BALCO-92
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/05/2009
 
BALCO-92
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1624 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (40-68) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (60-49) 0 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 X 9 18 0
Pirates Drop 9-2 Decision
Behind the hitting of Andre Ethier, the St. Louis Cardinals stopped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-2. Ethier went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Cardinals. Andrew Miller was the winning pitcher. Over 5 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. St. Louis raised its record to 60-49 with the win.

Early in the game, Ethier had a 2-run home run for St. Louis. It was his 27th home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 3-1.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Chris James said.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Casillas RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317 5 47
M. Loretta 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .266 2 41
A. Lind LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .305 19 72
M. Kemp CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 8 .315 13 61
D. Ortiz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .241 14 49
G. Hinojosa DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .237 14 56
O. Hudson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .245 3 45
R. Cedeno SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .267 4 37
J. Kendall C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .263 2 29
Totals 32 2 6 2 5 9 25      
BATTING
Triples: R. Cedeno (5, 3rd Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Casillas , M. Loretta , D. Ortiz , G. Hinojosa , R. Cedeno 3 , J. Kendall
2-out RBI: G. Hinojosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kemp , D. Ortiz , R. Cedeno
Sac Bunt: M. Loretta
Hit by Pitch: A. Lind , J. Kendall
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kemp(Alvarez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .290 2 32
A. Pagan CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .279 1 39
A. Ethier LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .325 27 91
M. Teixeira 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .281 26 79
R. Doumit C 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .250 6 25
D. Young RF 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 .318 5 52
B. Roberts SS 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .268 1 29
P. Alvarez 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 .253 16 65
J. Cantu 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .256 6 39
Totals 37 9 18 9 3 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Ethier (20, 1st Inning off E. Loaiza, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Doumit (8, 2nd Inning off E. Loaiza, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Pagan (28, 3rd Inning off E. Loaiza, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Roberts (19, 3rd Inning off E. Loaiza, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Suzuki (25, 6th Inning off M. Talbot, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Young (28, 7th Inning off J. De La Torre, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Alvarez (24, 7th Inning off J. De La Torre, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Ethier (27, 3rd Inning off E. Loaiza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 2 , A. Pagan 3 , A. Ethier 7 , M. Teixeira , R. Doumit 3 , D. Young 2 , B. Roberts 4 , P. Alvarez 3 , J. Cantu 3
2-out RBI: M. Teixeira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , A. Ethier , M. Teixeira , P. Alvarez , J. Cantu
Sac Fly: I. Suzuki , D. Young , P. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: D. Young
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cantu (4)
CS: D. Young (5)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Loaiza L (1-6) 2.1 8 5 5 1 2 1 52 7.28   
K. Jepsen 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 36 5.52   
M. Talbot 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 27 4.79   
J. De La Torre 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 23 2.98   
J. Morillo 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 1.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Loaiza 18
Batters Faced: E. Loaiza 16, K. Jepsen 9, M. Talbot 7, J. De La Torre 7, J. Morillo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Loaiza 0-5, K. Jepsen 2-2, M. Talbot 0-2, J. De La Torre 0-2, J. Morillo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Loaiza 52-34, K. Jepsen 36-22, M. Talbot 27-15, J. De La Torre 23-15, J. Morillo 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Jepsen 1-0 , M. Talbot 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Jepsen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller W (9-5) 5.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 73 2.28   
B. Kintzler 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.38   
A. Burnett 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 2.36   
N. Masset 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.40   
J. Peavy 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 53
Batters Faced: A. Miller 21, B. Kintzler 6, A. Burnett 7, N. Masset 3, J. Peavy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 7-3, B. Kintzler 1-2, A. Burnett 2-1, N. Masset 2-0, J. Peavy 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 73-42, B. Kintzler 23-13, A. Burnett 29-16, N. Masset 14-9, J. Peavy 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kintzler 2-1 , A. Burnett 1-0 , N. Masset 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Kintzler , A. Burnett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andre Ethier
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 33958
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