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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

2015-05-03 · Day game · Busch Stadium III · 14 innings · Att: 44382 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph to CF · 4:28

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 4th — Matt Carpenter homers (4) on a line drive to center field. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 12th — Pedro Alvarez homers (5) on a line drive to right center field. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 14th — Kolten Wong homers (2) on a line drive to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 14th: Kolten Wong homers (2) on a line drive to right field — worth 42% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	11
SLN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	12

W: Miguel Socolovich L: Radhames Liz SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Marty Foster · 2B: Mike Muchlinski · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregory Polanco	7	0	2	0	0	1
Josh Harrison	7	0	0	0	0	2
Andrew McCutchen	7	0	1	0	0	0
Starling Marte	6	0	2	0	0	1
Pedro Alvarez	2	1	1	1	4	0
Jordy Mercer	6	0	1	0	0	1
Jung Ho Kang	5	1	2	1	0	0
Chris Stewart	5	0	1	0	0	1
Vance Worley	2	0	0	0	0	1
Neil Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Lambo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sean Rodriguez	2	0	1	0	0	1
Radhames Liz	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jon Jay	5	0	1	0	1	0
Matt Carpenter	3	1	1	1	0	2
Matt Holliday	5	0	0	0	1	2
Matt Adams	6	0	2	0	0	1
Jhonny Peralta	5	0	2	0	1	1
Jason Heyward	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yadier Molina	5	0	1	0	1	1
Pete Kozma	6	1	0	0	0	3
Michael Wacha	2	0	1	0	0	0
Kolten Wong	4	1	3	1	0	0
Mark Reynolds	0	0	0	0	1	0
Peter Bourjos	2	0	1	1	0	1
Tony Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Seth Maness	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vance Worley	6.0	4	1	5
Arquimedes Caminero	1.1	1	0	1
Antonio Bastardo	0.2	1	1	0
Mark Melancon	1.0	0	0	1
Rob Scahill	2.0	1	2	2
Radhames Liz	2.1	5	1	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Michael Wacha	6.2	5	2	2
Randy Choate	0.1	0	0	0
Matt Belisle	0.2	1	0	0
Kevin Siegrist	0.1	0	1	1
Trevor Rosenthal	1.0	2	0	2
Mitch Harris	2.0	2	1	1
Sam Tuivailala	2.0	1	0	2
Miguel Socolovich	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gregory Polanco: 43/G4S-
Josh Harrison: 53/G56S-
Andrew McCutchen: S9/L9LM
Starling Marte: 53/G6S-

Bot 1

Jon Jay: 8/F78XD+
Matt Carpenter: K
Matt Holliday: 13/G15+

Top 2

Pedro Alvarez: 4/L34D+
Jordy Mercer: 31/G4S-
Jung Ho Kang: 31/G34

Bot 2

Matt Adams: S7/F8LS
Jhonny Peralta: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Jason Heyward: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 3

Chris Stewart: 4/F6M-
Vance Worley: 9/F9LS-
Gregory Polanco: D8/F78XD+
Josh Harrison: 9/F89D+

Bot 3

Yadier Molina: 9/L9S
Pete Kozma: K
Michael Wacha: D9/F9D+
Jon Jay: 8/F78XD+

Top 4

Andrew McCutchen: 8/F89XD+
Starling Marte: S6/G56+
Pedro Alvarez: SB2
Pedro Alvarez: W
Jordy Mercer: 64(1)/FO/G6M.2-3
Jung Ho Kang: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 4

Matt Carpenter: HR/F8LXD+
Matt Holliday: K
Matt Adams: 8/F8LXD+
Jhonny Peralta: K

Top 5

Chris Stewart: S9/G4+
Vance Worley: K
Gregory Polanco: K
Josh Harrison: 53/G56-

Bot 5

Jason Heyward: 6/L6MD
Yadier Molina: W
Pete Kozma: 9/F9M
Michael Wacha: 8/F89XD+

Top 6

Andrew McCutchen: 9/F9D+
Starling Marte: 13/G13
Pedro Alvarez: W
Jordy Mercer: 8/F8LD+

Bot 6

Jon Jay: S7/L7S
Matt Carpenter: K
Matt Holliday: 9/F9LD+.1-2
Matt Adams: 7/F78D+

Top 7

Jung Ho Kang: S7/L56D+
Chris Stewart: 13/SH/BG34S.1-2
Neil Walker: 9/F89D
Gregory Polanco: 43/G4

Bot 7

Jhonny Peralta: S8/L8RM
Jason Heyward: 46(1)/FO/G34
Yadier Molina: 4(1)3/GDP/G6MS

Top 8

Josh Harrison: 53/G56
Andrew McCutchen: 8/F8RM
Starling Marte: S8/G6M
Pedro Alvarez: W.1-2
Jordy Mercer: K

Bot 8

Pete Kozma: K
Kolten Wong: S8/L89S
Jon Jay: 7/F78D+
Mark Reynolds: WP.1-2
Mark Reynolds: W
Matt Holliday: 4/F3D-

Top 9

Jung Ho Kang: HR/F78XD+
Chris Stewart: K
Andrew Lambo: K
Gregory Polanco: S9/L4D-
Josh Harrison: 8/F8RS

Bot 9

Matt Adams: K23
Jhonny Peralta: 9/F9D
Jason Heyward: 7/F7D+

Top 10

Andrew McCutchen: 9/L9D+
Starling Marte: 5/F56-
Pedro Alvarez: W
Jordy Mercer: S8/L6D.1-2
Jung Ho Kang: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Bot 10

Yadier Molina: K
Pete Kozma: 63/G6
Kolten Wong: 43/G4+

Top 11

Chris Stewart: 63/G6
Sean Rodriguez: S9/L4D
Gregory Polanco: 9/F9S
Josh Harrison: K

Bot 11

Jon Jay: 6/L4M-
Peter Bourjos: K
Matt Holliday: W
Matt Adams: S9/G4+.1-3
Jhonny Peralta: IW.1-2
Tony Cruz: 4/F8RS-

Top 12

Andrew McCutchen: 7/F78XD+
Starling Marte: K
Pedro Alvarez: HR/F89D+
Jordy Mercer: 9/F9LS

Bot 12

Yadier Molina: S8/G4M+
Pete Kozma: 46(1)/FO/G4
Kolten Wong: S8/L8LM+.1-3
Jon Jay: W.1-2
Peter Bourjos: S5/G5+.3-H;2-3;1-2
Matt Holliday: K
Matt Adams: 31/G34

Top 13

Radhames Liz: 3/F23-
Chris Stewart: 63/G6
Sean Rodriguez: K

Bot 13

Jhonny Peralta: S6/F8LS
Seth Maness: 2/BP2R+
Yadier Molina: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 14

Gregory Polanco: 3/G3
Josh Harrison: K
Andrew McCutchen: 53/G56

Bot 14

Pete Kozma: K
Kolten Wong: HR/F9LD+

Notes & reviews

Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter left the game due to an injured head

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