NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED SO TAGUCHI. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 7 PITTSBURGH 3 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.268, 0-FOR-2, BB, SAC)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 14 0 PITTSBURGH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - RYAN FRANKLIN PIT - SALOMON TORRES DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.257, 1-FOR-3, RBI) R PAULINO (.264, 2-FOR-2, BB) S PEARCE (.286, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (7) VS PITTSBURGH (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .311 S Taguchi lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .291 A Pujols 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .330 R Ludwick rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .268 M Cairo 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254 B Barden 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 R Ankiel cf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .293 G Bennett c 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .252 A Wainwright p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 a-S Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 A Miles 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .290 Totals 36 7 14 7 3 3 15 a-grounded to second for A Wainwright in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (38, T Gorzelanny); S Taguchi (15, S Torres). HR - R Ankiel (11, 4th inning off T Gorzelanny 0 on, 1 Out). S - R Ludwick , A Wainwright. RBI - R Ankiel 3 (39), G Bennett (17), D Eckstein (31), S Taguchi (30), A Pujols (103). 2-out RBI - D Eckstein, S Taguchi. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, S Taguchi 1. GIDP - G Bennett, S Schumaker, B Barden. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Ankiel (2nd base, R Paulino). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cairo-A Miles-A Pujols). PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Morgan cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 M Kata 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A LaRoche 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .273 X Nady lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 J Bautista 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 R Paulino c 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .264 S Pearce rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286 J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 T Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .351 S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 6 3 1 3 7 a-struck out looking for R Sanchez in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - N Morgan (3, A Wainwright); A LaRoche (42, A Wainwright); J Bautista (36, A Wainwright). S - M Kata. RBI - A LaRoche (88), J Bautista (63), S Pearce (6). 2-out RBI - J Bautista, S Pearce. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. GIDP - S Pearce. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: E - S Torres (2, catch). Outfield assists - S Pearce (D Eckstein at Home). DP: 3 (J Wilson-M Kata-A LaRoche, C Izturis-M Kata-A LaRoche, J Bautista-M Kata-A LaRoche). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 020 211 001 -- 7 PITTSBURGH - 300 000 00 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era A Wainwright 7 6 3 3 1 2 0 3.70 R Flores 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28 R Franklin 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.71 PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era T Gorzelanny 6 11 6 6 3 1 1 3.88 R Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.09 S Torres 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.47 HBP - A LaRoche (by R Flores). Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 88-61; R Flores 4-2; R Franklin 4-3; T Gorzelanny 90-57; R Sanchez 12-8; S Torres 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 12-7; R Flores 1-1; R Franklin 0-0; T Gorzelanny 10-6; R Sanchez 1-1; S Torres 5-0. Batters faced: A Wainwright 27; R Flores 3; R Franklin 1; T Gorzelanny 30; R Sanchez 3; S Torres 8. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Mike Dimuro. Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE STL: BRIAN FALKENBORG (0-1, 5.19) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 7, PITTSBURGH 3 DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.257, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Falkenborg relieved R Franklin. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 7 PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Bautista (.257, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 14 0 PITTSBURGH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RANDY FLORES (8TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), BRIAN FALKENBORG (9TH) AND GARY BENNETT PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, ROMULO SANCHEZ (7TH), SALOMON TORRES (8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO HOME RUNS: STL - RICK ANKIEL (11) OFF TOM GORZELANNY IN THE 4TH, 0 ON PIT - NONE</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 14 0 PITTSBURGH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RANDY FLORES (8TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), BRIAN FALKENBORG (9TH) AND GARY BENNETT PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, ROMULO SANCHEZ (7TH), SALOMON TORRES (8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO WP - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (14-12) LP - TOM GORZELANNY (14-10) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: STL - RICK ANKIEL (11) OFF TOM GORZELANNY IN THE 4TH, 0 ON PIT - NONE TIME: 2:32 ATT: 35,169 PROBABLES: STL - BRADEN LOOPER (12-12, 4.90) PIT - BRYAN BULLINGTON (0-2, 6.00)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (7) VS PITTSBURGH (3) - FINAL ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .311 S Taguchi lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .291 A Pujols 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .330 R Ludwick rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .268 M Cairo 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254 B Barden 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 R Ankiel cf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .293 G Bennett c 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .252 A Wainwright p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 a-S Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Miles 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .290 Totals 36 7 14 7 3 3 15 a-grounded to second for A Wainwright in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (38, T Gorzelanny); S Taguchi (15, S Torres). HR - R Ankiel (11, 4th inning off T Gorzelanny 0 on, 1 Out). S - R Ludwick , A Wainwright. RBI - R Ankiel 3 (39), G Bennett (17), D Eckstein (31), S Taguchi (30), A Pujols (103). 2-out RBI - D Eckstein, S Taguchi. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, S Taguchi 1. GIDP - G Bennett, S Schumaker, B Barden. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Ankiel (2nd base, R Paulino). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Cairo-A Miles-A Pujols). PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Morgan cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 M Kata 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A LaRoche 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .273 X Nady lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 J Bautista 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .256 R Paulino c 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .263 S Pearce rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .281 J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 T Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .351 S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 6 3 1 5 7 a-struck out looking for R Sanchez in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - N Morgan (3, A Wainwright); A LaRoche (42, A Wainwright); J Bautista (36, A Wainwright). S - M Kata. RBI - A LaRoche (88), J Bautista (63), S Pearce (6). 2-out RBI - J Bautista, S Pearce. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. GIDP - S Pearce. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: E - S Torres (2, catch). Outfield assists - S Pearce (D Eckstein at Home). DP: 3 (J Wilson-M Kata-A LaRoche, C Izturis-M Kata-A LaRoche, J Bautista-M Kata-A LaRoche). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 020 211 001 -- 7 PITTSBURGH - 300 000 000 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era A Wainwright (W, 14-12) 7 6 3 3 1 2 0 3.70 R Flores (H, 15) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28 R Franklin (H, 25) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.71 B Falkenborg 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91 PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era T Gorzelanny (L, 14-10) 6 11 6 6 3 1 1 3.88 R Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.09 S Torres 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.47 HBP - A LaRoche (by R Flores). Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 88-61; R Flores 4-2; R Franklin 4-3; B Falkenborg 11-9; T Gorzelanny 90-57; R Sanchez 12-8; S Torres 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 12-7; R Flores 1-1; R Franklin 0-0; B Falkenborg 1-0; T Gorzelanny 10-6; R Sanchez 1-1; S Torres 5-0. Batters faced: A Wainwright 27; R Flores 3; R Franklin 1; B Falkenborg 3; T Gorzelanny 30; R Sanchez 3; S Torres 8. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Mike Dimuro. T--2:32. Att--35,169. Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS (7) AT PITTSBURGH (3) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan doubled to deep right. M Kata sacrificed to third, N Morgan to third. A LaRoche hit a ground rule double to left, N Morgan scored. X Nady flied out to right, A LaRoche to third. J Bautista doubled to left, A LaRoche scored. R Paulino walked. S Pearce singled to left, J Bautista scored, R Paulino to second. J Wilson flied out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 2ND: R Ludwick walked. M Cairo singled to right, R Ludwick to third. R Ankiel singled to right, R Ludwick scored, M Cairo to third. G Bennett reached on infield single to third, M Cairo scored, R Ankiel to second. R Ankiel picked off second. A Wainwright struck out looking. A Miles grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 4TH: M Cairo grounded out to third. R Ankiel homered to right. G Bennett singled to left. A Wainwright sacrificed to pitcher, G Bennett to second. A Miles walked. D Eckstein singled to center, G Bennett scored, A Miles to second. S Taguchi flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 5TH: A Pujols doubled to deep left. R Ludwick sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, A Pujols to third. M Cairo grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Ludwick out at second. R Ankiel singled to left, A Pujols scored, M Cairo to second. G Bennett grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Ankiel out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 6TH: A Wainwright flied out to right. A Miles walked. D Eckstein grounded out to third, A Miles to second. S Taguchi singled to center, A Miles scored. C Izturis at shortstop. A Pujols flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 9TH: S Taguchi doubled to right. A Pujols singled to center, S Taguchi scored. R Ludwick struck out swinging. B Barden grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Pujols out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, PITTSBURGH 3.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS (7) AT PITTSBURGH (3) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, S Taguchi LF, A Pujols 1B, R Ludwick RF, M Cairo 3B, R Ankiel CF, G Bennett C, A Miles 2B, A Wainwright RHP. Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N Morgan CF, M Kata 2B, A LaRoche 1B, X Nady LF, J Bautista 3B, R Paulino C, S Pearce RF, J Wilson SS, T Gorzelanny LHP. Umpires -- Gerry Davis (HP), Brian Gorman (1B), Paul Nauert (2B), Mike Dimuro (3B). Gametime Weather: 67 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 1 mph. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein flied out to left. S Taguchi grounded out to shortstop. A Pujols flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PITTSBURGH 0. PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan doubled to deep right. M Kata sacrificed to third, N Morgan to third. A LaRoche hit a ground rule double to left, N Morgan scored. X Nady flied out to right, A LaRoche to third. J Bautista doubled to left, A LaRoche scored. R Paulino walked. S Pearce singled to left, J Bautista scored, R Paulino to second. J Wilson flied out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 2ND: R Ludwick walked. M Cairo singled to right, R Ludwick to third. R Ankiel singled to right, R Ludwick scored, M Cairo to third. G Bennett reached on infield single to third, M Cairo scored, R Ankiel to second. R Ankiel picked off second. A Wainwright struck out looking. A Miles grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, PITTSBURGH 3. PITTSBURGH 2ND: T Gorzelanny grounded out to shortstop. N Morgan grounded out to shortstop. M Kata grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 3RD: D Eckstein singled to center. S Taguchi grounded out to second, D Eckstein to second. A Pujols singled to right, D Eckstein out at home, A Pujols to second advancing on throw. R Ludwick flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, PITTSBURGH 3. PITTSBURGH 3RD: A LaRoche grounded out to second. X Nady grounded out to third. J Bautista grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 4TH: M Cairo grounded out to third. R Ankiel homered to right. G Bennett singled to left. A Wainwright sacrificed to pitcher, G Bennett to second. A Miles walked. D Eckstein singled to center, G Bennett scored, A Miles to second. S Taguchi flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PITTSBURGH 3. PITTSBURGH 4TH: R Paulino singled to center. S Pearce grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Paulino out at second. J Wilson grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 5TH: A Pujols doubled to deep left. R Ludwick sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, A Pujols to third. M Cairo grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Ludwick out at second. R Ankiel singled to left, A Pujols scored, M Cairo to second. G Bennett grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Ankiel out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, PITTSBURGH 3. PITTSBURGH 5TH: B Barden at third base. T Gorzelanny flied out to right. N Morgan fouled out to third. M Kata grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 6TH: A Wainwright flied out to right. A Miles walked. D Eckstein grounded out to third, A Miles to second. S Taguchi singled to center, A Miles scored. C Izturis at shortstop. A Pujols flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 3. PITTSBURGH 6TH: A LaRoche struck out swinging. X Nady grounded out to shortstop. J Bautista flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 7TH: R Sanchez relieved T Gorzelanny. R Ludwick flied out to left. B Barden struck out looking. R Ankiel grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 3. PITTSBURGH 7TH: R Paulino singled to center. S Pearce flied out to center. C Izturis flied out to left. J Phelps hit for R Sanchez. J Phelps struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 8TH: S Torres relieved R Sanchez. G Bennett singled to right center. S Schumaker hit for A Wainwright. S Schumaker grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, G Bennett out at second. A Miles safe at first on error by pitcher S Torres. D Eckstein grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 3. PITTSBURGH 8TH: R Flores relieved A Wainwright. N Morgan bunt grounded out to catcher. M Kata popped out to third. A LaRoche hit by pitch. R Franklin relieved R Flores. X Nady struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 3. ST LOUIS 9TH: S Taguchi doubled to right. A Pujols singled to center, S Taguchi scored. R Ludwick struck out swinging. B Barden grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Pujols out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, PITTSBURGH 3. PITTSBURGH 9TH: B Falkenborg relieved R Franklin. J Bautista grounded out to shortstop. R Paulino struck out swinging. S Pearce struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, PITTSBURGH 3.</div>
Wainwright shakes off slow start, beats Pirates <h3>ST LOUIS 7, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>By Brad Everett PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - Spotting the Pittsburgh Pirates afirst-inning lead wasn't quite how St. Louis Cardinals pitcherAdam Wainwright wanted to end his season. But what Wainwrightdid the rest of the way was exactly what he had in mind. Wainwright rebounded from a three-run opening frame to pitchseven strong innings, leading the Cardinals to a 7-3 victoryover the Pirates at PNC Park. It was the fourth win in a row for the Cardinals, who have takenthe first two games of this season-ending series and havedefeated the Pirates in 11 of 17 meetings this season. The Pirates wasted little time in getting to Wainwright,touching the righthander for three runs. Nyjer Morgan led off with a double, and one batter later AdamLaRoche brought him home with a double of his own. JoseBautista then doubled home LaRoche one out later, and Bautistascored on Steve Pearce's RBI single for a 3-0 lead. Wainwright, a converted closer, calmed down quickly and foundhis groove, facing the minimum over the next five innings. Winless in his past four starts, Wainwright (14-12) didn't allowa run the rest of the way. He allowed six hits and three runswith two strikeouts and one walk. Trailing, 3-2, in the fourth inning, the Cardinals tied the gameon a leadoff home run by Rick Ankiel - his 11th of the season.After St. Louis put runners on second and third, an RBI singlefrom David Eckstein gave the Cardinals a 4-3 lead they would notrelinquish. Ankiel drove in three runs while Albert Pujols and Gary Bennetthad three hits for St. Louis, which may have a new manager nextseason. Tony La Russa is in the final year of his contract andis unsure if he wants to return. The Cardinals got their sixth run courtesy of a scary collisionbetween Pirates infielders Jack Wilson and Matt Kata, whocollided just behind second base attempting to corral SoTaguchi's ground ball which scored Aaron Miles. Wilson stayed down for about 10 minutes before sitting up on hisown power, but he left the game and was taken to AlleghenyGeneral Hospital for evaluation of an apparent head injury. It was a tough start for Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny(14-10), who was attempting to become the first Pirates pitchersince Todd Ritchie in 1999 to win 15 games. The lefthander gave up six runs on 11 hits in six innings,losing his third consecutive start.
Wainwright shakes off slow start, beats Pirates <h3>ST LOUIS 7, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>By Brad Everett PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - Spotting the Pittsburgh Pirates afirst-inning lead wasn't quite how St. Louis Cardinals pitcherAdam Wainwright wanted to end his season. But what Wainwrightdid the rest of the way was exactly what he had in mind. Wainwright rebounded from a three-run opening frame to pitchseven strong innings, leading the Cardinals to a 7-3 victoryover the Pirates at PNC Park. "I wasn't sharp that inning, but I knew what I had to do to makethe adjustments," Wainwright said. "I know what I was doingwrong. I made some bad pitches, but that was because ofmechanical flaws and I adjusted." It was the fourth win in a row for the Cardinals, who have takenthe first two games of this season-ending series and havedefeated the Pirates in 11 of 17 meetings this season. The Pirates wasted little time in getting to Wainwright,touching the righthander for three runs. Nyjer Morgan led off with a double, and one batter later AdamLaRoche brought him home with a double of his own. JoseBautista then doubled home LaRoche one out later, and Bautistascored on Steve Pearce's RBI single for a 3-0 lead. Wainwright, a converted closer, calmed down quickly and foundhis groove, facing the minimum over the next five innings. Winless in his past four starts, Wainwright (14-12) didn't allowa run the rest of the way. He allowed six hits and three runswith two strikeouts and one walk. "I thought he was amped and strong," Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa said. "His ball had a lot of life early. He just startedkeeping his delivery good and making pitches." Trailing, 3-2, in the fourth inning, the Cardinals tied the gameon a leadoff home run by Rick Ankiel - his 11th of the season.After St. Louis put runners on second and third, an RBI singlefrom David Eckstein gave the Cardinals a 4-3 lead they would notrelinquish. "It feels good," Ankiel said of his success against Piratesstarter Tom Gorzelanny. "That guy's pretty good against leftiesall year and I just went out there and had a good night." Ankiel drove in three runs while Albert Pujols and Gary Bennetthad three hits for St. Louis, which may have a new manager nextseason. La Russa is in the final year of his contract and isunsure if he wants to return. The Cardinals got their sixth run courtesy of a scary collisionbetween Pirates infielders Jack Wilson and Matt Kata, whocollided just behind second base attempting to corral SoTaguchi's ground ball which scored Aaron Miles. Wilson stayed down for about 10 minutes before sitting up on hisown power, but he left the game and was taken to AlleghenyGeneral Hospital for evaluation of an apparent head injury. Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said afterward thatWilson was awake in the ambulance. "You don't like to see that either, not this late in theseason," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said. "It looked to me likea head-to-head job." It was a tough start for Gorzelanny (14-10), who was attemptingto become the first Pirates pitcher since Todd Ritchie in 1999to win 15 games. The lefthander gave up six runs on 11 hits in six innings,losing his third consecutive start. "I guess you can say it was a good year," Gorzelanny said. "Butit's just the way I ended up is not the way I wanted it to go.I want to contribute, and going out there and having three poorperformances to end the season is just not good."
