Pirates 8-2 Cardinals (25 Jun, 2021) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

36-39, 19-16 home


PIT
STL

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

C. Kuhl2-4

6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

C. Martinez3-9

5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 7 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Cutter 87
  2
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 88
  3
  Ball
  Changeup 85
  4
  Foul Ball
  Slider 79
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  6
  Ball
  Slider 82
  7
  Ball
  Changeup 84
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- C. Kuhl pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- C. Kuhl pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- C. Kuhl pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- C. Kuhl pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- C. Kuhl pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- Carpenter hit for Martínez
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- W. LeBlanc pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- C. Kuhl pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- W. LeBlanc pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- C. Stratton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- W. LeBlanc pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Evans hit for Stratton
  6
  1
- S. Elledge pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- G. Hartlieb pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- Evans in right field.
  8
  1
- Sosa hit for Elledge
  8
  1
- D. Bednar pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- Jun. Fernández pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Knizner catching.
  8
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- D. Bednar pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Cutter	87
2 Foul Ball	Cutter	88
3 Ball	Changeup	85
4 Foul Ball	Slider	79
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
6 Ball	Slider	82
7 Ball	Changeup	84

Pirates
8
Cardinals
2

Game 1

25/6

Pirates
5
Cardinals
4

Game 2

26/6

Pirates
1
Cardinals
3

Game 3

26/6

Pirates
7
Cardinals
2

Game 4

27/6

Busch Stadium

1:15 AM, 25 June 2021

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 33,254

Game Time:3:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
Second Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley
Third Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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