Mercer lifts Pirates over Cardinals 6-5 in 11 innings
Jordy Mercer singled home Gregory Polanco from second base with one out in the 11th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
5
Pittsburgh Pirates
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Mercer singled to right, Polanco scored, Harrison to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Polanco hit sacrifice fly to center, Freese scored, Marte to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Cervelli grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, McCutchen scored, Freese to third, Marte safe at second on error by shortstop Díaz.
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Error 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Holliday safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Mercer, Piscotty scored.
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Error 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Gyorko homered to left (370 feet), Moss scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
McCutchen doubled to center, Jaso scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 5-6
End of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Mercer singled to right, Polanco scored, Harrison to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Single 5-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Mercer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Harrison reached on infield single to shortstop, Polanco to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Single 5-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Harrison batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Polanco walked.
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Polanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Cervelli grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Cervelli batting
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Start Inning 5-5
Bottom of the 11th inning
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End Inning 5-5
Middle of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Wong struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Wong batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Adams struck out looking.
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 3-0
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
John Jaso1B28
Andrew McCutchenCF4
David Freese3B25
Starling MarteLF0
Francisco CervelliC29
Gregory PolancoRF25
Josh Harrison2B4
Jordy MercerSS27
Jon NieseP49
Substitutes
Kyle LobsteinP63
Arquimedes CamineroP48
Matt JoycePH7
Tony WatsonP56
Neftali FelizP30
Mark MelanconP34
Michael MorsePH38
Sean Rodriguez1B13
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt HollidayLF7
Randal GrichukCF34
Yadier MolinaC4
Brandon MossLF37
Jedd GyorkoSS5
Aledmys DiazSS12
Michael WachaP52
Substitutes
Greg GarciaPR4
Seth ManessP63
Kevin SiegristP54
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Jeremy HazelbakerPH41
Trevor RosenthalP40
Matt Adams1B18
Tyler LyonsP58
Seunghwan OhP18
Kolten Wong2B16
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