Pirates top Cardinals 8-2 in Game 1 of doubleheader
Francisco Cervelli hit his second career grand slam, Gerrit Cole pitched seven solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 in a doubleheader opener to put St. Louis'
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
2
Pittsburgh Pirates
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Polanco singled to right, Harrison scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-8
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Mercer singled to center, Cervelli scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-7
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Carpenter homered to right (414 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Polanco doubled to right center, Mercer scored, Polanco thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 1-6
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Cervelli homered to left (392 feet), McCutchen, Ramírez and Álvarez scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Holliday singled to center, Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 2-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Wong grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 2-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
Wong batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Reynolds flied out to center.
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Fly Out 2-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
Reynolds batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Peralta singled to center.
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Single 2-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
Peralta batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Heyward grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 2-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
Heyward batting
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Play Result 2-8
Hughes relieved Bastardo.
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Start Inning 2-8
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-8
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Lineup Change 2-8
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End Inning 2-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Marte grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Polanco out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 2-8
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 2-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
Marte batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Polanco singled to right, Harrison scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-8
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Single 2-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Head to Head
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Gregory PolancoRF25
Starling MarteLF0
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Neil Walker2B12
Pedro Alvarez1B24
Francisco CervelliC29
Jordy MercerSS27
Gerrit ColeP45
Substitutes
Antonio BastardoP58
Jared HughesP35
Sean Rodriguez1B13
Josh Harrison3B4
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jon JayCF9
Matt HollidayLF7
Jason HeywardRF22
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Mark Reynolds1B12
Kolten Wong2B16
Tony CruzC17
Michael WachaP52
Substitutes
Tommy PhamCF28
Travis TartamellaC68
Matt AdamsPH18
Miguel SocolovichP48
Brandon MossPH37
Mitch HarrisP40
Adam WainwrightP50
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