It's Past Time to Change the Rules on Close Plays at the Plate
An argument in favor of treating a close play at home plate just like a close play at second base.
| Final - 8.28.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 14 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Jay, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Skip Schumaker, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .311 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Shane Robinson, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Allen Craig, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 |
| Carlos Beltran, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Daniel Descalso, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 |
| Tony Cruz, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| David Freese, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Matt Carpenter, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| Jake Westbrook, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .130 |
| Ryan Jackson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Brandon Dickson, P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
Batting
Doubles - Jay
Grounded into DP - Jay, Cruz
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Descalso, Furcal
Doubles - Jay
Grounded into DP - Jay, Cruz
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Descalso, Furcal
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Westbrook (L, 13-10) | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.94 | 103-61 | |
| Brandon Dickson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.11 | 38-28 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Tabata, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .237 |
| Travis Snider, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .345 |
| Garrett Jones, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Michael McKenry, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Josh Harrison, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| James McDonald, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .156 |
| Jeff Clement, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Resop, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hisanori Takahashi, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Alvarez
Triples - Snider
Doubles - McCutchen, Alvarez
Hit by pitch - Harrison
Sacrifices - McDonald
Sacrifice flies - Jones
Team LOB - 9
Home runs - Alvarez
Triples - Snider
Doubles - McCutchen, Alvarez
Hit by pitch - Harrison
Sacrifices - McDonald
Sacrifice flies - Jones
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McDonald (W, 12-6) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.57 | 96-66 | |
| Chris Resop | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 17-11 | |
| Hisanori Takahashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 13-8 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson, First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Duration: 2:30
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson, First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Duration: 2:30
