MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/07/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 7849 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 8 0
Pirates Heading to League Championship Series
The Pittsburgh Pirates have eliminated the St. Louis Cardinals and are off to the League Championship Series.

Pittsburgh won the final game by a 7-5 score and thus clinched the series 4-1.

"We think this is our year, but we're taking it one game at a time," said Gleyber Torres, who was named series MVP.

For the series, Torres hit .474 with a .545 on-base percentage. He drove in 7 RBI and scored 4 runs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will play against the Colorado Rockies in the next round. Colorado won their series against the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 1. The League Championship Series schedule will be announced after the Divisional Series finishes.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rizzo 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .261 3 8
B. Harper CF 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 .400 2 3
R. Devers 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .190 0 2
J. Votto DH 4 2 2 3 1 0 2 .235 1 7
B. McCann C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .211 2 4
G. Torres 2B 5 0 4 1 0 0 1 .474 1 7
A. Frazier RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .188 0 1
D. Swanson SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .188 0 2
K. Tucker LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .211 0 3
Totals 38 7 11 7 4 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McCann (1, 2nd Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Torres (2, 8th Inning off V. Pestano, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Harper (2, 3rd Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Votto (1, 3rd Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 5 , R. Devers , J. Votto 5 , B. McCann 2 , G. Torres 5 , D. Swanson
2-out RBI: J. Votto , D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Swanson , K. Tucker 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Torres-Swanson-Rizzo, Torres-Swanson-Rizzo, Devers-Torres-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Laureano RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .341 3 6
J. Upton DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .268 3 10
M. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .306 2 5
M. Andújar LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 2
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 2 6
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .128 1 4
K. Wong 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .281 1 4
M. Margot CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .324 3 11
D. Fletcher SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .062 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Laureano (3, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Margot (5, 5th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Upton (3, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Laureano (3, 5th Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Wong (1, 9th Inning off M. Moore, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Laureano 7 , J. Upton 4 , M. Olson , K. Wong 5 , M. Margot 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Upton , T. Barnhart
GIDP: M. Andújar , A. Rendon , D. Fletcher
Hit by Pitch: M. Andújar
Team LOB: 4
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale 6.2 6 4 4 3 6 2 112 7.94   
J. Nicasio 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8.10   
M. Moore W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 28 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 49
Batters Faced: C. Sale 28, J. Nicasio 1, M. Moore 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 6-6, J. Nicasio 0-0, M. Moore 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 112-72, J. Nicasio 5-3, M. Moore 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez 6.2 7 4 4 3 7 2 112 6.17   
A. Bastardo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
V. Pestano 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.38   
E. Mujica L (0-1) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 24 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 48
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 30, A. Bastardo 1, V. Pestano 4, E. Mujica 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 6-7, A. Bastardo 1-0, V. Pestano 0-2, E. Mujica 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 112-66, A. Bastardo 4-3, V. Pestano 12-8, E. Mujica 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bastardo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Votto
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 79258
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