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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2021-08-11 Β· Night game Β· PNC Park Β· Att: 8548 Β· 81Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 9 mph to LF Β· 2:52

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–0. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 4th β€” Yadier Molina singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Anthony Alford. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Nolan Arenado out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Anthony Alford to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to shortstop Hoy Park to second baseman Rodolfo Castro. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Paul DeJong doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder Gregory Polanco. Nolan Arenado scores. Yadier Molina scores β€” worth 19% in win probability.

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Line score

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W: Adam Wainwright   L: Wil Crowe   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Edwin Moscoso Β· 1B: Fieldin Culbreth Β· 2B: Ryan Blakney Β· 3B: D.J. Reyburn Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dylan Carlson401012
Paul Goldschmidt211030
Nolan Arenado411010
Tyler O'Neill400002
Yadier Molina412100
Harrison Bader400001
Paul DeJong412200
Tommy Edman300010
Adam Wainwright402101

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Hoy Park400002
Ke'Bryan Hayes300001
Bryan Reynolds300001
Colin Moran302000
Rodolfo Castro300002
Gregory Polanco300000
Anthony Alford200000
Michael Perez300000
Wil Crowe100001
Kevin Newman200000
Wilmer Difo100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Adam Wainwright9.0207

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Wil Crowe4.2434
Nick Mears0.1000
Cody Ponce2.0421
Chasen Shreve1.0000
Anthony Banda1.0111

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dylan Carlson: K.BX1(23)
  • Paul Goldschmidt: W
  • Nolan Arenado: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 1

  • Hoy Park: K
  • Ke'Bryan Hayes: K
  • Bryan Reynolds: 43/G4D

Top 2

  • Tyler O'Neill: K
  • Yadier Molina: 53/G5S
  • Harrison Bader: 9/F9D

Bot 2

  • Colin Moran: S16/G4S
  • Rodolfo Castro: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
  • Gregory Polanco: 63/G4

Top 3

  • Paul DeJong: 5/L56
  • Tommy Edman: 8/L8
  • Adam Wainwright: 53/G5

Bot 3

  • Anthony Alford: 9/F9
  • Michael Perez: 4/P3D
  • Wil Crowe: K

Top 4

  • Dylan Carlson: K
  • Paul Goldschmidt: S7/L7
  • Nolan Arenado: W.1-2
  • Tyler O'Neill: K
  • Yadier Molina: S7/L7+.2-H;1X3(7564)

Bot 4

  • Hoy Park: K
  • Ke'Bryan Hayes: 43/G4
  • Bryan Reynolds: K

Top 5

  • Harrison Bader: 7/L7L+
  • Paul DeJong: S7/L7
  • Tommy Edman: 8/F8
  • Adam Wainwright: DGR/L78XD.1-3
  • Dylan Carlson: W
  • Paul Goldschmidt: 43/G4+

Bot 5

  • Colin Moran: S7/G6+
  • Rodolfo Castro: K
  • Gregory Polanco: 64(1)/FO/G4+.B-1
  • Anthony Alford: 8/F8XD+

Top 6

  • Nolan Arenado: S7/L7L
  • Tyler O'Neill: 8/F89D+
  • Yadier Molina: D8/F8XD+.1-3
  • Harrison Bader: K
  • Paul DeJong: D9/L89XD.3-H;2-H
  • Tommy Edman: IW
  • Adam Wainwright: S8/G4M+.2-H;1-3
  • Dylan Carlson: 43/G34

Bot 6

  • Michael Perez: 9/F89
  • Kevin Newman: 6/P6
  • Hoy Park: 4/L34D

Top 7

  • Paul Goldschmidt: W
  • Nolan Arenado: 7/F78XD.1-2
  • Tyler O'Neill: 9/F9S
  • Yadier Molina: 8/F78S

Bot 7

  • Ke'Bryan Hayes: 53/G5
  • Bryan Reynolds: 4/L4D
  • Colin Moran: 43/G4D

Top 8

  • Harrison Bader: 2/P2F/FL
  • Paul DeJong: 7/F7D
  • Tommy Edman: 9/F9LD

Bot 8

  • Rodolfo Castro: K
  • Gregory Polanco: 8/F8S
  • Wilmer Difo: 8/L78

Top 9

  • Adam Wainwright: K
  • Dylan Carlson: S8/L89D
  • Paul Goldschmidt: W.1-2
  • Nolan Arenado: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 9

  • Michael Perez: 8/F8XD+
  • Kevin Newman: 8/L78
  • Hoy Park: 143/G4

Notes & reviews

  • Pirates challenged call that DeJong was safe at home; call upheld - score on single