MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/17/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2838 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (76-75) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
St. Louis Cardinals (83-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 6 0
Cardinals Beat Pittsburgh, 1-0
St. Louis Cardinals starter Gordon Graceffo pitched his team past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0. The winner in relief was Trevor Megill. He is now 8-4. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. Yukihito Koike earned the save, his 3rd in 8 tries.

Nolan Arenado, who finished 5th in the NL in runs with 104 in 2018, chipped in for St. Louis with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

"We put some tough at-bats on some tough pitches," said St. Louis manager David Mendel.

St. Louis is second in the National League Central Division with a record of 83-68.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 11 64
C. Arroyo 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .246 12 60
O. Cruz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .257 28 74
E. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320 23 80
M. Nunez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 30 87
J. Suwinski CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 19 62
C. Julks DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 22 68
T. Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 2 23
C. Smith-Njigba RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .206 8 34
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hayes (42, 6th Inning off G. Graceffo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hayes 2 , O. Cruz , E. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Cruz , C. Julks
GIDP: E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Rodriguez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cruz-Arroyo-Nunez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 9 32
A. Burleson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 18 81
   c-T. O'Neill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 5 24
   d-R. Palacios RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 2 22
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .253 21 74
N. Gorman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 35 88
L. Nootbaar CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 29 96
B. Donovan 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .258 3 45
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .260 15 51
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 17 57
K. Robertson SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .103 0 0
   a-D. Carlson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 13 39
   b-T. Edman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 17 57
Totals 29 1 6 1 2 6 14      
a - D. Carlson pinch hit for K. Robertson in the 7th
b - T. Edman substituted for D. Carlson in the 8th
c - T. O'Neill pinch hit for A. Burleson in the 8th
d - R. Palacios substituted for T. O'Neill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Walker (16, 1st Inning off F. Montas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Arenado (21, 8th Inning off B. Bowden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Walker 2 , N. Arenado 5 , L. Nootbaar , B. Donovan , K. Robertson
2-out RBI: N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gorman , W. Contreras , D. Carlson
GIDP: J. Walker
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Donovan-Edman-Goldschmidt)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Montas 6.0 5 0 0 2 3 0 87 3.46   
C. Selby 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.48   
B. Bowden L (7-4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Montas 63
Batters Faced: F. Montas 24, C. Selby 4, B. Bowden 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Montas 8-6, C. Selby 1-1, B. Bowden 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Montas 87-49, C. Selby 16-12, B. Bowden 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Selby 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Graceffo 6.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 81 4.50   
T. Megill W (8-4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.68   
Y. Koike SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Graceffo 72
Batters Faced: G. Graceffo 24, T. Megill 4, Y. Koike 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Graceffo 10-5, T. Megill 1-1, Y. Koike 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Graceffo 81-53, T. Megill 20-14, Y. Koike 14-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Megill 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gordon Graceffo
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 45952
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