MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/31/2044
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2550 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2044 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (49-84) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (64-68) 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 X 7 12 1
Cardinals Suffer 7-3 Loss to Pittsburgh
Mike Thornton knocked in 5 runs to help Pittsburgh beat St. Louis, 7-3. Thornton produced 1 single and 1 home run. Pittsburgh reliever Jason Salzer picked up the win to move to 3-0. Doug Nickey suffered the loss. The third-place Pirates are 64-68.

Thornton had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-0 fastball from Doug Nickey, he banged a grand slam home run to center, giving the Pirates a 7-3 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for Thornton.

Thornton said his team "played with determination."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gentzel CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .305 7 27
Z. Berney RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .263 3 18
A. Roux 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .298 27 76
E. Chotkowski 3B 4 0 1 1 1 3 3 .278 2 7
B. Rubenacker 1B 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .296 6 43
C. Bittner C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .235 4 18
J. Gress DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .281 2 8
R. O'Reilly LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 4 38
D. Clark SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232 5 39
Totals 36 3 10 3 3 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Chotkowski (4, 3rd Inning off I. Ishihara, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Gentzel (13, 6th Inning off J. Salzer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gentzel 2 , Z. Berney , A. Roux , E. Chotkowski 2 , B. Rubenacker 3 , J. Gress , R. O'Reilly 2
2-out RBI: B. Rubenacker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Z. Berney 2 , J. Gress
GIDP: D. Clark
Hit by Pitch: R. O'Reilly
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gentzel (10) , Z. Berney (7)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (O'Reilly(McAleer at 3rd base), Gentzel(Hester at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Robinson 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .292 18 49
M. McAleer CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 .275 21 59
S. Jordan RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 4 .299 12 62
V. Poopwell C 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .314 27 87
E. Bravenboer 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .285 11 46
T. Conboy LF 3 2 2 0 1 1 3 .300 27 66
J. Hester 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 .267 10 41
T. Eaton SS 3 2 1 1 2 0 3 .265 10 49
M. Thornton DH 4 1 2 5 0 0 2 .275 20 54
Totals 30 7 12 7 12 4 27      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Thornton (20, 7th Inning off D. Nickey, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McAleer 2 , S. Jordan 3 , V. Poopwell , E. Bravenboer , T. Conboy 2 , T. Eaton , M. Thornton 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Robinson , S. Jordan 2 , V. Poopwell , E. Bravenboer 2 , T. Eaton
Sac Bunt: T. Conboy
Sac Fly: M. McAleer
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Poopwell (11) , T. Eaton (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Robinson (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Eaton-Robinson-Bravenboer)
OF assists: 1 (Jordan(Chotkowski at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cooper 4.2 6 2 2 7 2 0 93 4.45   
A. Montelongo 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.74   
D. Nickey L (2-4), BS (1) 0.1 2 5 5 3 0 1 21 5.56   
J. Kincaid 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cooper 39
Batters Faced: S. Cooper 24, A. Montelongo 6, D. Nickey 6, J. Kincaid 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cooper 3-6, A. Montelongo 2-0, D. Nickey 1-0, J. Kincaid 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cooper 93-44, A. Montelongo 22-10, D. Nickey 21-7, J. Kincaid 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Montelongo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Ishihara 5.2 7 3 1 3 5 0 114 5.80   
J. Salzer W (3-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 4.18   
T. Wichman 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Ishihara 49
Batters Faced: I. Ishihara 27, J. Salzer 6, T. Wichman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Ishihara 4-7, J. Salzer 1-1, T. Wichman 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Ishihara 114-63, J. Salzer 30-20, T. Wichman 28-19
WP: I. Ishihara
Hit Batsmen: T. Wichman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Thornton
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 20695
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