MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
10/03/2017
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 7846 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 2 X 11 13 0
Blitzed by Rizzo, Pirates, Cardinals Sink Further in DS
Riding the 2-hit performance of first baseman Anthony Rizzo, the Pittsburgh Pirates stopped the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, 11-4, in Game 2 of the Divisional Series. Rizzo went 2-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for the Pirates, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 2 games to 0.

Rizzo had an important at-bat with runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the sixth, when he hit a 3-run home run. The Pirates went on to win.

"Postseason wins taste oh so sweet," said Rizzo after the game.

The next game is set to be played for Thursday, October 5th , 2017 at Busch Stadium 1997-2005 in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Laureano RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 2 4
M. Olson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .308 1 4
J. Upton DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .259 1 5
M. Andújar LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 1
A. Rendon 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .304 1 3
M. Margot CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 2 7
T. Barnhart C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .069 0 3
K. Wong 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .238 0 3
S. Castro SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
Totals 32 4 5 4 5 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Castro (1, 8th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Upton (3, 8th Inning off J. Nicasio, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rendon (1, 8th Inning off J. Nicasio, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Laureano , J. Upton 2 , A. Rendon 4 , M. Margot , S. Castro 2
2-out RBI: A. Rendon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Upton , K. Wong 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Laureano (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Laureano
Double Plays: 2 (Olson-Castro-Olson, Castro-Wong-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rizzo 1B 5 2 2 5 0 3 1 .333 3 6
B. Harper CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .333 1 2
R. Devers 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .125 0 0
J. Votto DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
B. McCann C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .286 1 2
G. Torres 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .429 0 3
A. Frazier RF 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 1
D. Swanson SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .400 0 1
K. Tucker LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .333 0 2
Totals 35 11 13 11 3 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Swanson (1, 3rd Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. McCann (1, 4th Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Harper (1, 5th Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rizzo 2 (3, 6th Inning off E. Frieri, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off V. Pestano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rizzo 8 , B. Harper 6 , R. Devers , J. Votto , B. McCann 5 , A. Frazier , D. Swanson 3 , K. Tucker
2-out RBI: A. Rizzo , B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Devers , K. Tucker
GIDP: J. Votto , G. Torres
Hit by Pitch: A. Frazier
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Frazier (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gray L (0-1) 5.1 8 7 7 3 7 2 100 11.32   
E. Frieri 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 30 13.50   
V. Pestano 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 28
Batters Faced: S. Gray 26, E. Frieri 7, V. Pestano 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 4-4, E. Frieri 2-2, V. Pestano 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 100-62, E. Frieri 30-19, V. Pestano 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Frieri 3-3
Hit Batsmen: V. Pestano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Wheeler W (1-0) 7.1 2 2 2 5 4 0 113 2.45   
J. Nicasio 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 35 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 65
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 29, J. Nicasio 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 6-12, J. Nicasio 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 113-64, J. Nicasio 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anthony Rizzo
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 42354
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