St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
8-5, 4-3 Away
2
8-5, 4-3 Away
Final
4-11, 3-5 Home
1
4-11, 3-5 Home
Cardinals Hitting
a-struck out swinging for J Marquis in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BA Pujols (2, P Maholm); H Luna (1, P Maholm)
- HRA Pujols (9, 1st inning off P Maholm 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIA Pujols 2 (19)
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBH Luna (1, 3rd base off P Maholm/R Paulino)
Pirates Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. DuffyCF |
J. BayLF |
J. Randa3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .231 | .306 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .379 | .577 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .446 | .440 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .267 | .431 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .366 | .865 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .233 | .366 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .404 | .449 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .367 | .517 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .440 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
a-lined out to third for P Maholm in the 6th
b-singled to center for S Torres in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Castillo (3, J Marquis); J Wilson (4, J Isringhausen)
- RBIN McLouth (2)
- 2Out RBIN McLouth
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- EJ Wilson (4, ground ball)
- AssistsJ Bay (S Taguchi at 3rd base)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Marquis(W,14-16) |
J. Isringhausen(S,33) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94-57 | 2.79 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 11.25 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 108-66 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Encarnacion (By P Maholm)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Marquis 11-11; J Isringhausen 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Marquis 73
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Maholm(L,8-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 118-74 | 6.11 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-15 | 3.65 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 148-98 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Maholm 8-6; S Torres 0-4; M Gonzalez 1-1
- Game ScoresP Maholm 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Pujols homered to center, S Taguchi scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 8th | N McLouth singled to center, J Castillo scored. | 2 | 1 | |
STL wins 2-1
Game Information
PNC Park
12:05 AM, 18 April 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 15,278
Game Time:2:18
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Charlie Reliford
- First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
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