GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (19-25) at ST LOUIS (17-25)

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Taguchi hit for K Wells.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Taguchi (.227, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: JONAH BAYLISS (3-2, 5.84) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 4

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: A PUJOLS (.278, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Bayliss relieved D Marte.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Pujols (.278, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
ST LOUIS 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 1 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - JONAH BAYLISS
STL - KIP WELLS (OUT)

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C DUFFY (.222, 1-FOR-3)
F SANCHEZ (.288, 1-FOR-3)
A LAROCHE (.189, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS ST LOUIS (4) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
C Duffy cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222
F Sanchez 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .288
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .189
J Bay lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .283
R Doumit c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .345
X Nady rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
a-N McLouth ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Bayliss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 25 2 5 2 1 4 11

a-grounded to first for I Snell in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (10, K Wells); J Bautista (13, K Wells). S - J Wilson. SF -
J Bay. RBI - A LaRoche (21), J Bay (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - X Nady 1, J Bay 1, J Bautista 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Duffy (9, 2nd base off K Wells/G Bennett).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .270
C Duncan lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .295
A Pujols 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286
S Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .216
J Edmonds cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222
G Bennett c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
A Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
K Wells p 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294
a-S Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 28 4 7 4 2 3 9

a-grounded to third for K Wells in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (8, I Snell). HR - D Eckstein (1, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (2, 2nd inning off I Snell 0 on, 0 Out), C Duncan (9,
5th inning off I Snell 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Eckstein (7), J Edmonds (12), C
Duncan 2 (20). 2-out RBI - C Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- S Rolen 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - A Kennedy (3, ground ball).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 002 0 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 110 020 0 -- 4
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 6 7 4 4 1 2 3 3.06
D Marte 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.59
J Bayliss 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.76

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 7 5 2 1 1 4 0 6.10

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 88-59; D Marte 12-5; J Bayliss 2-1; K Wells 103-65.
Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 7-9; D Marte 1-0; J Bayliss 0-1; K Wells 6-12.
Batters faced: I Snell 26; D Marte 3; J Bayliss 1; K Wells 28.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: RANDY FLORES (1-0, 2.30) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 4

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C DUFFY (.222, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Flores relieved K Wells.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
ST LOUIS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Duffy (.222, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Taguchi in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
ST LOUIS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Duffy (.222, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED CHRIS DUFFY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
ST LOUIS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.283, 1-FOR-2, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (1-0, 1.69) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3, ST LOUIS 4

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.283, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved R Flores.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
ST LOUIS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Bay (.283, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 7 0
ST LOUIS 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - JONAH BAYLISS
STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.286, 1-FOR-3)
S ROLEN (.216, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J EDMONDS (.222, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS ST LOUIS (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
C Duffy cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .227
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .195
J Bay lf 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 .283
R Doumit c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .341
X Nady rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .280
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
a-N McLouth ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Bayliss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 3 7 3 2 6 16

a-grounded to first for I Snell in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (10, K Wells); J Bautista (13, K Wells); A LaRoche (9, R
Flores). 3B - C Duffy (2, R Flores). S - J Wilson. SF - J Bay. RBI - A LaRoche
2 (22), J Bay (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 2, J Bay
1, J Bautista 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Duffy (9, 2nd base off K Wells/G Bennett).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .270
C Duncan lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .295
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pujols 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286
S Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .216
J Edmonds cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222
G Bennett c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
A Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
K Wells p 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294
a-S Taguchi ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 28 4 7 4 2 3 9

a-grounded to third for K Wells in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (8, I Snell). HR - D Eckstein (1, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (2, 2nd inning off I Snell 0 on, 0 Out), C Duncan (9,
5th inning off I Snell 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Eckstein (7), J Edmonds (12), C
Duncan 2 (20). 2-out RBI - C Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- S Rolen 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - A Kennedy (3, ground ball).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 002 01 -- 3
ST LOUIS - 110 020 0 -- 4
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 6 7 4 4 1 2 3 3.06
D Marte 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.59
J Bayliss 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.76

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 7 5 2 1 1 4 0 6.10
R Flores 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.81
J Isringhausen 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.62

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 88-59; D Marte 12-5; J Bayliss 2-1; K Wells 103-65;
R Flores 12-7; J Isringhausen 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 7-9; D
Marte 1-0; J Bayliss 0-1; K Wells 6-12; R Flores 1-0; J Isringhausen 0-0.
Batters faced: I Snell 26; D Marte 3; J Bayliss 1; K Wells 28; R Flores 3; J
Isringhausen 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: MATT CAPPS (2-2, 3.00) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3, ST LOUIS 4

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.286, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Capps relieved J Bayliss.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Encarnacion (.286, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Spiezio hit for G Bennett.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J EDMONDS ON FIRST, J ENCARNACION ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Spiezio (.276, 0 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SCOTT SPIEZIO SCORED JUAN ENCARNACION.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S SPIEZIO ON FIRST, J EDMONDS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.233, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 7 0
ST LOUIS 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 9 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT CAPPS
STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.252, 0-FOR-2, SAC)
M CAPPS (1.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.267, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS ST LOUIS (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
C Duffy cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .227
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .195
J Bay lf 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 .283
R Doumit c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .341
X Nady rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .280
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
a-N McLouth ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Bayliss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 30 3 7 3 2 6 16

a-grounded to first for I Snell in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (10, K Wells); J Bautista (13, K Wells); A LaRoche (9, R
Flores). 3B - C Duffy (2, R Flores). S - J Wilson. SF - J Bay. RBI - A LaRoche
2 (22), J Bay (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 2, J Bay
1, J Bautista 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Duffy (9, 2nd base off K Wells/G Bennett).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Bay (J Edmonds at Home). DP: 1 (J Bay-R
Doumit).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .270
C Duncan lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .295
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pujols 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276
J Encarnacion rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .310
S Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .215
J Edmonds cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .222
G Bennett c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
b-S Spiezio ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
A Kennedy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
K Wells p 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294
a-S Taguchi ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 32 5 9 5 3 4 12

a-grounded to third for K Wells in the 7th; b-singled to right center for G
Bennett in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (8, I Snell); J Encarnacion (1, M Capps). HR - D
Eckstein (1, 1st inning off I Snell 0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (2, 2nd inning off
I Snell 0 on, 0 Out), C Duncan (9, 5th inning off I Snell 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (7), J Edmonds (12), C Duncan 2 (20), S Spiezio (13). 2-out RBI - C
Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - A Kennedy (3, ground ball).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 002 01 -- 3
ST LOUIS - 110 020 01 -- 5
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 6 7 4 4 1 2 3 3.06
D Marte 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.59
J Bayliss 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.76
M Capps 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.24

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 7 5 2 1 1 4 0 6.10
R Flores 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.81
J Isringhausen 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.62

IBB - J Edmonds (by M Capps). Pitches-strikes: I Snell 88-59; D Marte 12-5; J
Bayliss 2-1; M Capps 17-9; K Wells 103-65; R Flores 12-7; J Isringhausen 13-7.
Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 7-9; D Marte 1-0; J Bayliss 0-1; M Capps 0-1; K
Wells 6-12; R Flores 1-0; J Isringhausen 0-0. Batters faced: I Snell 26; D
Marte 3; J Bayliss 1; M Capps 5; K Wells 28; R Flores 3; J Isringhausen 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Molina catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
ST LOUIS 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Wilson (.252, 0-FOR-2)</div>