MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/12/2060
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2722 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (96-47) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (50-94) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Pirates Knock Off St. Louis, 7-3
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3, in National League action at Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh pitcher Joe Monroe had a standout performance. Monroe picked up the win for Pittsburgh, going 5.1 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 17-6. The Pirates lead the National League Central Division by 18½ games.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Ian Toombs? The Pittsburgh left fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Pirates on top, 3-1. For the game, Toombs had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"They had a good approach," St. Louis skipper Ryan Nawrocki said of the opposition. "Hats off to them."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sprous 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .229 18 73
C. Jewell SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .314 6 58
J. Render DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .311 28 81
I. Toombs LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .263 15 72
J. Price 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .229 13 39
M. Uribe C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .249 17 63
   a-J. Nichols C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
C. Kinney RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .273 8 46
J. Gonzalez 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .279 13 57
B. Mwaka CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .294 1 24
Totals 34 7 8 7 5 11 8      
a - J. Nichols substituted for M. Uribe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Mwaka (9, 3rd Inning off B. Foley, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Toombs (26, 3rd Inning off B. Foley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Gonzalez (2, 8th Inning off C. Thatcher, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sprous , I. Toombs 3 , J. Price , C. Kinney 2 , J. Gonzalez 3 , B. Mwaka 2
2-out RBI: I. Toombs , J. Price , C. Kinney , J. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kinney , B. Mwaka
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Monroe (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wade LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .216 3 22
J. Koelsch DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .245 9 41
B. Guier 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 10 54
   a-C. Richard 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 1 4
   b-C. Fiscus PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Knops 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 9 31
J. Herrera CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .251 27 99
D. Cole RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .252 12 51
T. Herron 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .216 2 12
M. Wannemacher 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .245 7 47
M. Marsh SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .215 1 14
S. Sizemore C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .179 0 1
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 9 16      
a - C. Richard substituted for B. Guier in the 6th
b - C. Fiscus pinch hit for C. Richard in the 7th
c - J. Knops substituted for C. Fiscus in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Herrera (25, 2nd Inning off J. Monroe, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Wade (29, 3rd Inning off J. Monroe, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wannemacher (24, 8th Inning off M. Hedlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wade 2 , J. Koelsch , J. Herrera 3 , D. Cole , M. Wannemacher 2 , M. Marsh
2-out RBI: J. Koelsch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Guier , T. Herron , M. Marsh , S. Sizemore
Sac Fly: T. Herron
Hit by Pitch: J. Koelsch
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wade (62)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cole(Toombs at 3rd base))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Monroe W (17-6) 5.1 6 3 2 2 3 0 96 3.44   
K. Shaffer H (13) 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 24 2.23   
D. Black H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.00   
M. Hedlin 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Monroe 47
Batters Faced: J. Monroe 25, K. Shaffer 5, D. Black 3, M. Hedlin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Monroe 7-6, K. Shaffer 0-0, D. Black 1-0, M. Hedlin 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Monroe 96-64, K. Shaffer 24-16, D. Black 14-10, M. Hedlin 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Black 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Shaffer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Foley L (9-10) 5.1 6 4 4 2 7 0 95 4.58   
J. Gonzales 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 2.19   
C. Thatcher 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 21 5.14   
C. Vander Meer 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Foley 45
Batters Faced: B. Foley 23, J. Gonzales 6, C. Thatcher 6, C. Vander Meer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Foley 4-4, J. Gonzales 2-1, C. Thatcher 0-1, C. Vander Meer 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Foley 95-62, J. Gonzales 26-16, C. Thatcher 21-11, C. Vander Meer 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Vander Meer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Monroe
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 17983
Special Notes: 3B Bobby Guier was injured while throwing the ball.
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