MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/16/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 9756 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (71-78) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (76-73) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 8 12 0
Cardinals Drop Another One, 8-5
The Pittsburgh Pirates saddled the St. Louis Cardinals with a loss at PNC Park. The final score was 8-5. Jorge Fraga was 2 for 4, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Pittsburgh shortstop scored 2 runs and drove in 5. Chris Volstad picked up the win with 6.1 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 12-11. Hideki Okajima, who is tied for 2nd in the NL in holds with 18, earned the save for Pittsburgh.

In the first inning, Fraga had a 3-run home run for Pittsburgh. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Pirates on top, 4-0.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Fraga.

The 4th-place Cardinals have lost 5 consecutive games.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kennedy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297 7 28
E. Soto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 11 80
F. Mondragon 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 12 60
S. Penfold LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .328 36 117
K. Barker DH 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .276 15 53
C. Presichi SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .250 10 48
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 .282 6 51
J. Gerut RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
A. del Valle C 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .255 6 42
Totals 35 5 8 5 1 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Penfold (37, 9th Inning off Z. Duke, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Barker (15, 9th Inning off Z. Duke, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Presichi (4, 7th Inning off C. Volstad, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Mondragon , S. Penfold 2 , K. Barker 2 , C. Presichi 4 , A. del Valle 3
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Presichi (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cruz LF 5 1 3 2 0 2 0 .246 11 55
   b-A. Pagan LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 22
J. Sequea 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 2 6
C. Ruiz C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .298 14 69
K. Morales DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .361 32 134
J. Fraga SS 4 2 2 5 0 2 2 .257 23 75
G. Atkins 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 13 56
   a-E. Chavez 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 8 56
G. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 20 68
D. Lee 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 3 28
J. Reguera RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 0 2
Totals 37 8 12 8 1 8 10      
a - E. Chavez substituted for G. Atkins in the 9th
b - A. Pagan substituted for N. Cruz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Ruiz (30, 1st Inning off A. Pace, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Morales (53, 8th Inning off T. Sipp, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (11, 1st Inning off A. Pace, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Fraga (23, 1st Inning off A. Pace, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Cruz 6 , C. Ruiz 3 , K. Morales 3 , J. Fraga 5 , G. Atkins , D. Lee , J. Reguera
2-out RBI: N. Cruz , D. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sequea , J. Fraga , G. Davis
Team LOB: 6
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pace L (12-13) 5.2 6 4 4 1 6 2 110 4.38   
F. Leon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.97   
T. Sipp 1.0 4 4 4 0 0 0 15 6.00   
C. Bradford 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pace 46
Batters Faced: A. Pace 25, F. Leon 3, T. Sipp 7, C. Bradford 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pace 2-9, F. Leon 0-1, T. Sipp 1-2, C. Bradford 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pace 110-71, F. Leon 14-9, T. Sipp 15-12, C. Bradford 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bradford 1-1
WP: A. Pace
Balk: A. Pace
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Volstad W (12-11) 6.1 4 3 3 1 5 0 75 4.61   
C. Cordero H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.66   
Z. Duke H (7) 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 26 4.01   
H. Okajima SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Volstad 57
Batters Faced: C. Volstad 24, C. Cordero 2, Z. Duke 9, H. Okajima 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Volstad 8-6, C. Cordero 1-1, Z. Duke 3-0, H. Okajima 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Volstad 75-50, C. Cordero 9-5, Z. Duke 26-16, H. Okajima 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cordero 1-1 , H. Okajima 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Fraga
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 38225
Special Notes: RP Felix Leon was injured while pitching.
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