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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

2017-04-18 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 38806 · 76°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph R to L · 2:31

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 1st — Stephen Piscotty reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Josh Bell. Dexter Fowler scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Adam Frazier flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk — worth 24% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Mike Leake L: Chad Kuhl SV: Seung Hwan Oh

Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Gabe Morales · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Adam Frazier	5	1	1	0	0
Josh Harrison	4	0	1	0	0
Andrew McCutchen	4	0	2	0	0
Gregory Polanco	4	0	0	1	1
David Freese	4	0	2	0	0
Francisco Cervelli	4	0	1	0	0
Josh Bell	4	0	1	0	1
Jordy Mercer	4	0	3	0	0
Chad Kuhl	1	0	0	0	1
Jose Osuna	1	0	0	0	0
Philip Gosselin	1	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	3	1	1	0	1	0
Aledmys Diaz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Piscotty	4	0	0	1	0	1
Randal Grichuk	3	0	0	0	0	3
Yadier Molina	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Martinez	3	1	1	0	0	0
Greg Garcia	3	0	1	1	0	1
Kolten Wong	2	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Leake	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jedd Gyorko	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Kuhl	6.0	3	1	3
Wade LeBlanc	2.0	1	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Mike Leake	6.1	7	1
Brett Cecil	0.2	0	0
Matthew Bowman	1.0	1	1
Seunghwan Oh	1.0	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Adam Frazier: 8/F8LM
Josh Harrison: 53/G5S
Andrew McCutchen: S8/L8LS
Gregory Polanco: 3/G34S-

Bot 1

Dexter Fowler: T9/F89D+
Aledmys Diaz: 3/F3SF-
Stephen Piscotty: FC3/G13-.3-H
Randal Grichuk: K
Yadier Molina: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 2

David Freese: 13/G15-
Francisco Cervelli: 53/G56
Josh Bell: 63/G6

Bot 2

Jose Martinez: 8/F8LXD+
Greg Garcia: 53/G6S
Kolten Wong: 8/F8LD

Top 3

Jordy Mercer: S7/G56
Chad Kuhl: 34/SH/BG3S+.1-2
Adam Frazier: 7/F56D-
Josh Harrison: 9/F9D+

Bot 3

Mike Leake: 8/F89XD+
Dexter Fowler: 8/F8LXD+
Aledmys Diaz: 9/F89D

Top 4

Andrew McCutchen: 53/G56-
Gregory Polanco: 3/G3+
David Freese: D8/L8RS
Francisco Cervelli: 13/G13-

Bot 4

Stephen Piscotty: 8/F8RD+
Randal Grichuk: K
Yadier Molina: 53/G56+

Top 5

Josh Bell: 3/G34S-
Jordy Mercer: 9/F9LD
Chad Kuhl: K

Bot 5

Jose Martinez: S8/L6MD+
Greg Garcia: D8/L8RD+.1-H;BX3(845)
Kolten Wong: HP
Mike Leake: 14/SH/BG13S.1-2
Dexter Fowler: W
Aledmys Diaz: 4/F34D-

Top 6

Adam Frazier: S6/G6
Josh Harrison: 7/L78M
Andrew McCutchen: D7/G5.1-3
Gregory Polanco: 3/G3.3-H;2-3
David Freese: 53/G5

Bot 6

Stephen Piscotty: 53/G56-
Randal Grichuk: K
Yadier Molina: 4/F3DF

Top 7

Francisco Cervelli: 53/G5
Josh Bell: S7/G56
Jordy Mercer: S8/G6M.1-2
Jose Osuna: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 7

Jose Martinez: 1
Greg Garcia: K
Kolten Wong: S1/BG34S+
Jedd Gyorko: 43/G4MD

Top 8

Adam Frazier: 43/G4+
Josh Harrison: S7/L56+
Andrew McCutchen: 64(1)/FO/G56
Gregory Polanco: K

Bot 8

Dexter Fowler: 43/G4M
Aledmys Diaz: 53/G56
Stephen Piscotty: K

Top 9

David Freese: S6/G6+
Francisco Cervelli: S9/L9S-.1-2
Josh Bell: K
Jordy Mercer: S3/MREV/G4S-.2-3;1-2
Philip Gosselin: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Adam Frazier: 7/F7M

Notes & reviews

replay,9,mercj002,PIT,cedeg901,STL10,,Y,M,PIT,C $when Jordy Mercer was called out at 1B, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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