Correia 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Craig K. Correia 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL S. Schumaker K. Correia -1% 48% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL Y. Molina K. Correia -2% 46% Walk; Schumaker to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Descalso K. Correia 4% 50% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Correia C. Carpenter -2% 48% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT J. Tabata C. Carpenter 3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT N. Walker C. Carpenter -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tabata to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen C. Carpenter -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Carpenter K. Correia 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Theriot K. Correia 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Rasmus K. Correia 1% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT L. Overbay C. Carpenter 8% 58% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Overbay to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw to 1B)
t4 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT P. Alvarez C. Carpenter -5% 53% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t4 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R PIT R. Doumit C. Carpenter 13% 66% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Overbay Scores/unER
t4 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Jones C. Carpenter -3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Rodriguez C. Carpenter -3% 59% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Pujols K. Correia -5% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL L. Berkman K. Correia 10% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
b4 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Craig K. Correia -2% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Schumaker K. Correia -1% 61% Craig Steals 2B
b4 0-1 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker K. Correia 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT K. Correia C. Carpenter -2% 63% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Tabata C. Carpenter -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  R PIT N. Walker C. Carpenter 13% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t5 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT A. McCutchen C. Carpenter 1% 75% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t5 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. Overbay C. Carpenter -2% 74% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina K. Correia 3% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL D. Descalso K. Correia -6% 71% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b5 0-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Carpenter K. Correia 4% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Descalso to 3B
b5 0-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  STL R. Theriot K. Correia -2% 73% Walk
b5 0-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Rasmus K. Correia 7% 80% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
t6 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez C. Carpenter -1% 78% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT R. Doumit C. Carpenter -1% 77% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT G. Jones C. Carpenter 1% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Rodriguez C. Carpenter -2% 77% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 3-4-5
b6 0-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL A. Pujols K. Correia 3% 80% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL L. Berkman K. Correia 2% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Craig K. Correia 1% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 9-1-2
Mitchell Boggs replaces Chris Carpenter pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Correia M. Boggs -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Tabata M. Boggs 1% 84% Walk
t7 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT N. Walker M. Boggs 1% 85% Tabata Steals 2B
t7 2-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT N. Walker M. Boggs -2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tabata to 3B
t7 2-0 2 --3 6,(2-2)  PIT A. McCutchen M. Boggs 1% 83% Hit By Pitch
Brian Tallet replaces Mitchell Boggs pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O PIT L. Overbay B. Tallet -3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 6-7-8
b7 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Schumaker K. Correia -7% 74% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Schumaker to 1B
b7 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina K. Correia 6% 80% Popfly: 1B
b7 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL D. Descalso K. Correia 5% 84% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
David Freese pinch hits for Brian Tallet (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese K. Correia 4% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
Trever Miller replaces David Freese (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT P. Alvarez T. Miller 3% 91% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t8 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Doumit T. Miller -0% 91% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Alvarez to 3B
Jason Motte replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
Matt Diaz pinch hits for Garrett Jones (RF) batting 7th
t8 2-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Diaz J. Motte -3% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
John Bowker pinch hits for Josh Rodriguez (SS) batting 8th
t8 2-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Bowker J. Motte 0% 88% Intentional Walk
Steve Pearce pinch hits for Kevin Correia (P) batting 9th
t8 2-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O PIT S. Pearce J. Motte -2% 85% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Evan Meek facing 1-2-3
Evan Meek replaces Matt Diaz (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Ronny Cedeno replaces John Bowker (PH) playing SS batting 8th
Steve Pearce moves from PH to RF
b8 0-2 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL R. Theriot E. Meek 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Rasmus E. Meek 3% 92% Lineout: RF
b8 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols E. Meek 1% 93% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 1-2-3
t9 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Tabata J. Motte -1% 93% Flyball: RF
t9 2-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT N. Walker J. Motte -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT A. McCutchen J. Motte 1% 93% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 2-0 2 -2- 10,(3-2)  R PIT L. Overbay J. Motte 4% 97% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); McCutchen Scores
t9 3-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez J. Motte -0% 97% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Joel Hanrahan facing 4-5-6
Joel Hanrahan replaces Evan Meek pitching and batting 7th
b9 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL L. Berkman J. Hanrahan -5% 92% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b9 0-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Craig J. Hanrahan 4% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 0-3 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Hanrahan 3% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Berkman to 3B
b9 0-3 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R STL Y. Molina J. Hanrahan -3% 96% Double to RF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores
b9 1-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Descalso J. Hanrahan 4% 100% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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