Garcia works 7 scoreless innings, Cardinals beat Pirate 4-1
Jaime Garcia pitched seven scoreless innings, Matt Carpenter homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 Saturday afternoon.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
1
St. Louis Cardinals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| STL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Álvarez singled to left, Walker scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Carpenter homered to left center (400 feet), Bourjos scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: 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 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: 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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: 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 1: strike 1 (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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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Piscotty reached on infield single to second, Wong scored, Jay to third, Carpenter to second, Jay scored, Carpenter to third on throwing error by second baseman Harrison.
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Error 0-2
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Advancing On Force 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (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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Bunted Foul 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: 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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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 1-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Polanco struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Polanco batting
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Play Result 1-4
Polanco hit for Mercer.
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Harrison walked, Álvarez to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Harrison batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Álvarez singled to left, Walker scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Single 0-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Swinging 0-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 0-4
Walker to second on wild pitch by Rosenthal.
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Wild Pitch 0-4
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-4
Álvarez batting
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Play Result 0-4
Álvarez hit for Blanton.
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Walker singled to right.
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Single 0-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-4
Walker batting
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Play Result 0-4
Walker hit for Stewart.
Showing the last 40 of 573 events.
Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Stephen PiscottyLF26
Jason HeywardRF22
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Brandon Moss1B37
Yadier MolinaC4
Kolten Wong2B16
Jon JayCF9
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Kevin SiegristP54
Mark ReynoldsPH12
Trevor RosenthalP40
Greg GarciaPH4
Peter BourjosCF25
PIT
Josh Harrison2B4
Jordy MercerSS27
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Starling MarteLF0
Michael Morse1B38
Sean RodriguezRF13
Chris StewartC12
Charlie MortonP50
Substitutes
Gregory PolancoPH25
Neil WalkerPH12
Aramis RamirezPH17
Pedro FlorimonPR18
Arquimedes CamineroP48
Joe BlantonP56
Pedro AlvarezPH24
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