St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cardinals Hitting
a-fouled out to second for G Garcia in the 9th
b-flied out to left for A Reyes in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BPeralta (13, Taillon); Molina (33, Williams)
- RBIAdams (48), Peralta (23), Grichuk (57)
- GIDPMolina; Leake
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP3-14 (Peralta 1-2, G. Garcia 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Grichuk 1-2, Adams 1-2, Molina 0-1, Leake 0-2, Moss 0-3)
- Baserunning
- CSGrichuk (3, 2nd base by Williams/Cervelli)
- SBGrichuk (4, 2nd base off Taillon/Cervelli)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Leake-Molina-Adams)
Pirates Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Kang3B |
M. JoyceRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .305 | .377 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .352 | .412 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .326 | .417 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .331 | .490 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .336 | .522 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 | .404 | .508 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .348 | .383 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .335 | .478 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .375 | .305 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .336 | .384 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .040 | .040 | .040 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .374 | .517 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 32 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
a-grounded to pitcher for T Williams in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BPolanco (31, Leake); Frazier (7, Reyes)
- HRKang (17, 8th inning off Reyes 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPolanco (82), Kang 2 (46), Harrison (56)
- SFHarrison
- SHTaillon
- GIDPCervelli
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-9 (Kang 1-2, Harrison 0-1, Polanco 1-1, Freese 0-1, Joyce 0-2, Cervelli 0-1, McCutchen 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP3 (Mercer-Harrison-Freese 2, Cervelli-Harrison)
- EFrazier (2, line drive)
Cardinals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPLeake
- HBPGrichuk (By Taillon)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLeake 15-22; Reyes 6-13
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLeake 14-6-10-18; Reyes 11-8-16-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLeake 6-4; Reyes 3-2
- Game ScoresM Leake 35
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Williams(W,1-0; B, 1) |
T. Watson(S,11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 95-62 | 3.27 |
| 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55-34 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.17 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 161-102 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedTaillon 12-21; Williams 9-13; Watson 3-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesTaillon 16-11-21-14; Williams 5-7-13-9; Watson 1-1-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsTaillon 7-3; Williams 4-1; Watson 0-3
- Game ScoresJ Taillon 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adams singled to left, Carpenter scored, Piscotty to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Polanco singled to right, Harrison scored, Freese to second. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Kang reached on infield single to third, Freese scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Peralta doubled to deep right, Grichuk scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Harrison hit sacrifice fly to center, Cervelli scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Grichuk singled to center, Molina scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8th | Kang homered to center (420 feet). | 3 | 4 | ||
STL wins 2-1
Game Information
PNC Park
12:00 AM, 8 September 2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 21,523
Game Time:3:01
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy
- First Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
- Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
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 |

