St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

60-51, 29-28 Away

Final

45-64, 28-25 Home


STL
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	6	12	0
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1

CardinalsTop 1st
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Looking
  6
  Single
- J Lugo picked off first.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- K Greene hit for R Ankiel.
  3
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- C Rasmus in center field.
  4
  4
- R Vazquez hit for P Maholm.
  4
  4
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- J. Ascanio pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- M Holliday stole second.
  4
  4
- M Holliday safe at third on error by second baseman D Young.
  4
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesBottom 8th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- J. Ascanio pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- S Schumaker hit for C Carpenter.
  5
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 9th
- R. Franklin pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- B Moss hit for J Ascanio.
  6
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Cardinals
6
Pirates
4

Game 1

8/8

Cardinals
5
Pirates
3

Game 2

9/8

Cardinals
7
Pirates
3

Game 3

9/8

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 8 August 2009

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 24,854

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
First Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher

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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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

C. Carpenter11-3

J. Ascanio0-2

R. Franklin25

Game Information

2025 National League Central Standings

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Strike Looking
6 Single