Piscotty, Grichuk both homer as Cardinals beat Pirates
Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run home run and Randal Grichuk also went deep to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh 5-1 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
1
St. Louis Cardinals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Piscotty homered to right (405 feet), G. Garcia and Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Grichuk homered to left (433 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 1-1
Díaz scored on Glasnow's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Mercer grounded out to first, Joyce scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 1-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Mercer flied out to right.
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Fly Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Mercer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Harrison flied out to center.
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Fly Out 1-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Harrison batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Joyce popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 1-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Joyce batting
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Play Result 1-5
Pham in left field.
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Play Result 1-5
Oh relieved Rosenthal.
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Piscotty grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Piscotty batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Holliday fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Díaz fouled out to first.
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Head to Head
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Greg Garcia3B4
Aledmys DiazSS12
Matt HollidayLF7
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt Adams1B18
Yadier MolinaC4
Randal GrichukCF34
Kolten Wong2B16
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Seunghwan OhP18
Michael McKenryPH
Tyler LyonsP58
Trevor RosenthalP40
Tommy PhamLF28
PIT
John Jaso1B28
Gregory PolancoRF25
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Matt JoyceLF7
Josh Harrison2B4
Jordy MercerSS27
Eric FryerC41
Tyler GlasnowP31
Substitutes
Sean Rodriguez1B13
Arquimedes CamineroP48
Adam FrazierPH20
Jared HughesP35
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