Cardinals wallop reeling Pirates 12-6
Adam Wainwright drove in three runs and survived five occasionally bumpy innings to pick up his first win since mid-July as the St. Louis Cardinals drummed the staggering Pittsburgh Pirates 12-6.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
12
Pittsburgh Pirates
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 12-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
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Play Result 12-6
Frazier homered to right (388 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
Bell hit sacrifice fly to center, Mercer scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-5
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
Peralta hit sacrifice fly to left, Grichuk scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-4
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Grichuk doubled to deep left, Kelly scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-4
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
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Play Result 10-4
McCutchen homered to center (428 feet), Harrison scored.
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Advancing On Force 10-4
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Foul Ball 10-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 10-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-2
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Play Result 10-2
Adams homered to center (427 feet), Piscotty scored.
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Advancing On Force 10-2
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Wainwright singled to left center, Molina and Pham scored, Wong to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Pham grounded into fielder's choice to third, Piscotty scored, Grichuk out at second, Molina to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Gyorko homered to left (393 feet).
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End Inning 12-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
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Play Result 12-6
Rogers struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 12-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 12-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 12-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 12-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-6
Rogers batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
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Play Result 12-6
Frazier homered to right (388 feet).
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Home Run 12-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 12-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-5
Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
Hanson flied out to center.
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Fly Out 12-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-5
Hanson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
Bell hit sacrifice fly to center, Mercer scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-5
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Sacrifice Fly 12-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 12-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 12-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-4
Bell batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
Mercer tripled to deep center.
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Triple 12-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-4
Mercer batting
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Start Inning 12-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 12-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
Adams struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 12-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 12-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 12-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-4
Adams batting
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Josh Harrison2B4
John Jaso1B28
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Gregory PolancoRF25
Starling MarteLF0
David Freese3B25
Francisco CervelliC29
Jordy MercerSS27
Chad KuhlP61
Substitutes
Alen Hanson2B38
Jeff LockeP31
Jung Ho KangPH16
Adam FrazierRF20
Antonio BastardoP58
Jason Rogers3B15
Jared HughesP35
Sean RodriguezCF13
Tony WatsonP56
Eric FryerC41
Josh Bell1B56
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jedd GyorkoSS5
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt Adams1B18
Yadier MolinaC4
Randal GrichukCF34
Jeremy HazelbakerLF41
Kolten WongRF16
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Greg Garcia2B4
Carson KellyC15
Tommy PhamLF28
Brayan PenaPH25
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Jhonny PeraltaPH27
Miguel SocolovichP48
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