NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (11) VS ST LOUIS (0) - FINAL PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Morgan cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .444 J Bautista 3b 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .258 F Sanchez 2b 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .318 J Phelps 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .397 X Nady rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 N McLouth pr-rf-lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247 J Bay lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .253 M Kata 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 S Pearce 1b-rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300 R Paulino c 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .248 C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 J Wilson ss 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 .275 I Snell p 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .104 J Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 11 16 11 4 4 15 a-grounded to shortstop for J Perez in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - R Paulino 2 (23, K Wells, A Cavazos); F Sanchez 2 (41, K Wells, A Cavazos); J Wilson (22, K Jimenez). 3B - S Pearce (1, A Cavazos). HR - J Bautista (14, 1st inning off K Wells 0 on, 1 Out), J Wilson (8, 5th inning off A Cavazos 1 on, 1 Out). S - N Morgan. SF - J Bautista. RBI - J Bautista 2 (55), R Paulino 2 (43), J Wilson 3 (43), F Sanchez 2 (71), I Snell (2), S Pearce (1). 2-out RBI - F Sanchez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Sanchez 1, I Snell 1, J Bay 2, S Pearce 1. GIDP - X Nady, J Phelps. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - J Bay (4, 2nd base off K Wells/Y Molina). FIELDING: DP: 4 (J Wilson-S Pearce, F Sanchez-J Wilson-S Pearce, J Wilson-F Sanchez-S Pearce, M Kata-J Phelps). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 a-R Branyan ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 R Ankiel rf-cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .343 A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .317 R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .249 S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 C Duncan lf-1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 K Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 A Miles 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 b-M Cairo ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 K Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G Bennett c 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .229 B Ryan 3b-ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 c-S Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Totals 29 0 6 0 6 6 16 a-singled to right center for D Eckstein in the 5th; b-popped out to second for A Miles in the 6th; c-lined out to second for B Ryan in the 9th. BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 2. GIDP - J Edmonds, A Pujols, A Miles. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - D Eckstein (9, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino). FIELDING: E - J Edmonds (4, throw). Outfield assists - R Ankiel (N Morgan at 2nd base). DP: 3 (A Miles-D Eckstein-A Pujols, R Branyan-M Cairo-C Duncan, R Branyan-C Duncan). ---------------------------------------------------- PITTSBURGH - 121 250 000 -- 11 ST LOUIS - 000 000 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era I Snell (W, 9-11) 7 5 0 0 5 4 0 4.01 J Perez 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.26 R Sanchez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.35 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era K Wells (L, 6-16) 3 1/3 10 6 6 0 2 1 5.75 A Cavazos 1 1/3 5 5 5 2 1 1 8.64 K Jimenez 4 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 8.18 HBP - J Bay (by K Wells); Y Molina (by I Snell); X Nady (by A Cavazos). Pitches-strikes: I Snell 99-54; J Perez 10-8; R Sanchez 11-5; K Wells 63-42; A Cavazos 46-24; K Jimenez 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 11-6; J Perez 0-1; R Sanchez 0-2; K Wells 6-1; A Cavazos 0-3; K Jimenez 7-4. Batters faced: I Snell 29; J Perez 4; R Sanchez 3; K Wells 19; A Cavazos 12; K Jimenez 14. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Brian Knight. T--2:50. Att--42,238. Weather: 91 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>
NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PITTSBURGH (11) AT ST LOUIS (0) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan grounded out to second. J Bautista homered to left. F Sanchez singled to center. X Nady grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, F Sanchez out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay hit by pitch. S Pearce struck out swinging, J Bay stole second. R Paulino doubled to deep center, J Bay scored. J Wilson singled to right, R Paulino scored. I Snell struck out looking. N Morgan singled to right, J Wilson to third, N Morgan out stretching at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Bautista singled to right. F Sanchez doubled to deep left center, J Bautista scored. X Nady grounded out to shortstop. J Bay fouled out to catcher. S Pearce grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 4, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 4TH: R Paulino singled to center. J Wilson singled to left, R Paulino to second. I Snell singled to center, R Paulino scored, J Wilson to second. N Morgan sacrificed to catcher, J Wilson to third, I Snell to second. A Cavazos relieved K Wells. J Bautista hit sacrifice fly to center, J Wilson scored, I Snell to third on throwing error by center fielder J Edmonds. F Sanchez lined out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 6, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 5TH: X Nady hit by pitch. N McLouth ran for X Nady. J Bay fouled out to catcher. S Pearce tripled to deep right, N McLouth scored. R Paulino doubled to left center, S Pearce scored. J Wilson homered to left, R Paulino scored. I Snell struck out swinging. N Morgan singled to left. J Bautista walked, N Morgan to second. F Sanchez doubled to deep left, N Morgan scored, J Bautista to third. N McLouth walked. K Jimenez relieved A Cavazos. G Bennett catching. J Bay grounded out to third. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0.</div>
NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PITTSBURGH (11) AT ST LOUIS (0) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N Morgan CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B, X Nady RF, J Bay LF, S Pearce 1B, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, I Snell RHP. St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, R Ankiel RF, A Pujols 1B, J Edmonds CF, C Duncan LF, Y Molina C, A Miles 2B, B Ryan 3B, K Wells RHP. Umpires -- Mike Winters (HP), Bruce Froemming (1B), Mark Wegner (2B), Brian Knight (3B). Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Sunny, wind out to center at 1 mph. PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan grounded out to second. J Bautista homered to left. F Sanchez singled to center. X Nady grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, F Sanchez out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to left. R Ankiel popped out to shortstop. D Eckstein stole second. A Pujols walked. J Edmonds grounded into double play, shortstop to first, A Pujols out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay hit by pitch. S Pearce struck out swinging, J Bay stole second. R Paulino doubled to deep center, J Bay scored. J Wilson singled to right, R Paulino scored. I Snell struck out looking. N Morgan singled to right, J Wilson to third, N Morgan out stretching at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 2ND: C Duncan lined out to right. Y Molina lined out to right. A Miles singled to right. K Wells struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Bautista singled to right. F Sanchez doubled to deep left center, J Bautista scored. X Nady grounded out to shortstop. J Bay fouled out to catcher. S Pearce grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 4, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 3RD: B Ryan flied out to center. D Eckstein singled to right. R Ankiel walked, D Eckstein to second. A Pujols grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Ankiel out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 4, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 4TH: R Paulino singled to center. J Wilson singled to left, R Paulino to second. I Snell singled to center, R Paulino scored, J Wilson to second. N Morgan sacrificed to catcher, J Wilson to third, I Snell to second. A Cavazos relieved K Wells. J Bautista hit sacrifice fly to center, J Wilson scored, I Snell to third on throwing error by center fielder J Edmonds. F Sanchez lined out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 6, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 4TH: J Edmonds struck out looking. C Duncan walked. Y Molina hit by pitch, C Duncan to second. A Miles grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Y Molina out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 6, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 5TH: X Nady hit by pitch. N McLouth ran for X Nady. J Bay fouled out to catcher. S Pearce tripled to deep right, N McLouth scored. R Paulino doubled to left center, S Pearce scored. J Wilson homered to left, R Paulino scored. I Snell struck out swinging. N Morgan singled to left. J Bautista walked, N Morgan to second. F Sanchez doubled to deep left, N Morgan scored, J Bautista to third. N McLouth walked. K Jimenez relieved A Cavazos. G Bennett catching. J Bay grounded out to third. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 5TH: N McLouth in right field. G Bennett grounded out to shortstop. B Ryan grounded out to first. R Branyan hit for D Eckstein. R Branyan singled to right center. R Ankiel walked, R Branyan to second. A Pujols singled to left, R Branyan to third, R Ankiel to second. J Edmonds flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 6TH: R Branyan at third base. R Ankiel in center field. R Ludwick in right field. S Schumaker in left field. C Duncan at first base. B Ryan at shortstop. S Pearce lined out to third. R Paulino grounded out to third. J Wilson hit a ground rule double to deep left center. I Snell grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 6TH: M Kata at second base. N McLouth in left field. J Phelps at first base. S Pearce in right field. C Duncan grounded out to second. K Jimenez walked. M Cairo hit for A Miles. M Cairo popped out to second. G Bennett grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 7TH: M Cairo at second base. N Morgan walked. J Bautista flied out to left. J Phelps grounded into double play, third to second to first, N Morgan out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 7TH: B Ryan grounded out to third. R Branyan struck out swinging. R Ankiel struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 8TH: N McLouth flied out to right. M Kata struck out looking. S Pearce grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 8TH: C Maldonado catching. J Perez relieved I Snell. R Ludwick flied out to right. S Schumaker singled to right. C Duncan struck out swinging. K Jimenez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. PITTSBURGH 9TH: C Maldonado walked. J Wilson lined into double play, third to first, C Maldonado doubled off first. J Castillo hit for J Perez. J Castillo grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 9TH: R Sanchez relieved J Perez. M Cairo flied out to center. G Bennett walked. S Taguchi hit for B Ryan. S Taguchi lined into double play, second to first, G Bennett doubled off first.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0.</div>
Pirates break out bats, end five-game skid in win <h3>PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates brought out thelumber to get back on the winning track. The Pirates banged out 16 hits - including five players withmulti-hit games - and Ian Snell won his first road game sinceApril 16 as the Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-0,to break a five game losing streak on Monday. After a weekend sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis (67-67)had a chance to move two games over the .500 mark for the firsttime this season. Losing for only the fifth time in their last20 home games, the Cardinals dropped to 2 1/2 games behind theCentral Division leading Chicago Cubs (70-65), who are playingthe Los Angeles Dodgers (71-65) this afternoon. Jack Wilson led the Pittsburgh attack with four hits - tying acareer high - and three RBI, including a two-run home run.Ronnie Paulino had three hits and Jose Bautista homered as eachcontributed two RBI to the onslaught. Hot-hitting Freddy Sanchez added three hits and two RBI forPittsburgh. Last season's National League batting championincreased his average against St. Louis this season to .400(18-for-45). Snell, whose last road victory was also against the Cardinals,pitched in and out of trouble over his seven innings. Hescattered five hits and five walks, benefiting from three doubleplays to go with his four strikeouts. Juan Perez pitched a scoreless eighth and Romulo Sanchez blankedthe Cardinals in the ninth to give the Pirates their fourthshutout of the season. Pittsburgh put an end to St. Louis starter Kip Wells' day early,scoring six runs off the former Pirate in the first fourinnings, sending him to his third straight defeat. Wells (6-16),who tied Chicago White Sox pitcher Jose Contreras for the mostlosses in baseball this season with the setback, lasted only 31/3 innings, giving up six runs and 10 hits.
Pirates break out bats, end two longs skids in win <h3>PITTSBURGH 11, ST LOUIS 0</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates brought out thelumber to get back on the winning track. The Pirates banged out 16 hits - including five players withmulti-hit games - and Ian Snell won his first road game sinceApril 16 as the Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-0,to break a five game losing streak on Monday. After a weekend sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis (67-67)had a chance to move two games over the .500 mark for the firsttime this season. Losing for only the fifth time in their last20 home games, the Cardinals dropped to 2 1/2 games behind theCentral Division leading Chicago Cubs (70-65), who are playingthe Los Angeles Dodgers (71-65) this afternoon. Jack Wilson led the Pittsburgh attack with four hits - tying acareer high - and three RBI, including a two-run home run.Ronnie Paulino had three hits and Jose Bautista homered as eachcontributed two RBI to the onslaught. "(I've learned) to just go out there and have fun," Wilson said."Some days you're going to be good, some days you're going tobe bad, and some days you're going to be really bad. I try tostay upbeat; it's always nice having a four-hit day, especiallyif we're going to get the win." Hot-hitting Freddy Sanchez added three hits and two RBI forPittsburgh. Last season's National League batting championincreased his average against St. Louis this season to .400(18-for-45). "It was one of those games where we were able to find someholes," Sanchez said. "But one game doesn't say much. You haveto be consistent with it and, hopefully, we can finish strongthis last month." Snell (9-11), whose last road victory was also against theCardinals, pitched in and out of trouble over his seven innings.He scattered five hits and five walks, benefiting from threedouble plays to go with his four strikeouts. "I pitched OK, I wasn't great," Snell said. "I didn't have mybest stuff. You have to give a lot of credit to the defense andoffense - all the guys who did a lot more than I did. I justchecked in." Juan Perez pitched a scoreless eighth and Romulo Sanchez blankedthe Cardinals in the ninth to give the Pirates their fourthshutout of the season. Pittsburgh put an end to St. Louis starter Kip Wells' day early,scoring six runs off the former Pirate in the first fourinnings, sending him to his third straight defeat. Wells (6-16), who tied Chicago White Sox pitcher Jose Contrerasfor the most losses in baseball this season with the setback,lasted only 3 1/3 innings, giving up six runs and 10 hits. "I just missed some spots here and there," Wells said. "I gotahead of guys and made a mistake and they got a hit when I wasahead in the count. They came out swinging and they didn'treally stop." "(Wells) just couldn't stay out of the middle of the plate," St.Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "His pitches were up whereguys were teeing off; he made so many mistakes in the middle andup in the middle where guys were teeing off. He definitelydidn't give us what we needed."
