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CLE
@BAL		11
5
KCR
@MIN		2
7
KCR
@MIN		1
5
CHW
@NYY		0
4
BOS
@SEA		2
3		 
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@TBR		6
2
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@TEX		2
7
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@TOR		2
11
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@ATL		5
7
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@CHC		2
3
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@COL		8
4
NYM
@LAD		5
0
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@MIA		2
3
ARI
@MIL		2
10
CIN
@SFG		2
1
PIT
@STL		7
3
Saturday, June 30, 2012, 1:17PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 37,162, Time of Game: 3:04
Pirates
7
42-35
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Cardinals
3
40-38
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Jeff Karstens (1-2)
L: Lance Lynn (10-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         4  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  1    7  8  0
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  6  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Presley LF-CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .236 .652 18 11 -0.033 0.40 0.019 -0.052 0.1 1 0 SB
Jose Tabata RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .640 19 12 0.014 0.38 0.047 -0.033 -0.1 2 0 2B,SH
Andrew McCutchen CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .346 .993 18 12 -0.010 0.45 0.026 -0.036 -0.2 3 0
   Drew Sutton LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .279 .710 4 2 0.009 0.22 0.009 0.000 0.6 0 0
Garrett Jones 1B 2 2 1 0 1 1 .258 .775 11 6 0.025 0.77 0.038 -0.013 0.1 2 1
   Casey McGehee PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .690 8 4 -0.004 0.07 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 5 0
Neil Walker 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .269 .700 24 15 0.110 0.77 0.126 -0.016 1.1 2 4 2B
Pedro Alvarez 3B 3 1 1 4 1 1 .226 .773 19 9 0.291 1.03 0.303 -0.012 3.1 0 5 HR,IW
Clint Barmes SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .198 .526 10 8 -0.006 0.54 0.015 -0.021 -0.1 2 1 HBP
Michael McKenry C 4 0 1 0 0 3 .241 .798 15 11 0.003 0.40 0.032 -0.029 -0.6 8 0 2B
Jeff Karstens P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 12 10 -0.039 0.49 0.000 -0.039 -0.7 1 0
   Brad Lincoln PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 3 3 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
   Tony Watson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jared Hughes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 35 7 8 7 4 11 .229 .725 161 103 0.357 0.52 0.615 -0.258 2.8 27 11
2B: J Tabata (13, off L Lynn); M McKenry (5, off L Lynn); N Walker (15, off L Lynn).
HR: P Alvarez (15, off L Lynn; 1st inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: J Tabata (5, off V Marte).
IBB: P Alvarez (3, by L Lynn).
HBP: C Barmes (4, by M Cleto).
TB: P Alvarez 4; J Tabata 2; M McKenry 2; N Walker 2; A McCutchen 2; A Presley; G Jones.
RBI: P Alvarez 4 (44); C Barmes (18); D Sutton (9); N Walker (34).
2-out RBI: P Alvarez 4.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: A Presley (8, 2nd base off L Lynn/T Cruz).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .291 .770 10 5 -0.004 0.72 0.025 -0.029 -0.1 2 3
   Tyler Greene PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .666 3 1 -0.014 0.54 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 1 0
Jon Jay CF 4 2 1 1 0 0 .321 .775 17 11 0.004 0.69 0.029 -0.026 0.4 1 0 2B,2·SB
Matt Holliday LF 3 0 2 1 1 1 .307 .889 23 12 0.103 0.69 0.123 -0.020 1.1 1 0
Carlos Beltran RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .310 .972 16 9 -0.042 0.81 0.029 -0.071 0.2 1 0 2B
Allen Craig 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .319 .996 10 6 -0.015 0.90 0.048 -0.064 -0.4 10 0
David Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .812 13 9 -0.080 0.84 0.000 -0.080 -0.9 0 3
Daniel Descalso SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .225 .659 16 12 -0.063 0.65 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 0 4
Tony Cruz C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .196 .500 12 9 0.010 0.54 0.048 -0.038 0.2 11 0 2B
Lance Lynn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 2 2 -0.018 1.14 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Shane Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .625 1 1 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
   Barret Browning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .858 5 4 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
   Maikel Cleto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Victor Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 2 8 .188 .517 128 81 -0.142 0.72 0.302 -0.446 -1.2 27 11
2B: C Beltran (10, off T Watson); T Cruz (3, off J Karstens); J Jay (3, off T Watson).
SH: L Lynn (5, off J Karstens).
TB: M Holliday 2; C Beltran 2; T Cruz 2; J Jay 2; A Craig.
RBI: J Jay (10); C Beltran (61); M Holliday (48).
2-out RBI: C Beltran; M Holliday.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: J Jay 2 (6, 3rd base off T Watson/M McKenry, 2nd base off J Karstens/M McKenry).

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
Jeff Karstens, W (1-2) 7 4 2 2 2 7 0 5.25 27 95 62 33 11 18 8 10 1 0 66 0.119 0.80 1.3
Tony Watson 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.96 4 20 12 9 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.017 0.51 -0.8
Jared Hughes, S (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.31 4 13 7 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.040 0.37 0.8
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 8 0 3.00 35 128 81 47 12 22 14 11 1 0 66 1 0 0.142 0.52 1.2

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
Lance Lynn, L (10-4) 5 7 6 6 4 6 1 3.62 26 109 66 33 12 21 8 8 3 0 31 -0.373 0.76 -3.7
Barret Browning 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 6 20 15 8 1 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.023 0.15 0.9
Maikel Cleto 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.50 4 12 10 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.12 0.5
Victor Marte 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.82 5 20 12 9 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 -0.014 0.12 -0.5
Team Totals 9 8 7 7 4 11 1 7.00 41 161 103 53 17 33 16 9 3 0 31 0 0 -0.357 0.72 -2.8
Balks: None.
WP: V Marte (1).
HBP: M Cleto (1; C Barmes).
IBB: L Lynn (2; P Alvarez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - D.J. Reyburn, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Ron Kulpa.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 37,162.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 99° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Alex Presley LF 1 Skip Schumaker 2B
2 Jose Tabata RF 2 Jon Jay CF
3 Andrew McCutchen CF 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 Garrett Jones 1B 4 Carlos Beltran RF
5 Neil Walker 2B 5 Allen Craig 1B
6 Pedro Alvarez 3B 6 David Freese 3B
7 Clint Barmes SS 7 Daniel Descalso SS
8 Michael McKenry C 8 Tony Cruz C
9 Jeff Karstens P 9 Lance Lynn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  RRRR PIT P. Alvarez L. Lynn 30% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McCutchen Scores; Jones Scores; Walker Scores
t5 4-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT N. Walker L. Lynn 10% 89% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Tabata Scores; Jones to 3B
b3 1-4 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  R STL M. Holliday J. Karstens -8% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jay Scores
b4 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Craig J. Karstens -5% 66% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b3 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Cruz J. Karstens -5% 81% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

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' Lance Lynn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Presley L. Lynn -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Tabata L. Lynn -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  PIT A. McCutchen L. Lynn 1% 48% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT G. Jones L. Lynn 3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McCutchen to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  PIT N. Walker L. Lynn 2% 53% Walk; Jones to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  RRRR PIT P. Alvarez L. Lynn 30% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McCutchen Scores; Jones Scores; Walker Scores
t1 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Barmes L. Lynn -0% 82% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Karstens 2% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Jay J. Karstens 1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Holliday J. Karstens -1% 84% Walk
b1 0-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. Karstens 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 8-9-1
t2 4-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT M. McKenry L. Lynn -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t2 4-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Karstens L. Lynn -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
t2 4-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Presley L. Lynn 1% 85% Walk
t2 4-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Tabata L. Lynn 0% 85% Presley Steals 2B
t2 4-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Tabata L. Lynn -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 5-6-7
b2 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Craig J. Karstens 2% 85% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Karstens 1% 87% Flyball: RF
b2 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Karstens 1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 3-4-5
t3 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. McCutchen L. Lynn 1% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 4-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT G. Jones L. Lynn -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. Walker L. Lynn -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez L. Lynn -1% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Cruz J. Karstens -5% 81% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b3 0-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL L. Lynn J. Karstens 2% 82% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Cruz to 3B
b3 0-4 1 --3 4,(3-0)  STL S. Schumaker J. Karstens -2% 80% Walk
b3 0-4 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO STL J. Jay J. Karstens 1% 81% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cruz Scores; Jay to 1B
b3 1-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Holliday J. Karstens -1% 80% Jay Steals 2B
b3 1-4 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  R STL M. Holliday J. Karstens -8% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jay Scores
b3 2-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Beltran J. Karstens 3% 74% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 7-8-9
t4 4-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Barmes L. Lynn -2% 73% Popfly: 2B
t4 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT M. McKenry L. Lynn 3% 76% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t4 4-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Karstens L. Lynn -3% 73% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Presley L. Lynn -3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 5-6-7
b4 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Craig J. Karstens -5% 66% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b4 2-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Freese J. Karstens 4% 70% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Freese to 1B
b4 2-4 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Karstens 4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-4 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Cruz J. Karstens 3% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 2-3-4
t5 4-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT J. Tabata L. Lynn 5% 81% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t5 4-2 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen L. Lynn -3% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 4-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT G. Jones L. Lynn 1% 79% Walk
t5 4-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT N. Walker L. Lynn 10% 89% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Tabata Scores; Jones to 3B
t5 5-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  PIT P. Alvarez L. Lynn 0% 90% Intentional Walk
t5 5-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO PIT C. Barmes L. Lynn 1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Jones Scores; Walker to 3B; Barmes to 1B
t5 6-2 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O PIT M. McKenry L. Lynn -2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 9-1-2
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Lance Lynn (P) batting 9th
b5 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Robinson J. Karstens 2% 91% Flyball: RF
b5 2-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Karstens 1% 92% Flyball: LF
b5 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Jay J. Karstens 1% 93% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' Barret Browning facing 9-1-2
Barret Browning replaces Shane Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Karstens B. Browning -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 6-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Presley B. Browning -0% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Tabata B. Browning -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 3-4-5
b6 2-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL M. Holliday J. Karstens -3% 88% Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b6 2-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Beltran J. Karstens 3% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 2-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Craig J. Karstens 2% 93% Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
b6 2-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Karstens 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' Barret Browning facing 3-4-5
t7 6-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen B. Browning -0% 94% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
Casey McGehee pinch hits for Garrett Jones (1B) batting 4th
t7 6-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT C. McGehee B. Browning -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t7 6-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. Walker B. Browning -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 7-8-9
Casey McGehee moves from PH to 1B
Drew Sutton replaces Andrew McCutchen (CF) playing LF batting 3rd
Alex Presley moves from LF to CF
b7 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Karstens 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Cruz J. Karstens 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Matt Carpenter pinch hits for Barret Browning (P) batting 9th
b7 2-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Karstens 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cardinals' Maikel Cleto facing 6-7-8
Maikel Cleto replaces Matt Carpenter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez M. Cleto -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT C. Barmes M. Cleto 0% 97% Hit By Pitch
t8 6-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT M. McKenry M. Cleto -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
Brad Lincoln pinch hits for Jeff Karstens (P) batting 9th
t8 6-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Lincoln M. Cleto -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Tony Watson facing 1-2-3
Tony Watson replaces Brad Lincoln (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tyler Greene pinch hits for Skip Schumaker (2B) batting 1st
b8 2-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL T. Greene T. Watson 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 2-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL J. Jay T. Watson -2% 96% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 2-6 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL M. Holliday T. Watson 2% 97% Strikeout Swinging, Jay Steals 3B
b8 2-6 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R STL C. Beltran T. Watson -3% 95% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jay Scores
Jared Hughes replaces Tony Watson pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-6 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Craig J. Hughes 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Victor Marte facing 1-2-3
Victor Marte replaces Maikel Cleto pitching and batting 9th
Tyler Greene moves from PH to 2B
t9 6-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Presley V. Marte 0% 97% Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
t9 6-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Tabata V. Marte 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Presley to 2B
t9 6-3 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Tabata V. Marte -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Presley to 3B
t9 6-3 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R PIT D. Sutton V. Marte 1% 99% Fielder's Choice SS; Presley Scores; Sutton to 1B
t9 7-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT C. McGehee V. Marte -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Sutton to 2B
t9 7-3 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  O PIT N. Walker V. Marte -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Pirates' Jared Hughes facing 6-7-8
b9 3-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Freese J. Hughes 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Descalso J. Hughes 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
b9 3-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Cruz J. Hughes 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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.

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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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