BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
10/01/2009
 
BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 3135 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (84-75) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 11 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (65-94) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Cardinals Need Extra Frames to Get Past Pirates
The St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, in 14 innings. Andre Ethier led the way, going 2-for-4 for St. Louis. Jake Peavy, now 3-1, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. The win elevated the Cardinals to 84-75.

St. Louis used the timely hitting of Jeff Baker to seize the win. The third baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 14th inning to put the Cardinals on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Sometimes winning takes more than 27 outs," said Cardinals manager Chris James.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 6 2 2 0 1 2 2 .283 3 44
C. Gomez CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 1 11
   a-P. Alvarez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246 20 87
   b-N. Logan CF, RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .176 0 3
A. Ethier LF 4 2 2 4 3 0 0 .330 40 130
M. Teixeira 1B 5 0 1 1 1 0 3 .283 36 110
R. Doumit C 6 0 1 0 0 3 5 .241 7 46
D. Young RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .296 8 70
   c-A. Pagan PH, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .277 3 61
B. Roberts SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .265 3 49
   f-L. Maza SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 14
J. Cantu 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 7 53
R. Fontaine 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   d-J. Marquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .147 0 5
   e-J. Baker 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 49 7 11 7 6 8 27      
a - P. Alvarez pinch hit for C. Gomez in the 6th
b - N. Logan substituted for P. Alvarez in the 6th
c - A. Pagan pinch hit for D. Young in the 9th
d - J. Marquez pinch hit for R. Fontaine in the 9th
e - J. Baker substituted for J. Marquez in the 9th
f - L. Maza substituted for B. Roberts in the 14th

BATTING
Triples: B. Roberts (4, 2nd Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Suzuki (2, 7th Inning off T. Pena, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ethier 2 (40, 4th Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs; 14th Inning off M. Talbot, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 4 , A. Ethier 8 , M. Teixeira , R. Doumit , A. Pagan , B. Roberts 4 , J. Cantu , J. Baker
2-out RBI: A. Ethier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Logan , A. Pagan , B. Roberts , J. Cantu , J. Marquez
GIDP: M. Teixeira , R. Doumit
Sac Bunt: B. Roberts
Sac Fly: D. Young
Hit by Pitch: M. Teixeira
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Cantu-Teixeira)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Casillas RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 11 69
   a-R. Rivera PH, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 1 12
R. Cedeno SS 6 1 2 0 0 3 2 .256 4 49
A. Lind LF 6 1 2 2 0 3 1 .299 24 96
M. Kemp CF 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .304 22 98
D. Ortiz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .264 22 76
   b-O. Hudson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 8 78
   d-D. Carrasco C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 0 12
M. Loretta 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 3 58
G. Hinojosa DH 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .231 18 82
T. Abreu 3B 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 .226 1 4
J. Kendall C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 2 35
   c-R. Cervantes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   e-D. Sutton 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 0
Totals 48 3 8 3 4 16 13      
a - R. Rivera pinch hit for I. Casillas in the 8th
b - O. Hudson pinch hit for D. Ortiz in the 9th
c - R. Cervantes pinch hit for J. Kendall in the 9th
d - D. Carrasco substituted for O. Hudson in the 10th
e - D. Sutton substituted for R. Cervantes in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Abreu (3, 2nd Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Hinojosa (33, 4th Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Lind (28, 8th Inning off J. Barraza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Lind (24, 1st Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cedeno 2 , A. Lind 6 , M. Kemp , G. Hinojosa 2 , T. Abreu 2 , J. Kendall
2-out RBI: J. Kendall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cedeno , M. Kemp , T. Abreu , R. Cervantes
GIDP: D. Carrasco
Sac Bunt: D. Sutton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Loretta-Cedeno-Ortiz, Loretta-Cedeno-Ortiz)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller 5.0 6 3 3 0 6 1 73 2.31   
C. Zambrano 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 8.53   
C. Sabathia 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7.68   
J. Barraza 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 2.48   
N. Masset 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.53   
F. Rodney 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.02   
M. Rzepczynski 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 4.33   
J. Peavy W (3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 35 3.84   
A. Burnett 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 49
Batters Faced: A. Miller 21, C. Zambrano 6, C. Sabathia 1, J. Barraza 4, N. Masset 3, F. Rodney 1, M. Rzepczynski 6, J. Peavy 8, A. Burnett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 6-3, C. Zambrano 3-2, C. Sabathia 0-0, J. Barraza 1-0, N. Masset 1-1, F. Rodney 0-1, M. Rzepczynski 2-0, J. Peavy 3-1, A. Burnett 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 73-50, C. Zambrano 23-17, C. Sabathia 5-3, J. Barraza 24-14, N. Masset 7-5, F. Rodney 1-1, M. Rzepczynski 27-16, J. Peavy 35-18, A. Burnett 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Masset 1-0 , F. Rodney 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Morales 5.0 4 1 1 1 4 1 80 5.15   
J. Morillo 0.0 0 2 2 4 0 0 24 2.49   
E. Duran BS (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.28   
T. Pena 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.87   
J. De La Torre 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.68   
J. Nathan 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.22   
C. Britton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.88   
C. Clark L (2-5) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 6.85   
M. Talbot 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 4.85   
K. Jepsen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Morales 58
Batters Faced: R. Morales 18, J. Morillo 4, E. Duran 3, T. Pena 7, J. De La Torre 7, J. Nathan 7, C. Britton 1, C. Clark 5, M. Talbot 5, K. Jepsen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Morales 6-3, J. Morillo 0-0, E. Duran 0-2, T. Pena 2-4, J. De La Torre 3-2, J. Nathan 3-1, C. Britton 0-1, C. Clark 1-1, M. Talbot 2-0, K. Jepsen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Morales 80-48, J. Morillo 24-8, E. Duran 11-8, T. Pena 21-14, J. De La Torre 19-15, J. Nathan 23-16, C. Britton 2-1, C. Clark 18-12, M. Talbot 11-8, K. Jepsen 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Duran 3-1 , M. Talbot 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Nathan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andre Ethier
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:34
Attendance: 18102
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