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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2001-09-22 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 37539 · 72°F, overcast · Wind 3 mph to LF · 2:39

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–1. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 3rd. Bud Smith earned the win and Gene Stechschulte picked up the save. Craig Wilson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bud Smith L: Todd Ritchie SV: Gene Stechschulte

Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Doug Eddings · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kerry Robinson	3	1	1	1	2	0
Placido Polanco	4	0	0	0	0	0
J. D. Drew	5	1	2	1	0	1
Albert Pujols	4	1	2	1	1	1
Jim Edmonds	4	0	3	1	0	1
Craig Paquette	4	0	0	0	0	0
Edgar Renteria	4	1	2	0	0	0
Eli Marrero	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Ortega	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. J. Mathews	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Bonilla	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chad Hermansen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brian Giles	3	0	0	0	1	0
Aramis Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Kendall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Wilson	4	1	1	1	0	2
Kevin Young	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mendy Lopez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Todd Ritchie	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Mackowiak	1	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bud Smith	5.0	4	0	2
T. J. Mathews	3.0	1	0	1
Jeff Tabaka	0.0	0	1	0
Gene Stechschulte	1.0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Ritchie	7.1	10	1	2
Josias Manzanillo	1.0	0	1	1
Scott Sauerbeck	0.2	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kerry Robinson: 8/F8RD+
Placido Polanco: 53/G5
J. D. Drew: 3/G3-

Bot 1

Chad Hermansen: K/C
Jack Wilson: 8/F8RM
Brian Giles: 6/P6D-

Top 2

Albert Pujols: S/G56
Jim Edmonds: D9/L9M+.1-H
Craig Paquette: 4/L4
Edgar Renteria: 8/F89XD+.2-3
Eli Marrero: 9/F89D

Bot 2

Aramis Ramirez: 3/P3D
Jason Kendall: 63/G6S
Craig Wilson: HR/F9D+
Kevin Young: 7/F7M

Top 3

Bud Smith: 63/G6S
Kerry Robinson: W
Placido Polanco: SB2
Placido Polanco: 63/G6S
J. D. Drew: S8/G4M.2-H
Albert Pujols: WP.1-2
Albert Pujols: S8/G6M-.2-H
Jim Edmonds: S/L78S-.1-2
Craig Paquette: 8/F89XD+

Bot 3

Mendy Lopez: 7/F7LD
Todd Ritchie: 8/F8RM-
Chad Hermansen: 8/F8LD

Top 4

Edgar Renteria: D9/L9M
Eli Marrero: FC1/G15.2-3;B-1
Bud Smith: 7/F7S
Kerry Robinson: S8/G6M.3-H;1-2
Placido Polanco: 63/G6S.2-3;1-2
J. D. Drew: 8/F8LD+

Bot 4

Jack Wilson: S9/L89S-
Brian Giles: 7/F78XD+
Aramis Ramirez: D7/L7M+.1-3
Jason Kendall: 6/L6
Craig Wilson: K

Top 5

Albert Pujols: K
Jim Edmonds: K/C
Craig Paquette: 9/F9M

Bot 5

Kevin Young: 5/L5
Mendy Lopez: S8/G6
Todd Ritchie: 23/SH.1-2
Chad Hermansen: 63/G6S

Top 6

Edgar Renteria: 53/G5
Eli Marrero: 63/G6S
Bill Ortega: 63/G6S

Bot 6

Jack Wilson: 53/G5
Brian Giles: 8/F8RM
Aramis Ramirez: 3/P34-

Top 7

Kerry Robinson: 43/G4S
Placido Polanco: 63/G6S
J. D. Drew: S9/G34
Albert Pujols: 7/P7S

Bot 7

Jason Kendall: 9/F89D+
Craig Wilson: 63/G6S
Kevin Young: K/C

Top 8

Jim Edmonds: S8/L8LM
Craig Paquette: 8/F8LD
Edgar Renteria: S7/L7S.1-2
Eli Marrero: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
T. J. Mathews: SB2
T. J. Mathews: K

Bot 8

Mendy Lopez: 7/F7M
Rob Mackowiak: D/F78D+
Chad Hermansen: 7/F7M
Jack Wilson: 13/G13-

Top 9

Kerry Robinson: W
Placido Polanco: 13/SH.1-2
J. D. Drew: K
Albert Pujols: IW
Bobby Bonilla: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 9

Brian Giles: W
Aramis Ramirez: 14(1)/FO/G13
Jason Kendall: 9/F89D
Craig Wilson: K