GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (74-84) at PITTSBURGH (68-91)

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 1 0 4 6 10 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 (TOP 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - RUSS SPRINGER
PIT - ROMULO SANCHEZ

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R ANKIEL (.288, 0-FOR-3)
R LUDWICK (.268, 1-FOR-3)
S SPIEZIO (.270, 2-FOR-2, BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (6) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .196
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schumaker lf 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .330
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .328
R Ankiel cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
R Ludwick rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
S Spiezio 3b 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 .270
K Stinnett c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Edmonds ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
B Thompson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
K Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321
B Ryan ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
A Miles 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291

Totals 28 6 10 6 2 4 8

a-singled to shallow right for T Percival in the 2nd; b-walked for T Johnson
in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - S Schumaker (11, B Bullington). HR - S Spiezio (4, 4th inning off
B Bullington 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (53), S Spiezio (31), B Ryan (12), R
Branyan (26), S Schumaker 2 (19). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds, B Ryan, R Branyan, S
Schumaker 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ankiel 2, A Pujols 2.
Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Schumaker (1, 2nd base off B Bullington/C Maldonado).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .305
C Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .256
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .272
X Nady lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
J Bautista 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
S Pearce rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Castillo 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .242
C Maldonado c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
B Bullington p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-J Bay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
J Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 23 1 6 1 0 7 9

a-fouled out to first for B Bullington in the 5th.

BATTING: RBI - N Morgan (7). 2-out RBI - N Morgan. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Izturis 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Izturis (3, 2nd base by K Wells/K Stinnett).


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ST LOUIS - 010 104 -- 6
PITTSBURGH - 000 010 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Percival 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.80
K Wells 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 5.70
B Looper 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.94
B Falkenborg 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.82
T Johnson 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03
R Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.18

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bullington 5 5 2 2 1 3 1 5.29
J Perez 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.38
F Osoria 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.76
J Grabow 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.53
R Sanchez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00

J Grabow pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - B Bullington. Pitches-strikes: T Percival 14-11; K Wells 42-28; B Looper
14-9; B Falkenborg 9-6; T Johnson 2-2; R Springer 14-8; B Bullington 78-56; J
Perez 8-6; F Osoria 9-5; J Grabow 10-4; R Sanchez 2-1. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Percival 0-1; K Wells 3-1; B Looper 1-0; B Falkenborg 0-1; T Johnson 1-0; R
Springer 2-0; B Bullington 8-4; J Perez 0-0; F Osoria 0-1; J Grabow 0-0; R
Sanchez 0-1. Batters faced: T Percival 4; K Wells 10; B Looper 3; B Falkenborg
2; T Johnson 1; R Springer 3; B Bullington 21; J Perez 3; F Osoria 3; J Grabow
2; R Sanchez 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: SHANE YOUMAN (3-5, 6.07) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 1

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: R ANKIEL (.288, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Youman relieved R Sanchez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R Ankiel (.288, 0-FOR-3)</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 1 0 1 0 4 0 6 10 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - RUSS SPRINGER
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: S PEARCE (.273, 0-FOR-2)
J CASTILLO (.242, 1-FOR-2)
C MALDONADO (.182, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (6) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .196
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schumaker lf 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .330
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .328
R Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287
R Ludwick rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
S Spiezio 3b 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .269
K Stinnett c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Edmonds ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
B Thompson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
K Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321
B Ryan ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
A Miles 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291

Totals 31 6 10 6 2 4 8

a-singled to shallow right for T Percival in the 2nd; b-walked for T Johnson
in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - S Schumaker (11, B Bullington). HR - S Spiezio (4, 4th inning off
B Bullington 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (53), S Spiezio (31), B Ryan (12), R
Branyan (26), S Schumaker 2 (19). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds, B Ryan, R Branyan, S
Schumaker 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ankiel 2, A Pujols 2.
Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Schumaker (1, 2nd base off B Bullington/C Maldonado).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .305
C Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .256
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .272
X Nady lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
J Bautista 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
S Pearce rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Castillo 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .242
C Maldonado c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
B Bullington p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-J Bay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
J Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 23 1 6 1 0 7 9

a-fouled out to first for B Bullington in the 5th.

BATTING: RBI - N Morgan (7). 2-out RBI - N Morgan. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Izturis 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Izturis (3, 2nd base by K Wells/K Stinnett).


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ST LOUIS - 010 104 0 -- 6
PITTSBURGH - 000 010 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Percival 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.80
K Wells 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 5.70
B Looper 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.94
B Falkenborg 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.82
T Johnson 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03
R Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.18

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bullington 5 5 2 2 1 3 1 5.29
J Perez 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.38
F Osoria 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.76
J Grabow 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.53
R Sanchez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00
S Youman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.97

J Grabow pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - B Bullington. Pitches-strikes: T Percival 14-11; K Wells 42-28; B Looper
14-9; B Falkenborg 9-6; T Johnson 2-2; R Springer 14-8; B Bullington 78-56; J
Perez 8-6; F Osoria 9-5; J Grabow 10-4; R Sanchez 2-1; S Youman 9-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Percival 0-1; K Wells 3-1; B Looper 1-0; B Falkenborg 0-1; T
Johnson 1-0; R Springer 2-0; B Bullington 8-4; J Perez 0-0; F Osoria 0-1; J
Grabow 0-0; R Sanchez 0-1; S Youman 1-2. Batters faced: T Percival 4; K Wells
10; B Looper 3; B Falkenborg 2; T Johnson 1; R Springer 3; B Bullington 21; J
Perez 3; F Osoria 3; J Grabow 2; R Sanchez 1; S Youman 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Taguchi in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: S Pearce (.273, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Ankiel in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: S Pearce (.273, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: RYAN FRANKLIN (4-4, 2.71) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 1

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: S PEARCE (.273, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Franklin relieved R Springer.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: S Pearce (.273, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY JOSE CASTILLO SCORED STEVEN PEARCE.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CASTILLO ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C MALDONADO (.182, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N McLouth hit for S Youman.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CASTILLO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N McLouth (.256, 13 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NATE MCLOUTH SCORED JOSE CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MCLOUTH ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.305, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: RANDY FLORES (3-0, 4.28) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MCLOUTH ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 3

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.305, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Flores relieved R Franklin.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MCLOUTH ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N Morgan (.305, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CESAR IZTURIS SCORED NATE MCLOUTH.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C IZTURIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.272, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Phelps hit for A LaRoche.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C IZTURIS ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Phelps (.351, 5 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: KELVIN JIMENEZ (3-0, 7.68) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J PHELPS ON FIRST, C IZTURIS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, PITTSBURGH 4

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.277, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Jimenez relieved R Flores.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J PHELPS ON FIRST, C IZTURIS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X Nady (.277, 1-FOR-3)</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 1 0 1 0 4 0 6 10 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 10 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - KELVIN JIMENEZ
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: K STINNETT (.160, 0-FOR-3)
B RYAN (.291, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A MILES (.291, 1-FOR-3)</div>