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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2016-09-05 · Day game · PNC Park · Att: 26297 · 86°F, sunny · Wind 3 mph to LF · 3:25

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 12–6. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Adam Wainwright doubles (6) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Andrew McCutchen. Jeremy Hazelbaker scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Stephen Piscotty doubles (31) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Andrew McCutchen. Adam Wainwright scores. Matt Carpenter scores — worth 17% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Adam Wainwright L: Chad Kuhl SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jordan Baker · 1B: Tim Timmons · 2B: Chris Conroy · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Carpenter	5	1	1	0	0	3
Jedd Gyorko	5	1	2	1	1	1
Stephen Piscotty	3	2	1	2	0	1
Matt Adams	6	1	2	2	0	1
Yadier Molina	3	1	1	0	1	0
Randal Grichuk	4	2	1	1	1	0
Jeremy Hazelbaker	0	1	0	0	1	0
Kolten Wong	4	0	2	1	1	0
Adam Wainwright	3	1	2	3	0	0
Tommy Pham	3	1	0	1	0	1
Brayan Pena	1	0	1	0	0	0
Greg Garcia	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Kelly	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jhonny Peralta	0	0	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Josh Harrison	4	1	2	0	0	1
John Jaso	1	0	0	0	1	1
Andrew McCutchen	4	1	1	2	0	0
Gregory Polanco	3	0	0	0	0	1
Starling Marte	4	1	2	0	0	1
David Freese	4	1	1	0	0	1
Francisco Cervelli	2	0	1	1	0	1
Jordy Mercer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Josh Bell	3	0	1	2	0	0
Jung Ho Kang	1	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Fryer	2	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Frazier	2	1	2	1	0	0
Sean Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alen Hanson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Adam Wainwright	5.0	7	1	5
Jonathan Broxton	2.0	2	0	2
Miguel Socolovich	2.0	3	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Kuhl	2.0	4	3	2
Jeff Locke	3.0	5	2	2
Jared Hughes	2.0	1	0	0
Antonio Bastardo	1.0	3	0	2
Tony Watson	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Carpenter: D9/L9S
Jedd Gyorko: W
Stephen Piscotty: K
Matt Adams: 36(1)/FO/G3+.2-3
Yadier Molina: W.1-2
Randal Grichuk: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 1

Josh Harrison: S7/G56
John Jaso: W.1-2
Andrew McCutchen: 54(1)3/GDP/G5.2-3
Gregory Polanco: 3/L3+

Top 2

Jeremy Hazelbaker: W
Kolten Wong: 43/G4+.1-2
Adam Wainwright: D8/F8LXD+.2-H
Matt Carpenter: HP/MREV
Jedd Gyorko: K
Stephen Piscotty: D8/L8LXD+.2-H;1-H
Matt Adams: S3/G34+.2-3
Yadier Molina: 13/G

Bot 2

Starling Marte: S7/G56
David Freese: S9/L34D.1-3
Francisco Cervelli: S8/G4M.3-H;1-2
Jordy Mercer: 9/L9S
Josh Bell: D7/L7LM+.2-H;1-3
Josh Harrison: FC6/G6.3XH(62)
John Jaso: K

Top 3

Randal Grichuk: W
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 53/SH.1-2
Kolten Wong: S9/G34+.2-H
Adam Wainwright: 9/F89S
Matt Carpenter: WP.1-2
Matt Carpenter: K23

Bot 3

Andrew McCutchen: 9/F89S
Gregory Polanco: K23
Starling Marte: 4/F8LS

Top 4

Jedd Gyorko: HR/F7LD+
Stephen Piscotty: E5/TH1/MREV/G56
Matt Adams: 9/L9M
Yadier Molina: S5/G5S-.1-2
Randal Grichuk: E3/FO/G4S.2-3;1-2
Tommy Pham: 54(1)/FO/G56-.3-H(UR);2-3
Kolten Wong: W.1-2
Adam Wainwright: S7/F78S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Matt Carpenter: K

Bot 4

David Freese: K
Francisco Cervelli: K
Jordy Mercer: 8/L8RM

Top 5

Jedd Gyorko: 6/F78S
Stephen Piscotty: HP
Matt Adams: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
Yadier Molina: 7/F78XD+
Randal Grichuk: 7/F7M

Bot 5

Josh Bell: 13/G13-
Josh Harrison: S8/L8LM
Jung Ho Kang: K
Andrew McCutchen: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
Gregory Polanco: 4/L4+

Top 6

Tommy Pham: 43/G4MD+
Kolten Wong: 31/G34+
Brayan Pena: D8/L78D+
Matt Carpenter: 43/G4

Bot 6

Starling Marte: K
David Freese: 63/G6
Eric Fryer: S8/L8RS
Jordy Mercer: 9/F9LS

Top 7

Jedd Gyorko: 63/G6
Greg Garcia: 63/G6MD
Matt Adams: 43/G34

Bot 7

Josh Bell: 8/F8LS
Josh Harrison: K23
Adam Frazier: S7
Andrew McCutchen: 53/G5

Top 8

Carson Kelly: D8/L8LD+
Randal Grichuk: D7/L5+.2-H
Tommy Pham: K
Kolten Wong: S9/L9S.2-3
Jhonny Peralta: 7/SF/F78XD+.3-H
Matt Carpenter: K

Bot 8

Sean Rodriguez: 53/G6S-
Starling Marte: S4/G6MD
David Freese: 8/F8RXD+
Eric Fryer: 13/G13-

Top 9

Jedd Gyorko: S8/G6M
Greg Garcia: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Matt Adams: K

Bot 9

Jordy Mercer: T7/L8LD+
Josh Bell: 8/SF/F78XD+.3-H
Alen Hanson: 8/F78D
Adam Frazier: HR/F9D+
Jason Rogers: K

Notes & reviews

replay,2,carpm002,SLN,everm901,PIT08,,Y,M,SLN,I $when Matt Carpenter was ruled not to have been hit by a pitch, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,4,piscs001,SLN,everm901,PIT08,,N,M,PIT,A $when Stephen Piscotty was called safe at 1B, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay
Cardinals right fielder Stephen Piscotty left the game due to an injured hand

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