7:05 PM ET, September 13, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game Notes
| JASON MICHAELS WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE PAUL EMMEL FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES |
Final in 12
Pittsburgh leads 2-0 (as of 9/13)
| Game 1: Friday, September 12 | ||
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| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 13 | ||
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| St. Louis | 6 | Final in 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 14 | ||
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| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 13, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Schumaker CF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 | ||
| F Lopez 3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 | ||
| C Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .359 | ||
| R Ludwick LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .293 | ||
| J Phelps RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 | ||
| N Stavinoha RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 | ||
| K McClellan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Ryan SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | ||
| A Miles SS-RF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | ||
| A Kennedy 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .265 | ||
| A Wainwright P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | ||
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-B Barden PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | ||
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Motte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Izturis SS-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | ||
| J LaRue C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 | ||
| Totals | 48 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |||
| a-struck out looking for R Franklin in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Schumaker (21, I Snell); A Kennedy (14, I Snell); J LaRue (7, I Snell) HR: F Lopez (5, 4th inning off I Snell 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J LaRue (19), S Schumaker (44), A Pujols (101), F Lopez 2 (36) S: J LaRue 2-out RBI: J LaRue, S Schumaker, A Pujols, F Lopez 2 GIDP: A Pujols Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J LaRue 2, R Ludwick 1, A Miles 1, B Barden 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Ryan (7, 2nd base off C Hansen/R Doumit) CS: R Ludwick (3, 2nd base by C Hansen/R Doumit) | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Wainwright | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 90-56 | 3.20 | |
| R Springer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-8 | 2.31 | |
| R Franklin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 3.64 | |
| R Villone | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 5.01 | |
| J Motte | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-13 | 0.00 | |
| K McClellan | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28-13 | 3.63 | |
| C Perez (L, 3-3) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31-18 | 3.49 | |
| Totals | 11.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 206-123 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Wainwright 23; R Springer 4; R Franklin 4; R Villone 2; J Motte 4; K McClellan 7; C Perez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Wainwright 2-7; R Springer 1-1; R Franklin 2-1; R Villone 1-0; J Motte 2-0; K McClellan 4-2; C Perez 0-5 Game Scores: A Wainwright 21 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N Morgan LF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 | ||
| N McLouth CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 | ||
| R Doumit C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .321 | ||
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .267 | ||
| B Moss RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .226 | ||
| An LaRoche 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .162 | ||
| L Cruz SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | ||
| I Snell P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | ||
| a-S Pearce PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | ||
| D Bautista P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .228 | ||
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-D Mientkiewicz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | ||
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Chavez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-C Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | ||
| C Hansen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |||
| a-flied out to center for I Snell in the 4th b-struck out looking for D Bautista in the 5th c-grounded to third for J Grabow in the 8th d-flied out to right for J Chavez in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N McLouth (44, A Wainwright); R Doumit (31, A Wainwright); B Moss (9, C Perez) RBI: R Doumit 3 (58), Ad LaRoche 2 (70), N McLouth (90), B Moss (18) S: I Snell, An LaRoche SF: Ad LaRoche, R Doumit 2-out RBI: B Moss Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Michaels 2, N Morgan 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: L Cruz (1, throw) DP: 1 (F Sanchez-L Cruz-Ad LaRoche). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| I Snell | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 72-48 | 5.69 | |
| D Bautista | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 6.31 | |
| S Burnett | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.89 | |
| T Yates | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14-12 | 4.91 | |
| J Grabow | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.00 | |
| M Capps | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-9 | 3.17 | |
| J Chavez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 5.40 | |
| C Hansen (W, 1-3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 7.53 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 160-108 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: I Snell 21; D Bautista 6; S Burnett 3; T Yates 6; J Grabow 2; M Capps 6; J Chavez 3; C Hansen 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 6-3; D Bautista 0-2; S Burnett 1-0; T Yates 2-0; J Grabow 1-1; M Capps 4-2; J Chavez 3-0; C Hansen 2-0 Game Scores: I Snell 25 | ||||||||||
| STL | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Pujols grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, S Schumaker scored, F Lopez out at second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | R Doumit hit sacrifice fly to center, N Morgan scored, F Sanchez to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st | Ad LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to right, F Sanchez scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 2nd | J LaRue doubled to left, A Kennedy scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 2nd | S Schumaker singled to center, J LaRue scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 2nd | A Pujols singled to right center, S Schumaker scored, F Lopez to second. | 4 | 2 | |
| 4th | F Lopez homered to right, A Wainwright scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 5th | N McLouth doubled to deep right, N Morgan scored, F Sanchez to third. | 6 | 3 | |
| 5th | R Doumit doubled to deep center, F Sanchez and N McLouth scored. | 6 | 5 | |
| 5th | Ad LaRoche singled to right, R Doumit scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 12th | B Moss doubled to deep center, Ad LaRoche scored. | 6 | 7 | |
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| JASON MICHAELS WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE PAUL EMMEL FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 17,132 (44.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:54 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Gary Darling |