MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/27/2051
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3002 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2051 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (78-84) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals (83-79) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 7 0
Cardinals Bridle Pirates, 3-1
The St. Louis Cardinals reigned over the Pittsburgh Pirates in damp conditions.

Getting an impressive start from Matt Donovan, St. Louis beat Pittsburgh by the score of 3-1. Nate Bourgeois earned his 47th save, after closing out the game.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from pinch hitter Marques Harris. For the game, Harris was 1-1 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 3rd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 23rd home run of the season gave St. Louis a 3-1 lead.

"Matt gave us a huge shot in the arm," said St. Louis manager Eric Oliver.

The Cardinals, at 83-79, sit in third place in the National League Central Division.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pinsonneault RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 10 61
J. Clark LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .275 8 59
J. Safreed DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .280 13 66
M. Cuevas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 17 59
V. Vaughan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 29 98
R. Betts C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .223 5 18
J. Boone 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 1 15
J. Pannell CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 0 2
J. Moore SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .192 8 35
   a-N. Carter PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 15 49
   b-T. Burleson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 6 33
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 8 11      
a - N. Carter pinch hit for J. Moore in the 8th
b - T. Burleson substituted for N. Carter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Safreed (32, 1st Inning off M. Donovan, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Clark (24, 1st Inning off M. Donovan, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Pinsonneault (31, 3rd Inning off M. Donovan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Pinsonneault 2 , J. Clark 2 , J. Safreed 2 , J. Boone , J. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clark , J. Safreed , V. Vaughan
GIDP: J. Pannell
Hit by Pitch: D. Pinsonneault
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Pinsonneault (50) , J. Moore (32)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Moore (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marquez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .298 26 90
D. Blake 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .229 4 17
L. Sanchez CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 10 22
   a-M. Harris PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .257 23 66
   b-C. Fletcher CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 1 23
B. Howard LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .209 26 62
D. Hoffarth DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 7 23
M. Turcios RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
M. Rodriguez C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .306 2 9
T. Kemppainen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 3 40
E. Spencer 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .256 5 38
Totals 31 3 7 3 0 10 9      
a - M. Harris pinch hit for L. Sanchez in the 6th
b - C. Fletcher substituted for M. Harris in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: D. Blake (4, 6th Inning off J. Cantu, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Harris (23, 6th Inning off A. Bostick, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marquez 2 , D. Blake 3 , M. Harris 4 , M. Turcios , M. Rodriguez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kemppainen , E. Spencer
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kemppainen (11) , E. Spencer (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kemppainen-Marquez-Blake)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cantu L (6-10) 5.1 4 2 1 0 6 0 89 4.90   
A. Bostick 2.1 3 1 1 0 3 1 33 6.62   
F. Ortiz 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cantu 60
Batters Faced: J. Cantu 20, A. Bostick 10, F. Ortiz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cantu 5-4, A. Bostick 1-3, F. Ortiz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cantu 89-59, A. Bostick 33-22, F. Ortiz 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bostick 1-1 , F. Ortiz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Donovan 5.1 5 1 1 0 4 0 91 4.50   
Z. Ngui W (2-2) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 39 3.67   
N. Bourgeois SV (47) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Donovan 58
Batters Faced: M. Donovan 21, Z. Ngui 9, N. Bourgeois 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Donovan 4-7, Z. Ngui 2-3, N. Bourgeois 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Donovan 91-60, Z. Ngui 39-22, N. Bourgeois 18-9
WP: M. Donovan
Hit Batsmen: M. Donovan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Donovan
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 36787
Special Notes: Rain delay of 52 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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