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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2016-09-07 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 21523 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph R to L · 3:01

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 1st — Matt Adams singles on a line drive to left fielder Gregory Polanco. Matt Carpenter scores. Stephen Piscotty to 2nd. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 1st — Pirates challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jung Ho Kang singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jhonny Peralta. David Freese scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Jung Ho Kang homers (17) on a fly ball to center field — worth 26% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Trevor Williams L: Alex Reyes SV: Tony Watson

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

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Carpenter	5	1	1	0	0	0
Stephen Piscotty	3	0	1	0	1	2
Matt Adams	4	0	1	1	0	1
Yadier Molina	4	1	1	0	0	1
Brandon Moss	4	0	0	0	0	2
Randal Grichuk	3	1	2	1	0	0
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	2	1	0	2
Greg Garcia	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Leake	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Reyes	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Pham	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jedd Gyorko	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Josh Harrison	3	1	1	1	0	1
David Freese	4	1	2	0	0	0
Andrew McCutchen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Gregory Polanco	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jung Ho Kang	4	1	3	2	0	0
Matt Joyce	2	0	0	0	1	1
Francisco Cervelli	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jordy Mercer	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jameson Taillon	1	0	0	0	0	1
Adam Frazier	1	0	1	0	0	0
John Jaso	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Leake	4.1	9	1	3
Alex Reyes	3.2	2	0	6

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jameson Taillon	5.0	6	1	5
Trevor Williams	3.0	3	1	3
Tony Watson	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Carpenter: S8/L8RS+
Stephen Piscotty: S8/L6D+.1-3
Matt Adams: S7.3-H;1-2
Yadier Molina: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Brandon Moss: K

Bot 1

Josh Harrison: S8/L4MD
David Freese: S8/G4M.1-2
Andrew McCutchen: K
Gregory Polanco: S9/G34+.2-H;1-2
Jung Ho Kang: WP.2-3;1-2
Jung Ho Kang: S5/MREV/G5S-.3-H;2-2
Matt Joyce: W.2-3;1-2
Francisco Cervelli: 12(3)3/GDP

Top 2

Randal Grichuk: HP
Jhonny Peralta: SB2
Jhonny Peralta: D9/L9LS+.2-H
Greg Garcia: 63/G6MD+
Mike Leake: 9/L9M
Matt Carpenter: 143

Bot 2

Jordy Mercer: 53/G5+
Jameson Taillon: K
Josh Harrison: 13/G

Top 3

Stephen Piscotty: K
Matt Adams: K
Yadier Molina: K23

Bot 3

David Freese: S9/L3D+
Andrew McCutchen: 8/F8LD+
Gregory Polanco: 7/F7D+
Jung Ho Kang: S7.1-2
Matt Joyce: K

Top 4

Brandon Moss: 7
Randal Grichuk: S5/G5S-
Jhonny Peralta: S8/G6M+.1-3
Greg Garcia: W.1-2
Mike Leake: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Francisco Cervelli: S8/F8RS
Jordy Mercer: S9/G4.1-2
Jameson Taillon: 34/SH/BG23.2-3;1-2
Josh Harrison: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
David Freese: 31/L3

Top 5

Matt Carpenter: 9/F9S
Stephen Piscotty: K
Matt Adams: 31/G34

Bot 5

Andrew McCutchen: 8/F8RXD+
Gregory Polanco: D9/L89D+
Jung Ho Kang: 63/G6
Matt Joyce: 8/F8LM

Top 6

Yadier Molina: E9/F89D+.B-2
Brandon Moss: 3/G34.2-3
Randal Grichuk: S8/L6M.3-H(UR)
Jhonny Peralta: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 6

Francisco Cervelli: 7/F78D+
Jordy Mercer: K
Adam Frazier: D7/L5+
Josh Harrison: K

Top 7

Greg Garcia: 63/G6
Alex Reyes: S9/L89S
Matt Carpenter: 31/G3+.1-2
Stephen Piscotty: W
Matt Adams: 6/F6D-

Bot 7

David Freese: 43/G4+
Andrew McCutchen: K
Gregory Polanco: K

Top 8

Yadier Molina: D7/L7LS+
Brandon Moss: K
Randal Grichuk: 63/G6-.2-3
Jhonny Peralta: K

Bot 8

Jung Ho Kang: HR/F8LXD+
John Jaso: 13/G15-
Francisco Cervelli: K
Jordy Mercer: K

Top 9

Tommy Pham: 4/F3DF
Jedd Gyorko: 7/F7LD
Matt Carpenter: 9/F89M

Notes & reviews

replay,1,kangj001,PIT,everm901,PIT08,,Y,M,PIT,C $when Jung Ho Kang was called out at 1B, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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