THESHOW
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/18/2041
 
THESHOW
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2935 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (59-89) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals (98-50) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 X 5 6 0
Floundering Pirates Lose 12th Straight
Pittsburgh got a big-time effort from pitcher Jorge González, but it wasn't enough to keep the St. Louis Cardinals from winning the game, 5-3. González threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. Mario Salazar earned the win after being called from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. He upped his record to 6-5. St. Louis has an impressive 98-50 record.

Chris Alexander hit a 2-run home run off Hank Curry in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Cardinals ahead, 4-3. In addition to the homer, Alexander had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"I warned the team before the game," losing manager Phil Matthews told reporters, "that I'm wearing the same pair of undies until we win."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gallegos DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277 6 34
D. Henderson RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .228 1 31
J. Apodaca CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270 0 24
C. Silva C 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .219 25 57
J. Mason LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .233 13 47
J. Dickson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 11 45
J. Fajardo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 11 39
A. Sexton SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 2 39
J. Medina 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 2 18
Totals 28 3 4 3 1 4 3      
BATTING
Triples: J. Apodaca (5, 7th Inning off M. Hornby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Silva (25, 1st Inning off M. Hornby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gallegos , D. Henderson , J. Apodaca 3 , C. Silva 4
2-out RBI: C. Silva
GIDP: J. Dickson
Sac Fly: J. Mason
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: A. Sexton (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Medina-Sexton-Dickson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Días CF 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .286 13 40
C. Alexander 2B, SS 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .279 14 54
E. Johnson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .249 25 79
P. Robles LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 12 50
   a-B. Wright LF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 2 25
J. Silver 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .282 11 63
K. Hempsall DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .273 6 25
L. Dufour SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 20 71
   b-I. Durán PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 4 12
D. Watanabe RF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 4 17
J. Farmer C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 9 36
Totals 30 5 6 4 3 8 12      
a - B. Wright substituted for P. Robles in the 2nd
b - I. Durán pinch hit for L. Dufour in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Alexander (26, 6th Inning off J. González, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Johnson (24, 8th Inning off H. Curry, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Alexander (14, 8th Inning off H. Curry, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Días , C. Alexander 6 , E. Johnson 2 , D. Watanabe , J. Farmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Silver 2 , I. Durán
GIDP: J. Días
Hit by Pitch: J. Días
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alexander-Dufour-Johnson)
OF assists: 1 (Watanabe(Gallegos at 3rd base))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. González 7.0 4 2 2 1 8 0 121 4.05   
H. Curry L (5-4), BS (4) 1.0 2 3 2 2 0 1 30 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. González 68
Batters Faced: J. González 26, H. Curry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. González 5-7, H. Curry 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. González 121-76, H. Curry 30-17
WP: J. González 2
Hit Batsmen: J. González
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hornby 7.0 4 3 3 1 3 1 82 3.25   
M. Salazar W (6-5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hornby 59
Batters Faced: M. Hornby 24, M. Salazar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hornby 10-6, M. Salazar 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hornby 82-56, M. Salazar 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge González
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 46608
Special Notes: Pepe Robles was ejected in the 1st inning for arguing a strike call.
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