MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/17/2003
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1958 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (52-52) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 2
St. Louis Cardinals (54-50) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 4 10 0
Cardinals Beat Pirates, 4-3, at Busch Stadium
The St. Louis Cardinals grabbed a win, 4-3, over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. St. Louis designated hitter Francisco Mendez went 2 for 2 with 2 singles and 2 walks. Gregg Olson picked up the save, his 23rd. The third-place Cardinals improved to 54-50.

The Cardinals got a gift in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, 2-2, J.R. House reached on an error by the SS, driving in 1 run. It made the score 3-2, St. Louis.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Pittsburgh manager Matt Smith. "But we decided not to take it."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Koone DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .306 13 50
A. Pagan CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 3 28
   a-W. Taveras CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 0 7
C. Ruiz C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .302 9 41
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 24 80
B. Lopez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291 16 66
N. Cruz LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .262 15 39
C. Guzman SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .274 4 28
R. Mateo RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .287 17 57
D. Ramirez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 4 19
Totals 34 3 9 3 1 8 9      
a - W. Taveras substituted for A. Pagan in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ruiz (26, 1st Inning off C. Waters, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Mateo (27, 4th Inning off C. Waters, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (15, 8th Inning off S. Atondo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Koone 2 , W. Taveras , C. Ruiz 3 , B. Lopez , N. Cruz 4 , C. Guzman , R. Mateo 2
2-out RBI: N. Cruz , R. Mateo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Ruiz 2 , E. Chavez , R. Mateo , D. Ramirez
Sac Bunt: A. Pagan , C. Guzman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Cruz (5) , C. Guzman (15)
Double Plays: 3 (Chavez-Lopez, Ramirez-Guzman-Lopez, Chavez-Ramirez-Lopez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .332 13 51
T. Helton 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 3 .384 6 55
M. Barrett SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 2 40
S. Penfold LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .314 27 85
   a-A. Gomez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 10
G. Hernandez RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .298 26 77
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 3 24
F. Mendez DH 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .270 4 30
B. Butler 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .240 2 32
J. House C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .297 8 42
Totals 31 4 10 3 4 4 18      
a - A. Gomez substituted for S. Penfold in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Penfold (27, 7th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , T. Helton , S. Penfold 4 , G. Hernandez , C. Knoblauch , F. Mendez 2 , B. Butler , J. House
2-out RBI: J. House
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , T. Helton , S. Penfold , J. House 2
GIDP: S. Penfold , B. Butler
Sac Bunt: C. Knoblauch
Team LOB: 8
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sneed L (5-4) 5.2 8 3 2 3 1 0 88 3.94   
J. De La Rosa 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 24 6.00   
A. Mallory 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sneed 41
Batters Faced: J. Sneed 27, J. De La Rosa 6, A. Mallory 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sneed 7-7, J. De La Rosa 1-0, A. Mallory 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sneed 88-46, J. De La Rosa 24-15, A. Mallory 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. De La Rosa 1-0
WP: J. Sneed
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Waters 4.2 5 2 2 1 4 0 74 4.52   
C. Parra W (4-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 36 5.43   
S. Atondo H (4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 7.82   
G. Olson SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Waters 49
Batters Faced: C. Waters 20, C. Parra 8, S. Atondo 6, G. Olson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Waters 4-6, C. Parra 2-1, S. Atondo 1-2, G. Olson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Waters 74-46, C. Parra 36-21, S. Atondo 19-13, G. Olson 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Atondo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Mendez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 32218
Special Notes: CF Angel Pagan was injured while throwing the ball.
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