GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (60-77) at ST LOUIS (67-67)

NL: PITTSBURGH (60-77) at ST LOUIS (67-67)

<h3>Cardinals aim to gain ground in NL postseason race</h3>

Pittsburgh (60-77) at St Louis (67-67) 8:10 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals missed a grandopportunity to make up some ground in the National LeagueCentral Division on Monday. They hope to get another shot onTuesday when they continue their four-game series on Tuesday.

Fortunately for the Cardinals, both teams in front of them inthe standings - the division-leading Chicago Cubs (70-66) andsecond-place Milwaukee Brewers (69-68) - lost on Monday.

Joel Pineiro (3-2, 3.71 ERA) takes the mound Tuesday looking tosnap a two-start drought without a win. The righthander tookloss against Houston on Thursday despite allowing just two runsand five hits over six frames.


In his only other lifetime appearance against the Pirates in2004, Pineiro yielded only one run and four hits over eightinnings to get the win.


Matt Morris (8-8, 4.41) will look for his first career winagainst the team he spent the first eight seasons of his careerwith on Tuesday. In Thursday's 5-4 loss versus Cincinnati, hesurrendered three runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings.

Pittsburgh snapped a five-game skid with an 11-0 triumph inMonday's series opener.


Jack Wilson had four hits - including a homer - and three RBIwhile Ian Snell tossed seven outstanding innings for thePirates, who improved to 5-7 this season against the Cardinals.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH AT ST LOUIS -- LINEUPS

PITTSBURGH ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nyjer Morgan CF .444 0 0 David Eckstein SS .288 2 25
Jose Bautista 3B .258 14 55 Rick Ankiel RF .343 6 19
Freddy Sanchez 2B .318 11 71 Albert Pujols 1B .317 30 84
Adam Laroche 1B .266 20 80 Jim Edmonds CF .249 9 41
Jason Bay LF .253 20 82 Chris Duncan LF .263 21 66
Steven Pearce RF .300 0 1 Yadier Molina C .284 6 35
Ronny Paulino C .248 9 43 Russell Branyan 3B .203 9 24
Jack Wilson SS .275 8 43 Joel Pineiro RHP .100 0 0
Matt Morris RHP .200 1 3 (3-2, 3.71)
(8-8, 4.41) Miguel Cairo 2B .000 0 0</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: PIT - MATT MORRIS (8-8, 4.41)
STL - JOEL PINEIRO (3-2, 3.71)

UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE FROEMMING
1B - MARK WEGNER
2B - BRIAN KNIGHT
3B - MIKE WINTERS

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: PIT - MATT MORRIS AND RONNY PAULINO
STL - JOEL PINEIRO AND YADIER MOLINA

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.444, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.258, 14 HR, 55 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.318, 11 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
STL - JOEL PINEIRO

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.288, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
R ANKIEL (.343, 6 HR, 19 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.317, 30 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
S Pearce rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Ankiel rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Branyan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
M Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.41

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Pineiro 0-2.
Batters faced: J Pineiro 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
STL - JOEL PINEIRO</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RICK ANKIEL SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ANKIEL ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.317, 30 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JIM EDMONDS SCORED RICK ANKIEL.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.263, 21 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
STL - JOEL PINEIRO

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.266, 20 HR, 80 RBI)
J BAY (.253, 20 HR, 82 RBI)
S PEARCE (.300, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
S Pearce rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ankiel rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .352
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .249
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Branyan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
M Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 2 2 2 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (14, M Morris); R Ankiel (5, M Morris). SF - J
Edmonds. RBI - R Ankiel (20), J Edmonds (42). Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.49

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 19-11; J Pineiro 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 1-2; J Pineiro 0-2. Batters faced: M Morris 5; J Pineiro 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
STL - JOEL PINEIRO

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.284, 6 HR, 35 RBI)
R BRANYAN (.203, 9 HR, 24 RBI)
J PINEIRO (.100, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
S Pearce rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - S Pearce (1st base, Y Molina).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ankiel rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .352
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .249
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Branyan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
M Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 2 2 2 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (14, M Morris); R Ankiel (5, M Morris). SF - J
Edmonds. RBI - R Ankiel (20), J Edmonds (42). Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.49

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.50

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 19-11; J Pineiro 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 1-2; J Pineiro 1-3. Batters faced: M Morris 5; J Pineiro 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
STL - JOEL PINEIRO

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.248, 0-FOR-0)
J WILSON (.275, 8 HR, 43 RBI)
M MORRIS (.200, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
S Pearce rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - S Pearce (1st base, Y Molina).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ankiel rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .352
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .249
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
M Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (14, M Morris); R Ankiel (5, M Morris). SF - J
Edmonds. RBI - R Ankiel (20), J Edmonds (42). Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 20 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.47

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.50

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 28-18; J Pineiro 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 2-3; J Pineiro 1-3. Batters faced: M Morris 8; J Pineiro 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY NYJER MORGAN SCORED RONNY PAULINO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J WILSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.258, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED JACK WILSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BAUTISTA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.317, 0-FOR-1)</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 2 2 4 0
ST LOUIS 2 0 2 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
STL - JOEL PINEIRO

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: M CAIRO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.290, 1-FOR-1)
R ANKIEL (.352, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .364
J Bautista 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
S Pearce rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
R Paulino c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Wilson ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 11 2 4 2 1 1 4

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (31, J Pineiro). S - M Morris. RBI - N Morgan (1), J
Bautista (56). 2-out RBI - J Bautista. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - S Pearce (1st base, Y Molina).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ankiel rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .352
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .249
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
M Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (14, M Morris); R Ankiel (5, M Morris). SF - J
Edmonds. RBI - R Ankiel (20), J Edmonds (42). Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 002 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 20 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.47

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 3.89

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 28-18; J Pineiro 50-27. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 2-3; J Pineiro 3-4. Batters faced: M Morris 8; J Pineiro 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Mike
Winters.

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHRIS DUNCAN SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN, RICK ANKIEL
AND JIM EDMONDS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C DUNCAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>