MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/25/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1944 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (78-56) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (77-58) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Pirates Bridle Cardinals, 4-2
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at PNC Park, knocking off the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2. Starting pitcher Tommy Hanson played a key role in the triumph. In 6.2 innings, Hanson surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. The win elevated the Pirates to 77-58.

Pittsburgh center fielder Matt Diaz contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a slider into center field for a 2-run single. It was his 80th hit of the season and put the Pirates ahead, 4-2.

"We did enough to win," said Hanson.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .273 8 50
V. Guerrero RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 17 61
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 16 77
M. Teixeira 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .254 24 69
J. Upton DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 26 72
K. Wong SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .225 7 35
L. Forsythe 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .224 1 11
   a-B. Buscher PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 0 23
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .217 5 47
C. Gentry CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .231 2 6
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 7 15      
a - B. Buscher pinch hit for L. Forsythe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Wong (16, 2nd Inning off T. Hanson, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Teixeira (20, 4th Inning off T. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero , A. Rendon , M. Teixeira 3 , K. Wong 3 , L. Forsythe , C. Gentry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crawford , A. Rendon , J. Upton , T. Barnhart
GIDP: M. Teixeira
Sac Fly: T. Barnhart
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gentry 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Gentry (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Wong-Teixeira)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Coghlan 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .263 9 37
A. Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 9 67
B. Harper RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .276 19 68
J. Votto DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .267 14 67
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .230 23 63
A. Hill 2B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .222 2 30
M. Diaz CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .246 5 35
T. Colvin LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 14 51
   a-F. Pie LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 6
J. Jaramillo C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 1 7
Totals 29 4 7 4 4 4 9      
a - F. Pie substituted for T. Colvin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rizzo (23, 8th Inning off A. Bastardo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hill (2, 2nd Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper , J. Votto , A. Rizzo 2 , A. Hill 5 , M. Diaz , T. Colvin
2-out RBI: , A. Hill 2 , M. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hill
GIDP: J. Jaramillo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hill-Cabrera-Rizzo)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson L (7-10) 5.2 6 4 4 3 1 1 103 4.45   
T. Scheppers 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 6.14   
A. Bastardo 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 39
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 24, T. Scheppers 5, A. Bastardo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 9-5, T. Scheppers 1-2, A. Bastardo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 103-64, T. Scheppers 18-9, A. Bastardo 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Scheppers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hanson W (11-9) 6.2 6 2 2 1 5 0 100 4.52   
B. Myers H (2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.06   
M. Melancon SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hanson 58
Batters Faced: T. Hanson 27, B. Myers 5, M. Melancon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hanson 7-8, B. Myers 1-1, M. Melancon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hanson 100-67, B. Myers 21-14, M. Melancon 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Myers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Hanson
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 38314
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