GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (19-24) at ST LOUIS (16-25)

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 2
ST LOUIS 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 x 9 15 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - ZACH DUKE, BRIAN ROGERS (5TH), SHAWN CHACON (6TH), TONY ARMAS
(8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, TYLER JOHNSON (6TH), RUSS
SPRINGER (6TH), TODD WELLEMEYER (7TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (9TH)
AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (4-3)
LP - ZACH DUKE (1-5)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - NONE

STL - CHRIS DUNCAN (8) OFF SHAWN CHACON IN THE 6TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:47 ATT: 42,679

PROBABLES: PIT - IAN SNELL (4-2, 2.76)
STL - KIP WELLS (1-8, 6.75)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (4) VS ST LOUIS (9) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .267
F Sanchez 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .287
J Bay lf 3 0 1 1 0 2 8 .281
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .193
X Nady cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .279
R Doumit rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .358
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .227
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255
Z Duke p 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .222
B Rogers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
b-N McLouth ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 38 4 12 3 2 10 29

a-popped out to shortstop for B Rogers in the 6th; b-struck out looking for S
Chacon in the 8th.

BATTING: SF - J Bay. RBI - X Nady (22), J Bay (28), J Bautista (10). 2-out RBI
- J Bautista. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 3, R Paulino
2, J Bay 2. GIDP - A LaRoche. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - J Bautista (2, catch); X Nady (1, bobble). Outfield assists - R
Doumit 2 (D Eckstein at Home, Y Molina at Home). DP: 3 (A LaRoche-J Wilson, J
Wilson-A LaRoche, R Doumit-R Paulino).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .268
C Duncan lf 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .296
A Pujols 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .270
J Encarnacion rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .280
S Rolen 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 .220
Y Molina c 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .295
J Edmonds cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .220
A Miles 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .263
A Wainwright p 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 9 15 9 2 2 14

a-hit by pitch for R Springer in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - A Wainwright (2, Z Duke); C Duncan (9, Z Duke). HR - C Duncan (8,
6th inning off S Chacon 2 on, 0 Out). SF - S Rolen. RBI - A Wainwright 2 (3), S
Rolen (16), J Encarnacion (2), J Edmonds (11), A Miles (6), C Duncan 3 (18).
2-out RBI - J Encarnacion, J Edmonds, A Miles. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, S Rolen 1. GIDP - A Wainwright. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Ludwick (1, 2nd base off S Chacon/R Paulino).

FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Miles-D Eckstein-A
Pujols).


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PITTSBURGH - 100 100 020 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 021 033 00x -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Duke (L, 1-5) 4 2/3 11 6 5 2 0 0 5.56
B Rogers 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
S Chacon 2 3 3 3 0 1 1 3.48
T Armas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.16

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright (W, 4-3) 5 1/3 9 2 2 1 6 0 6.02
T Johnson 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12
R Springer 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.98
T Wellemeyer 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 4.50
K Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.94

IBB - Y Molina (by Z Duke). HBP - C Duncan (by Z Duke); R Ludwick (by S
Chacon); J Bay (by T Wellemeyer). Pitches-strikes: Z Duke 87-56; B Rogers 2-2;
S Chacon 34-23; T Armas 7-5; A Wainwright 96-62; T Johnson 4-2; R Springer 5-3;
T Wellemeyer 37-26; K Jimenez 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Duke 6-6; B Rogers
0-0; S Chacon 3-2; T Armas 0-2; A Wainwright 6-4; T Johnson 0-1; R Springer
0-0; T Wellemeyer 3-1; K Jimenez 0-2. Batters faced: Z Duke 25; B Rogers 1; S
Chacon 10; T Armas 3; A Wainwright 26; T Johnson 1; R Springer 1; T Wellemeyer
11; K Jimenez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Paul Emmel.

T--2:47. Att--42,679.
Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 4
ST LOUIS 9 FINAL</div>

 

Duncan helps Cardinals down Pirates

<h3>ST LOUIS 9, PITTSBURGH 4</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates had AdamWainwright on the ropes, but it was the St. Louis Cardinals whoapplied the knockout punch.

The Pirates loaded the bases with one out in three of the firstfour innings without taking advantage before Chris Duncan led afifth and sixth-inning rally as the Cardinals posted a 9-4victory over their division foes.

St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright, who has been battling elbowtendinitis, yielded nine singles during the three frames thePirates loaded the bases, but escaped allowing just two runs.

When the Cardinals had their chance to pounce on Pittsburghstarter Zach Duke, they took advantage. Already leading, 3-2,entering the fifth, Duncan singled to the right-center field gapto place runners on second and third with no outs.

Duke looked poised to escape after Albert Pujols flied out intoa double play, but Juan Encarnacion singled to left-center,plating Duncan and providing St. Louis a 4-2 lead. After asingle by Scott Rolen and an intentional walk, Duke walked JimEdmonds to plate another run and Aaron Miles greeted relieverBrian Rogers with an RBI single for a 6-2 lead.

Duke (1-5) was charged with six runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3innings, the third time this season he failed to last fiveinnings.

In the next frame, Duncan drilled his eighth homer - the firstby a Cardinal at home since April 28 - off Shawn Chacon to platethree runs.

Ryan Ludwick led off the frame by being hit by a pitch beforeDavid Eckstein, who was just re-inserted to the top of theorder, posted his third single of the game.

Wainwright (4-3), who provided a two-run double in the secondinning for a 2-1 lead, survived 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runsand nine hits with a walk and six strikeouts to improve to 1-1in three starts against the Pirates this season.

The righthander was coming off his worst outing of the seasonlast Tuesday at Los Angeles. He was tagged for eight runs andseven hits with four walks in 2 2/3 innings. He had surrenderedat least five runs in four of his last six starts.

Pittsburgh loaded the bases in the first inning on singles byFreddy Sanchez and Jason Bay and a walk to Adam LaRoche beforeXavier Nady dumped a flair into right field for a run-scoringsingle - his 13th hit in 36 at-bats with runners in scoringposition. Wainwright retired the next two batters to escape theframe.

Pittsburgh loaded the bases with one out in the second, butcurveballs struck out Bay and LaRoche as Wainwright escapedagain.

In the fourth, Duke, Jose Bautista and Sanchez deliveredconsecutive on-out singles. Bay hit a sacrifice fly and LaRochestruck out looking.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (4) VS ST LOUIS (9) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .267
F Sanchez 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .287
J Bay lf 3 0 1 1 0 2 8 .281
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .193
X Nady cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .279
R Doumit rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .358
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .227
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255
Z Duke p 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .222
B Rogers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
b-N McLouth ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 38 4 12 3 2 10 29

a-popped out to shortstop for B Rogers in the 6th; b-struck out looking for S
Chacon in the 8th.

BATTING: SF - J Bay. RBI - X Nady (22), J Bay (28), J Bautista (10). 2-out RBI
- J Bautista. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 3, R Paulino
2, J Bay 2. GIDP - A LaRoche. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - J Bautista (2, catch); X Nady (1, bobble). Outfield assists - R
Doumit 2 (D Eckstein at Home, Y Molina at Home). DP: 3 (A LaRoche-J Wilson, J
Wilson-A LaRoche, R Doumit-R Paulino).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .268
C Duncan lf 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .296
A Pujols 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .270
J Encarnacion rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .280
S Rolen 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 .220
Y Molina c 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .295
J Edmonds cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .220
A Miles 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .263
A Wainwright p 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229
T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 9 15 9 2 2 14

a-hit by pitch for R Springer in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - A Wainwright (2, Z Duke); C Duncan (9, Z Duke). HR - C Duncan (8,
6th inning off S Chacon 2 on, 0 Out). SF - S Rolen. RBI - A Wainwright 2 (3), S
Rolen (16), J Encarnacion (2), J Edmonds (11), A Miles (6), C Duncan 3 (18).
2-out RBI - J Encarnacion, J Edmonds, A Miles. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, S Rolen 1. GIDP - A Wainwright. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Ludwick (1, 2nd base off S Chacon/R Paulino).

FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Miles-D Eckstein-A
Pujols).


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PITTSBURGH - 100 100 020 -- 4
ST LOUIS - 021 033 00x -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Duke (L, 1-5) 4 2/3 11 6 5 2 0 0 5.56
B Rogers 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
S Chacon 2 3 3 3 0 1 1 3.48
T Armas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.16

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright (W, 4-3) 5 1/3 9 2 2 1 6 0 6.02
T Johnson 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12
R Springer 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.98
T Wellemeyer 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 4.50
K Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.94

IBB - Y Molina (by Z Duke). HBP - C Duncan (by Z Duke); R Ludwick (by S
Chacon); J Bay (by T Wellemeyer). Pitches-strikes: Z Duke 87-56; B Rogers 2-2;
S Chacon 34-23; T Armas 7-5; A Wainwright 96-62; T Johnson 4-2; R Springer 5-3;
T Wellemeyer 37-26; K Jimenez 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Duke 6-6; B Rogers
0-0; S Chacon 3-2; T Armas 0-2; A Wainwright 6-4; T Johnson 0-1; R Springer
0-0; T Wellemeyer 3-1; K Jimenez 0-2. Batters faced: Z Duke 25; B Rogers 1; S
Chacon 10; T Armas 3; A Wainwright 26; T Johnson 1; R Springer 1; T Wellemeyer
11; K Jimenez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Paul Emmel.

T--2:47. Att--42,679.
Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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PITTSBURGH (4) AT ST LOUIS (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 1ST: J Bautista grounded out to third. F Sanchez singled to
right. J Bay singled to left, F Sanchez to second. A LaRoche walked,
F Sanchez to third, J Bay to second. X Nady singled to right, F Sanchez scored,
J Bay to third, A LaRoche to second. R Doumit struck out swinging. R Paulino
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: Y Molina singled to right. J Edmonds fouled out to left.
A Miles singled to center, Y Molina to second. A Wainwright doubled to deep
center, Y Molina and A Miles scored. D Eckstein grounded out to third.
C Duncan grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Pujols singled to center. J Encarnacion singled to left,
A Pujols to second, A Pujols to third, J Encarnacion to second on error by third
baseman J Bautista. S Rolen hit sacrifice fly to center, A Pujols scored.
Y Molina lined into double play, first to shortstop, J Encarnacion doubled off
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 3.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Wilson grounded out to pitcher. Z Duke singled to
center. J Bautista singled to right, Z Duke to second. F Sanchez singled to
center, Z Duke to third, J Bautista to second. J Bay hit sacrifice fly to
left, Z Duke scored. A LaRoche struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein singled to left center. C Duncan doubled to deep
right center, D Eckstein to third. A Pujols flied out to right, D Eckstein
thrown out at home, C Duncan to third. J Encarnacion singled to center,
C Duncan scored. S Rolen singled to center, J Encarnacion to second,
J Encarnacion to third, S Rolen to second on error by center fielder X Nady.
Y Molina intentionally walked. J Edmonds walked, J Encarnacion scored, S Rolen
to third, Y Molina to second. B Rogers relieved Z Duke. A Miles singled to
right center, S Rolen scored, Y Molina to third, J Edmonds to second, Y Molina
thrown out at home attempting to advance on play. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 6.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Chacon relieved B Rogers. R Ludwick hit for R Springer.
R Ludwick hit by pitch. R Ludwick stole second. D Eckstein reached on bunt
single to first, R Ludwick to third. C Duncan homered to right, R Ludwick and
D Eckstein scored. A Pujols popped out to shortstop. J Encarnacion grounded
out to shortstop. S Rolen singled to left. Y Molina grounded out to pitcher.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 9.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: X Nady singled to right center. R Doumit reached on
infield single to pitcher, X Nady to second. R Paulino reached on infield
single to second, X Nady to third, R Doumit to second. J Wilson fouled out to
catcher. N McLouth hit for S Chacon. N McLouth struck out looking. J Bautista
walked, X Nady scored, R Doumit to third, R Paulino to second. F Sanchez safe
at first on error by shortstop D Eckstein, R Doumit scored, R Paulino to third,
J Bautista to second. J Bay struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
PITTSBURGH 4, ST LOUIS 9.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 2
ST LOUIS 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 x 9 15 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - ZACH DUKE, BRIAN ROGERS (5TH), SHAWN CHACON (6TH), TONY ARMAS
(8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, TYLER JOHNSON (6TH), RUSS
SPRINGER (6TH), TODD WELLEMEYER (7TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (9TH)
AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (4-3)
LP - ZACH DUKE (1-5)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - NONE

STL - CHRIS DUNCAN (8) OFF SHAWN CHACON IN THE 6TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:47 ATT: 42,679

PROBABLES: PIT - IAN SNELL (4-2, 2.76)
STL - KIP WELLS (1-8, 6.75)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

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PITTSBURGH (4) AT ST LOUIS (9) - EVENT LOG
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Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B, J Bay LF, A LaRoche 1B,
X Nady CF, R Doumit RF, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, Z Duke LHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, C Duncan LF, A Pujols 1B,
J Encarnacion RF, S Rolen 3B, Y Molina C, J Edmonds CF, A Miles 2B, A Wainwright RHP.

Umpires -- Dan Iassogna (HP), Ron Kulpa (1B), Dale Scott (2B), Paul Emmel (3B).


Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 6 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: J Bautista grounded out to third. F Sanchez singled to
right. J Bay singled to left, F Sanchez to second. A LaRoche walked,
F Sanchez to third, J Bay to second. X Nady singled to right, F Sanchez scored,
J Bay to third, A LaRoche to second. R Doumit struck out swinging. R Paulino
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to left. C Duncan hit by pitch,
D Eckstein to second. A Pujols popped out to first. J Encarnacion grounded into
fielder's choice to first, C Duncan out at second, D Eckstein to third.
S Rolen flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Wilson struck out looking. Z Duke singled to center.
J Bautista singled to left, Z Duke to second. F Sanchez singled to left, Z Duke
to third, J Bautista to second. J Bay struck out looking. A LaRoche struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: Y Molina singled to right. J Edmonds fouled out to left.
A Miles singled to center, Y Molina to second. A Wainwright doubled to deep
center, Y Molina and A Miles scored. D Eckstein grounded out to third.
C Duncan grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
ST LOUIS 2.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: X Nady grounded out to third. R Doumit struck out
swinging. R Paulino grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Pujols singled to center. J Encarnacion singled to left,
A Pujols to second, A Pujols to third, J Encarnacion to second on error by third
baseman J Bautista. S Rolen hit sacrifice fly to center, A Pujols scored.
Y Molina lined into double play, first to shortstop, J Encarnacion doubled off
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 1, ST LOUIS 3.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Wilson grounded out to pitcher. Z Duke singled to
center. J Bautista singled to right, Z Duke to second. F Sanchez singled to
center, Z Duke to third, J Bautista to second. J Bay hit sacrifice fly to
left, Z Duke scored. A LaRoche struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 4TH: J Edmonds grounded out to pitcher. A Miles singled to
center. A Wainwright grounded into double play, shortstop to first, A Miles
out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 3.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: X Nady grounded out to shortstop. R Doumit flied out to
right. R Paulino flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein singled to left center. C Duncan doubled to deep
right center, D Eckstein to third. A Pujols flied out to right, D Eckstein
thrown out at home, C Duncan to third. J Encarnacion singled to center,
C Duncan scored. S Rolen singled to center, J Encarnacion to second,
J Encarnacion to third, S Rolen to second on error by center fielder X Nady.
Y Molina intentionally walked. J Edmonds walked, J Encarnacion scored, S Rolen
to third, Y Molina to second. B Rogers relieved Z Duke. A Miles singled to
right center, S Rolen scored, Y Molina to third, J Edmonds to second, Y Molina
thrown out at home attempting to advance on play. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 6.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: J Wilson flied out to right. D Kelly hit for B Rogers.
T Johnson relieved A Wainwright. D Kelly popped out to shortstop. R Springer
relieved T Johnson. J Bautista struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 6.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Chacon relieved B Rogers. R Ludwick hit for R Springer.
R Ludwick hit by pitch. R Ludwick stole second. D Eckstein reached on bunt
single to first, R Ludwick to third. C Duncan homered to right, R Ludwick and
D Eckstein scored. A Pujols popped out to shortstop. J Encarnacion grounded
out to shortstop. S Rolen singled to left. Y Molina grounded out to pitcher.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 9.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: T Wellemeyer relieved R Springer. F Sanchez grounded out to
second. J Bay hit by pitch. A LaRoche grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, J Bay out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
ST LOUIS 9.

ST LOUIS 7TH: J Edmonds flied out to left. A Miles grounded out to first.
T Wellemeyer struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
ST LOUIS 9.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: X Nady singled to right center. R Doumit reached on
infield single to pitcher, X Nady to second. R Paulino reached on infield
single to second, X Nady to third, R Doumit to second. J Wilson fouled out to
catcher. N McLouth hit for S Chacon. N McLouth struck out looking. J Bautista
walked, X Nady scored, R Doumit to third, R Paulino to second. F Sanchez safe
at first on error by shortstop D Eckstein, R Doumit scored, R Paulino to third,
J Bautista to second. J Bay struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
PITTSBURGH 4, ST LOUIS 9.

ST LOUIS 8TH: T Armas relieved S Chacon. D Eckstein popped out to second.
C Duncan struck out swinging. A Pujols flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 4, ST LOUIS 9.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: K Jimenez relieved T Wellemeyer. A LaRoche flied out to
left. X Nady lined out to left. R Doumit struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 4, ST LOUIS 9.</div>

 

Duncan helps Cardinals down Pirates

<h3>ST LOUIS 9, PITTSBURGH 4</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates had AdamWainwright on the ropes, but it was the St. Louis Cardinals whoapplied the knockout punch.

The Pirates loaded the bases with one out in three of the firstfour innings without taking advantage before Chris Duncan led afifth and sixth-inning rally as the Cardinals posted a 9-4victory over their division foes.

St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright, who has been battling elbowtendinitis, yielded nine singles during the three frames thePirates loaded the bases, but escaped allowing just two runs.

"As many hits as they got off of me tonight it could have been alot worse," Wainwright said. "I was able to battle and I'm justtrying to get back to may old self."

"(Wainwright) gets out of it five innings and only two runs,"Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "With all the potentialthey had to break those innings open. I told him I like thoseone, two, three innings better than those gut wrenchers."

When the Cardinals had their chance to pounce on Pittsburghstarter Zach Duke, they took advantage. Already leading, 3-2,entering the fifth, Duncan singled to the right-center field gapto place runners on second and third with no outs.

Duke looked poised to escape after Albert Pujols flied out intoa double play, but Juan Encarnacion singled to left-center,plating Duncan and providing St. Louis a 4-2 lead. After asingle by Scott Rolen and an intentional walk, Duke walked JimEdmonds to plate another run and Aaron Miles greeted relieverBrian Rogers with an RBI single for a 6-2 lead.

"I thought every one as a whole did a good job of taking goodat-bats," Duncan said. "That's the key, if we can get a bunch ofguys rolling along, it's a dangerous lineup."

Duke (1-5) was charged with six runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3innings, the third time this season he failed to last fiveinnings.

"I need to throw more quality pitches," Duke said. "There weretoo many hittable pitches. I'm pretty upset with myself forjust throwing pitches down the middle of the plate tonight."

In the next frame, Duncan drilled his eighth homer - the firstby a Cardinal at home since April 28 - off Shawn Chacon to platethree runs.

"It was a first pitch fastball and (Chacon) left it up," Duncansaid. "I think he was trying to go away and he left it over themiddle of the plate."

Ryan Ludwick led off the frame by being hit by a pitch beforeDavid Eckstein, who was just re-inserted to the top of theorder, posted his third single of the game.

Wainwright (4-3), who provided a two-run double in the secondinning for a 2-1 lead, survived 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runsand nine hits with a walk and six strikeouts to improve to 1-1in three starts against the Pirates this season.

"My curveball was way better tonight," Wainwright said. "I'vebeen telling you all that it's going to come back and tonightwas the first time I consistently threw good."

The righthander was coming off his worst outing of the seasonlast Tuesday at Los Angeles. He was tagged for eight runs andseven hits with four walks in 2 2/3 innings. He had surrenderedat least five runs in four of his last six starts.

"Physically I felt great," Wainwright said. "For the most part Idid it better tonight. The pitches are still catching too muchof the plate but I was able to make some adjustments and getthe ball a little more down and moving sideways and that makes abig difference."

Pittsburgh loaded the bases in the first inning on singles byFreddy Sanchez and Jason Bay and a walk to Adam LaRoche beforeXavier Nady dumped a flair into right field for a run-scoringsingle - his 13th hit in 36 at-bats with runners in scoringposition. Wainwright retired the next two batters to escape theframe.

Pittsburgh loaded the bases with one out in the second, butcurveballs struck out Bay and LaRoche as Wainwright escapedagain.

In the fourth, Duke, Jose Bautista and Sanchez deliveredconsecutive on-out singles. Bay hit a sacrifice fly and LaRochestruck out looking.

The Pirates were just one for nine with the bases loadedincluding five strikeouts.

"We had a chance offensively to change the complexion of thegame dramatically," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said. "We had thebases loaded in the first, second and fourth innings and we gota broken bat single and a sacrifice fly.

"That's a lot of opportunities that got away."

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to14 games with a single in the second inning.