MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/29/2049
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2532 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (79-52) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 16 0
St. Louis Cardinals (61-71) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 15 1
Pirates Drop Cardinals, 7-6
The Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6, in National League action at Busch Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Pittsburgh pitcher and Opelika, Alabama, native Josh Markham. The winner in relief was Troy Baker. He is now 4-3. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 3 innings. Josh Ambrose converted his 5th save in 6 tries.

Pittsburgh used the clutch hitting of Brad Day to capture the win. The catcher drilled a 2-run double in the top of the 19th inning to give the Pirates the lead, 6-4. For the game, Day had 1 single and 1 double in 9 at-bats.

In postgame comments, Markham said he was glad to contribute to an exciting win.

Pittsburgh is now 79-52, 17 games up in the National League Central Division.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. de Jesus 2B, SS 9 0 2 0 0 3 2 .257 2 35
C. Palstermans SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252 11 53
   a-X. Pittman PH, 2B 5 0 0 0 1 3 2 .244 9 44
N. Rooney 1B 9 1 3 1 0 3 3 .263 20 77
D. Contreras 3B 5 1 2 0 3 2 1 .245 21 63
   d-T. Weareorwear 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 4 19
M. Boshnjaku CF 8 2 2 0 1 2 4 .285 14 58
J. Andrews DH 8 1 3 2 1 1 3 .280 18 54
B. Day C 9 1 2 3 0 3 4 .210 10 47
J. Moss RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .251 13 53
   c-C. Salim PH, LF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .227 3 10
J. Quintana LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .071 0 0
   b-H. Zacarias PH, LF, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .150 0 3
Totals 71 7 16 7 10 22 28      
a - X. Pittman pinch hit for C. Palstermans in the 9th
b - H. Zacarias pinch hit for J. Quintana in the 11th
c - C. Salim pinch hit for J. Moss in the 13th
d - T. Weareorwear substituted for D. Contreras in the 17th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Contreras (29, 7th Inning off D. Murphy, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Rooney (32, 17th Inning off N. Suggett, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Andrews (29, 17th Inning off D. Crouch, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. de Jesus (24, 18th Inning off D. Crouch, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Day (18, 19th Inning off D. Crouch, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. de Jesus 3 , N. Rooney 4 , D. Contreras 3 , M. Boshnjaku 2 , J. Andrews 4 , B. Day 3 , J. Moss , H. Zacarias
2-out RBI: N. Rooney , J. Andrews 2 , B. Day
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Pittman , N. Rooney , J. Andrews , B. Day , J. Moss 2
Sac Bunt: J. de Jesus
Sac Fly: H. Zacarias
Team LOB: 19

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Palstermans-de Jesus-Rooney, de Jesus-Pittman-Rooney)
OF assists: 1 (Boshnjaku(Sutton at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bates 3B 9 1 1 1 0 3 3 .257 22 62
P. Sutton DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 20 50
   a-J. Kirby DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .259 8 33
H. Hoop C 6 1 3 1 3 2 2 .265 18 52
B. Guzman 2B 7 1 0 0 2 3 8 .243 14 35
M. Christopher 1B 8 0 3 1 1 3 4 .267 1 3
I. Toyota CF 8 0 2 1 1 3 4 .212 7 43
M. Enriquez LF 8 0 2 1 1 1 4 .255 13 58
D. Gallo RF 7 1 0 1 1 5 5 .266 13 49
K. Meij SS 7 1 1 0 1 2 5 .187 2 11
Totals 68 6 15 6 10 23 37      
a - J. Kirby inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Meij (4, 5th Inning off J. Markham, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Toyota (15, 8th Inning off T. Wichman, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Christopher (1, 16th Inning off I. Toney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bates , P. Sutton , J. Kirby 2 , H. Hoop 3 , M. Christopher 4 , I. Toyota 3 , M. Enriquez 2 , K. Meij 2
2-out RBI: H. Hoop , M. Christopher , I. Toyota , M. Enriquez , D. Gallo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Hoop , I. Toyota , M. Enriquez , D. Gallo , K. Meij 2
GIDP: J. Kirby , M. Christopher
Sac Bunt: J. Kirby
Hit by Pitch: D. Gallo , K. Meij
Team LOB: 18

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kirby (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Guzman (8)
OF assists: 1 (Gallo(Salim at home))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Markham 6.0 5 2 2 4 3 0 97 3.87   
T. Wichman BS (3) 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 32 2.04   
J. Vanthournoutingtonle 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.58   
J. Kennie 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 36 3.27   
I. Toney 3.1 1 0 0 0 7 0 51 5.27   
T. Baker W (4-3) 3.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 54 5.17   
J. Ambrose SV (5) 1.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 26 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Markham 53
Batters Faced: J. Markham 26, T. Wichman 9, J. Vanthournoutingtonle 4, J. Kennie 9, I. Toney 11, T. Baker 14, J. Ambrose 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Markham 9-5, T. Wichman 1-2, J. Vanthournoutingtonle 1-1, J. Kennie 1-3, I. Toney 3-0, T. Baker 2-3, J. Ambrose 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Markham 97-52, T. Wichman 32-16, J. Vanthournoutingtonle 16-8, J. Kennie 36-20, I. Toney 51-33, T. Baker 54-32, J. Ambrose 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Toney 1-0 , T. Baker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Wichman , J. Ambrose
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Anter 6.2 5 3 3 4 7 0 101 4.88   
D. Murphy 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 4.50   
D. Rivera 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 4.43   
C. Cogdill 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 37 4.96   
N. Suggett 3.1 2 1 1 1 7 0 48 4.26   
D. Crouch L (2-7) 2.1 5 3 3 3 1 0 38 5.67   
T. Murakami 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Anter 55
Batters Faced: K. Anter 30, D. Murphy 9, D. Rivera 7, C. Cogdill 8, N. Suggett 13, D. Crouch 14, T. Murakami 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Anter 9-4, D. Murphy 2-3, D. Rivera 3-2, C. Cogdill 1-2, N. Suggett 0-3, D. Crouch 3-2, T. Murakami 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Anter 101-60, D. Murphy 32-23, D. Rivera 25-17, C. Cogdill 37-21, N. Suggett 48-35, D. Crouch 38-23, T. Murakami 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Murphy 1-0 , D. Crouch 2-1 , T. Murakami 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Markham
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 6:59
Attendance: 40478
Special Notes: Danny Gallo ties the STL regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5.
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