Cardinals 4, 
Pirates 3
| W: | J. Isringhausen (1-2) |
| L: | R. Hernandez (0-1) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Duffy CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| J Wilson SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .329 |
| J Bay LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| C Wilson RF-1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .297 |
| J Randa 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| J Hernandez 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| R Hernandez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Castillo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| R Paulino C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Z Duke P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| S Torres P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-F Sanchez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| N McLouth RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| a-fouled out to first for S Torres in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: C Wilson (7, 4th inning off M Mulder 1 on, 1 Out); J Hernandez (1, 9th inning off J Isringhausen 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Wilson 2 (17), J Hernandez (2) S: J Wilson, Z Duke 2-out RBI: J Hernandez GIDP: C Wilson, J Hernandez, J Randa, R Paulino Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Wilson-J Castillo-J Hernandez, J Randa-J Hernandez). PB: R Paulino. Outfield Assist: C Wilson (A Pujols at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Duke | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 103-52 | 4.50 |
| S Torres | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.65 |
| M Capps | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 4.38 |
| R Hernandez (L, 0-3) | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 149-84 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Pujols 2 (By Z Duke); A Miles (By Z Duke) Batters faced: Z Duke 28; S Torres 4; M Capps 3; R Hernandez 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 12-3; S Torres 0-1; M Capps 0-2; R Hernandez 0-0 Game Scores: Z Duke 41 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Eckstein SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .329 |
| H Luna LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .432 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .357 |
| J Encarnacion RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .224 |
| S Spiezio 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .208 |
| S Taguchi CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .176 |
| A Miles 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| M Mulder P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| B Looper P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Rodriguez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| a-struck out looking for J Isringhausen in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Eckstein (3, Z Duke) RBI: S Spiezio (5), A Miles (4), J Encarnacion (6), A Pujols (29) S: M Mulder 2 SF: J Encarnacion 2-out RBI: S Spiezio GIDP: A Pujols, Y Molina Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Eckstein 3, M Mulder 1, S Spiezio 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: S Taguchi (2, 2nd base off Z Duke/R Paulino) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 4 (D Eckstein-A Miles-A Pujols 3, A Miles-D Eckstein-A Pujols). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Mulder | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 94-54 | 3.53 |
| B Looper (H, 15) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 1.69 |
| J Isringhausen (W, 4-8; B, 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-12 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 120-69 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Mulder 29; B Looper 1; J Isringhausen 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mulder 16-6; B Looper 0-1; J Isringhausen 1-1 Game Scores: M Mulder 57 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | STL | |||
 | 1st | S Spiezio singled to right, D Eckstein scored, A Pujols to second, A Pujols thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | A Miles singled to center, S Taguchi scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | C Wilson homered to center, J Bay scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | J Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to center, D Eckstein scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 9th | J Hernandez homered to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | A Pujols singled to left, D Eckstein scored, H Luna to second. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 38,728 (88.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | 54 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - Mike Reilly, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, April 26th 2006
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | in 10 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 7 | in 11 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | in 10 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 9 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 8 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |