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Colby Rasmus hits a homer, the Cardinals have depth, and La Russa pushes the right buttons.
| Final - 5.14.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Schumaker, 4,9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| Shane Robinson, 9,7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Chris Duncan, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Brian Barden, ph,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| Colby Rasmus, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Tyler Greene, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Joe Thurston, 5,4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Mitchell Boggs, P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Trever Miller, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kyle McClellan, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Dennys Reyes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Perez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Stavinoha, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Franklin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Rasmus
Doubles - Boggs
Grounded into DP - Robinson, Pujols
Sacrifice flies - Robinson
Stolen Bases - Pujols, Greene
Team LOB - 4
Home runs - Rasmus
Doubles - Boggs
Grounded into DP - Robinson, Pujols
Sacrifice flies - Robinson
Stolen Bases - Pujols, Greene
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Boggs | 4.1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.22 | 0 | 83-49 |
| Trever Miller (W, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 14-10 |
| Kyle McClellan (, 2-1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.81 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Dennys Reyes (, 0-1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.97 | 0 | 17-12 |
| Chris Perez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Ryan Franklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | 0 | 10-8 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan, LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .311 |
| Freddy Sanchez, 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Nate McLouth, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| Adam LaRoche, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Robinzon Diaz, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .344 |
| Eric Hinske, 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Andy LaRoche, ph,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| Brandon Moss, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| Jack Wilson, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Jeff Karstens, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Delwyn Young, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Evan Meek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Burnett, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jesse Chavez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ramon Vazquez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Batting
Triples - LaRoche
Doubles - Moss
Grounded into DP - Sanchez, McLouth, Wilson
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - LaRoche
Triples - LaRoche
Doubles - Moss
Grounded into DP - Sanchez, McLouth, Wilson
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - LaRoche
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Karstens (L, 1-2) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.06 | 0 | 75-52 |
| Evan Meek | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.22 | 1 | 23-17 |
| Sean Burnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 0 | 11-5 |
| Jesse Chavez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 8-6 |
Pitching
IBB - Molina by Burnett
IBB - Molina by Burnett
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: E.Meek pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Randy Marsh, Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Duration: 2:43
Pitching notes: E.Meek pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Randy Marsh, Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Duration: 2:43
