Pirates shut out Cardinals, move into tie atop NL Central
Jones, Liriano, Pirates beat Cards for Central tie
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
0
Pittsburgh Pirates
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
PNC Park · 38,026 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
G Jones singled to center, M Byrd scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
R Martin homered to center (413 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
G Jones homered to right (356 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
G Jones doubled to right, J Tabata and N Walker scored, P Alvarez to third.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Advancing On Force 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 0-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
Y Molina grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, A Craig out at second.
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Advancing On Force 0-5
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Ground Out 0-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-5
Y Molina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
A Craig singled to center, M Holliday to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-5
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Single 0-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-5
A Craig batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
M Holliday singled to right.
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Single 0-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-5
M Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
C Beltran grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 0-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-5
C Beltran batting
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Play Result 0-5
M Melancon relieved F Liriano.
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Start Inning 0-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 0-5
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Lineup Change 0-5
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End Inning 0-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
F Pie grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 0-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-5
F Pie batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
J Harrison lined out to right.
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Line Out 0-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Jose TabataLF31
Neil Walker2B12
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Marlon ByrdRF6
Garrett Jones1B33
Russell MartinC55
Clint BarmesSS12
Francisco LirianoP45
Substitutes
Félix PieLF26
Gaby Sanchez1B35
Josh HarrisonPH4
Mark MelanconP34
STL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
David Freese3B25
Shane RobinsonCF38
Pete KozmaSS38
Shelby MillerP77
Substitutes
Sam FreemanP77
Fernando SalasP31
Kolten WongPH16
Randy ChoateP
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