BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
06/14/2009
 
BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 975 - SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (36-29) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (25-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 5 11 1
Pirates Get 5-3 Win Versus St. Louis
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at PNC Park, knocking off the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3. Starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez played a key role in the triumph. The Pirates raised their record to 25-39.

Had Ruben Rivera not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Rivera hit a 2-run single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Pirates.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Pittsburgh manager Jeff King.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .305 1 19
C. Gomez CF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .277 1 7
A. Ethier LF 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 .338 21 64
   a-A. Pagan CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 0 24
B. Roberts 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268 0 14
P. Alvarez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .259 11 38
   b-M. Teixeira PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 14 42
D. Young RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .323 4 34
J. Cantu 2B 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .201 4 20
L. Maza SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .184 0 9
J. LaRue C 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   c-R. Paulino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 1 4
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 9 18      
a - A. Pagan substituted for A. Ethier in the 7th
b - M. Teixeira pinch hit for P. Alvarez in the 8th
c - R. Paulino pinch hit for J. LaRue in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts (9, 3rd Inning off U. Jimenez, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Suzuki (12, 7th Inning off E. Duran, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Young (3, 2nd Inning off U. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 3 , C. Gomez , B. Roberts 2 , M. Teixeira , D. Young 3 , J. Cantu 3
2-out RBI: I. Suzuki , B. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , C. Gomez , P. Alvarez
GIDP: L. Maza 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cantu (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (LaRue-Cantu, Roberts-Maza-Roberts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivera LF, RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .148 1 6
M. Loretta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .252 0 21
A. Lind DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 12 47
   a-J. Gonzalez DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 0 4
O. Hudson 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 2 32
D. Ortiz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .276 9 34
G. Hinojosa CF, LF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .265 9 37
R. Cedeno SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .260 2 25
J. Kendall C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .258 1 20
D. Bell RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .154 0 0
   b-M. Kemp LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 8 41
Totals 33 5 11 5 2 7 14      
a - J. Gonzalez inserted as DH in the 8th
b - M. Kemp substituted for D. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Hinojosa (16, 2nd Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Hudson (19, 7th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gonzalez (3, 8th Inning off M. Rzepczynski, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cedeno (13, 8th Inning off M. Rzepczynski, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rivera , A. Lind , J. Gonzalez 2 , O. Hudson 2 , D. Ortiz , G. Hinojosa 3 , R. Cedeno 3 , J. Kendall , D. Bell
2-out RBI: R. Rivera , R. Cedeno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loretta , R. Cedeno , J. Kendall
GIDP: D. Ortiz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Bell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cedeno (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Jimenez-Cedeno-Ortiz, Cedeno-Loretta-Ortiz)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. De La Rosa L (4-4) 7.0 9 4 4 0 7 0 103 5.06   
M. Rzepczynski 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 11 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. De La Rosa 50
Batters Faced: J. De La Rosa 29, M. Rzepczynski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. De La Rosa 8-5, M. Rzepczynski 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. De La Rosa 103-65, M. Rzepczynski 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Jimenez 6.0 5 2 0 1 6 0 92 5.05   
E. Duran W (1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 16 5.76   
J. De La Torre H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.86   
J. Nathan SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Jimenez 63
Batters Faced: U. Jimenez 23, E. Duran 6, J. De La Torre 4, J. Nathan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Jimenez 9-1, E. Duran 1-0, J. De La Torre 0-2, J. Nathan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Jimenez 92-58, E. Duran 16-12, J. De La Torre 15-10, J. Nathan 9-6
WP: J. Nathan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ubaldo Jimenez
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 22739
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