Cardinals slam Pirates, move back into tie for NL Central lead
Matt Holliday and David Freese drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Sunday to move back into a tie for the NL Central lead.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
7
Pittsburgh Pirates
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
J Buck singled to center, M Byrd scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
M Byrd singled to center, A McCutchen scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
M Holliday singled to right, J Kelly and M Carpenter scored, S Robinson to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
D Freese doubled to deep center, A Craig and Y Molina scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 7-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
J Mercer grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Buck out at second.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Ground Out 7-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
J Mercer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
J Buck singled to center, M Byrd scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Single 7-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
J Buck batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
J Morneau flied out to center, M Byrd to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Fly Out 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
J Morneau batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
M Byrd doubled to deep left.
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Double 7-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
M Byrd batting
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Play Result 7-1
E Mujica relieved T Rosenthal.
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Start Inning 7-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
D Freese struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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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
Neil Walker2B12
Garrett JonesRF33
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Marlon ByrdLF6
Justin Morneau1B44
John BuckC34
Jordy MercerSS27
Kris JohnsonP53
Substitutes
Jeanmar GomezP46
Travis SniderPH27
Justin WilsonP32
Bryan MorrisP57
Félix PiePH26
Tony WatsonP56
Kyle FarnsworthP44
STL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Shane RobinsonRF38
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
David Freese3B25
Jon JayCF9
Pete KozmaSS38
Joe KellyP99
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
Edward MujicaP96
Seth ManessP63
Adron ChambersLF40
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