Cole pitches 7 shutout innings, Pirates beat Cardinals 7-1
Gerrit Cole pitched seven scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates used home runs from Aramis Ramirez, Sean Rodriguez and Starling Marte to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Sunday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
7
St. Louis Cardinals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Stanley singled to center, G. Garcia scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
Marte homered to center (415 feet), Harrison scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Foul Out 5-0
Pitch 3: in play
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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 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Rodriguez homered to right center (396 feet), Cervelli scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Ramírez homered to left (387 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Cole singled to center, Rodriguez scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Walker singled to right, Polanco scored, Ramírez to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: 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 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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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: 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 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 7-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Bourjos flied out to right.
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Fly Out 7-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Bourjos batting
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Play Result 7-1
Bourjos hit for Wong.
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Lineup Change 7-1
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Lineup Change 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Moss flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 7-1
Stanley to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 7-1
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Moss batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Cruz struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Cruz batting
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Play Result 7-1
Cruz hit for Molina.
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Lineup Change 7-1
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Lineup Change 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Stanley singled to center, G. Garcia scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Single 7-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-0
Stanley batting
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Play Result 7-0
Stanley hit for Heyward.
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Lineup Change 7-0
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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
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Brandon Moss1B37
Kolten Wong2B16
Jon JayCF9
John LackeyP41
Substitutes
Greg GarciaPH4
Cody StanleyPH43
Tony CruzPH17
Peter BourjosPH25
Steve CishekP33
Tommy PhamPH28
Tyler LyonsP58
Mitch HarrisP40
PIT
Gregory PolancoRF25
Starling MarteCF0
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Neil Walker2B12
Francisco CervelliC29
Pedro Alvarez1B24
Jordy MercerSS27
Gerrit ColeP45
Substitutes
Joakim SoriaP28
Mark MelanconP
Sean Rodriguez1B13
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Tony WatsonP56
Josh HarrisonLF4
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