Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

57-69, 23-38 Away

Final

70-58, 33-29 Home


PIT
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	2

PiratesTop 1st
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Looking
  6
  Foul Ball
  7
  Ball
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- S Pearce to second on balk by B Looper.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- F Lopez stole second.
  1
  0
- A Miles hit for B Looper.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- K. McClellan pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- F Sanchez hit for I Snell.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- S. Burnett pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- B Barton hit for S Schumaker.
  1
  0
- J Mather hit for R Ankiel.
  1
  0
- D. Bautista pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- K. McClellan pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- B Barton in left field.
  1
  0
- J Mather in center field.
  1
  0
- A LaRoche grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Doumit scored on error by catcher Y Molina, A LaRoche to third, J Michaels to second.
  2
  0
- L Rivas flied out to center, J Michaels scored, A LaRoche to third on throwing error by center fielder J Mather.
  4
  0
- C Gomez hit for D Bautista.
  4
  0
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- J. Grabow pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- R Ludwick to second on fielder's indifference.
  4
  0
- J LaRue hit for R Villone.
  4
  0
- A Kennedy hit for J LaRue.
  4
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pirates
4
Cardinals
1

Game 1

20/8

Pirates
2
Cardinals
11

Game 2

21/8

Busch Stadium

1:15 AM, 20 August 2008

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 39,502

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg

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

Posting period expires for Japanese pitcher Kona Takahashi

Japanese pitcher Kona Takahashi did not reach an agreement with an MLB team before his posting period expired, so his rights remain with the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Royals manager Matt Quatraro gets 3-year extension through '29

Royals manager Matt Quatraro, who went 82-80 last season, has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Kansas City through 2029.

Source: Yankees, Paul DeJong agree to minor league deal

The Yankees and veteran infielder Paul DeJong have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, a source confirmed to ESPN.

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

I. Snell5-10

B. Looper11-10

T.J. Beam1

Game Information

2025 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Posting period expires for Japanese pitcher Kona Takahashi

Royals manager Matt Quatraro gets 3-year extension through '29

Source: Yankees, Paul DeJong agree to minor league deal

Pitch
1 Ball
2 Foul Ball
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Strike Looking
6 Foul Ball
7 Ball