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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-09-13 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 22236 · 74°F, sunny · Wind 1 mph to LF · 2:58

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 1st. Rick Ankiel earned the win. Shawon Dunston went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	2	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	9	13
PIT	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	5	10

W: Rick Ankiel L: Todd Ritchie SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Mark Hirschbeck · 2B: Dan Iassogna · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
J. D. Drew	5	1	1	1	0	2
Mark McGwire	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Edmonds	5	1	2	1	0	2
Will Clark	5	0	2	2	0	0
Fernando Tatis	3	2	1	0	2	1
Ray Lankford	2	1	1	1	1	0
Craig Paquette	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mike Matheny	2	0	0	1	1	1
Rick Ankiel	4	0	1	1	0	0
Placido Polanco	3	1	1	0	0	0
Shawon Dunston	2	2	1	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adrian Brown	5	0	2	2	0	1
Pat Meares	4	0	1	0	1	1
Jason Kendall	4	1	1	0	0	0
Alex Ramirez	4	2	1	0	0	1
Keith Osik	3	0	1	2	1	0
Emil Brown	4	0	1	0	0	2
John Wehner	4	0	0	0	0	3
Mike Benjamin	4	1	1	0	0	2
Todd Ritchie	1	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Hyzdu	1	0	0	0	0	1
Enrique Wilson	1	1	1	0	0	0
Warren Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Ankiel	6.2	7	0	11
Mike Timlin	1.1	3	2	0
Dave Veres	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Ritchie	5.0	9	2	3
Brian Smith	2.0	3	1	1
Scott Sauerbeck	1.0	0	0	2
Marc Wilkins	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

J. D. Drew: K
Mark McGwire: S7/G5
Jim Edmonds: S9/L9M.1-3
Will Clark: D9/L9LM.3-H;1-H
Fernando Tatis: 5/FL
Ray Lankford: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 1

Adrian Brown: 9/F9M
Pat Meares: K
Jason Kendall: D7/G5
Alex Ramirez: E4/G4MD.2-3
Keith Osik: D9/L9LM.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Emil Brown: K

Top 2

Craig Paquette: 13/G13
Mike Matheny: W
Rick Ankiel: S9/L89S.1-2
J. D. Drew: 7/FL/F7LMF
Placido Polanco: 4/L34D-

Bot 2

John Wehner: K/C
Mike Benjamin: K
Todd Ritchie: D9/P9LS
Adrian Brown: K/C

Top 3

Jim Edmonds: 43/G4
Will Clark: 43/G4MD
Fernando Tatis: K

Bot 3

Pat Meares: 53/G56S-
Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Alex Ramirez: K

Top 4

Ray Lankford: W
Craig Paquette: S7/G56.1-2
Mike Matheny: PO1(E2).2-3;1-2
Mike Matheny: 53/G5
Rick Ankiel: FC3/G3.3-H(UR);2-3;B-1
J. D. Drew: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H(UR)
Placido Polanco: S/L8LM.1-3
Jim Edmonds: K

Bot 4

Keith Osik: 9/L89D
Emil Brown: 3/FL
John Wehner: K/C

Top 5

Will Clark: 5/P56
Fernando Tatis: D9/P9LS
Ray Lankford: S9/L9LM.2-H
Craig Paquette: D7/G5.1-3
Mike Matheny: 7/SF/F78M.3-H
Rick Ankiel: 9/F89XD+

Bot 5

Mike Benjamin: D7/L7LD
Adam Hyzdu: K
Adrian Brown: S8/G6M.2-H
Pat Meares: S7/7S.1-2
Jason Kendall: 5(B)4(2)/LDP/L5-

Top 6

J. D. Drew: D9/G3
Placido Polanco: 14/SH.2-3
Jim Edmonds: S9/L9M.3-H
Will Clark: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 6

Alex Ramirez: 9/F89XD+
Keith Osik: 53/G5
Emil Brown: K/C

Top 7

Fernando Tatis: W
Shawon Dunston: HR/L7LD+.1-H
Craig Paquette: 7/F78D
Mike Matheny: K
Rick Ankiel: 43/G4

Bot 7

John Wehner: K
Mike Benjamin: K
Enrique Wilson: D7/G5
Adrian Brown: S7/P7LS.2-H
Pat Meares: SB2
Pat Meares: W
Jason Kendall: 9/F9M

Top 8

J. D. Drew: K
Placido Polanco: 8/F8RD
Jim Edmonds: K/C

Bot 8

Alex Ramirez: S8/L8RS
Keith Osik: W.1-2
Emil Brown: S7/L7S.2-3;1-2
John Wehner: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S.3-H;2-3
Mike Benjamin: 63/G56

Top 9

Will Clark: D9/L9LM
Fernando Tatis: W
Shawon Dunston: 16(1)3/GDP/G13.2-3
Craig Paquette: 7/F78D

Bot 9

Warren Morris: 6/P5D
Adrian Brown: 53/G56S
Pat Meares: 6/P56