Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Eckstein SS	6	1	2	0	0	0	5	.322
S Taguchi LF	4	0	2	2	0	1	2	.283
S Rolen 3B	4	1	1	1	0	2	3	.355
J Edmonds CF	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.247
J Encarnacion RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.272
H Luna 2B	3	1	1	0	2	2	0	.314
C Duncan 1B	4	1	3	1	0	1	3	.321
a-A Miles PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.272
J Isringhausen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G Bennett C	3	1	1	1	2	0	1	.203
M Mulder P	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.280
A Wainwright P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
B Looper P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
b-S Spiezio PH-1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.293
Totals	37	6	14	6	6	7	20
a-bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher for C Duncan in the 9th b-singled to center for B Looper in the 9th
BATTING 2B: C Duncan (2, R Vogelsong); S Taguchi (10, R Hernandez) 3B: C Duncan (1, V Santos) RBI: J Encarnacion (34), S Taguchi 2 (24), C Duncan (6), G Bennett (8), S Rolen (44) S: S Taguchi, M Mulder 2-out RBI: J Encarnacion, S Taguchi 2 GIDP: S Taguchi Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Rolen 1, A Wainwright 1, D Eckstein 1, J Encarnacion 1, C Duncan 2, M Mulder 1 Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING CS: S Rolen (4, 3rd base by R Vogelsong/H Cota)
FIELDING DP: 3 (G Bennett-D Eckstein-H Luna, D Eckstein-H Luna-C Duncan, D Eckstein-H Luna-S Spiezio).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Mulder (W, 6-7)	5.0	9	4	4	2	6	2	78-48	5.32
A Wainwright (H, 17)	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	1	40-21	2.45
B Looper (H, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	3.29
J Isringhausen (S, 33)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-10	3.62
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	5	6	3	148-86
PITCHING Batters faced: M Mulder 24; A Wainwright 10; B Looper 3; J Isringhausen 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mulder 8-1; A Wainwright 1-5; B Looper 1-2; J Isringhausen 2-1 Game Scores: M Mulder 37

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Bautista CF	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	.255
J Wilson SS	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	.285
S Casey 1B	4	0	0	0	1	2	5	.323
N McLouth PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225
J Bay LF	5	0	1	0	0	2	3	.305
J Randa 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.226
C Wilson RF	3	0	1	1	1	2	0	.278
J Castillo 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	5	.296
H Cota C	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.213
b-F Sanchez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344
R Paulino C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310
V Santos P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.080
R Vogelsong P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
a-J Burnitz PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.236
M Capps P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-J Hernandez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
M Gonzalez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	34	5	11	5	5	6	16
a-homered to right for R Vogelsong in the 6th b-lined out to second for H Cota in the 8th c-grounded to third for R Hernandez in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Bautista (6, M Mulder) HR: J Bautista (7, 1st inning off M Mulder 0 on, 0 Out); J Castillo (11, 4th inning off M Mulder 0 on, 0 Out); J Burnitz (10, 6th inning off A Wainwright 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Bautista 2 (18), C Wilson (29), J Castillo (39), J Burnitz (31) S: V Santos 2-out RBI: C Wilson, J Burnitz GIDP: V Santos, J Randa, J Bay Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Castillo 3, S Casey 2 Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: J Bautista (3, bobble) DP: 1 (J Wilson-J Castillo-S Casey).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
V Santos (L, 5-9)	4.1	7	5	5	4	4	0	100-55	4.83
R Vogelsong	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	26-19	5.14
M Capps	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	4.68
R Hernandez	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24-11	2.12
M Gonzalez	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	2.36
Totals	9.0	14	6	6	6	7	0	181-104
PITCHING IBB: G Bennett (By M Capps); J Edmonds (By R Hernandez) HBP: S Rolen (By V Santos) Batters faced: V Santos 24; R Vogelsong 7; M Capps 5; R Hernandez 5; M Gonzalez 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Santos 5-4; R Vogelsong 3-0; M Capps 2-0; R Hernandez 2-0; M Gonzalez 1-2 Game Scores: V Santos 29

Scoring Summary
			STL	PIT
	1st	J Encarnacion singled to left, S Rolen scored, J Edmonds to second.	1	0
	1st	J Bautista homered to center.	1	1
	1st	C Wilson singled to center, J Wilson scored, J Randa to second.	1	2
	4th	S Taguchi singled to right, C Duncan and G Bennett scored, M Mulder to third.	3	2
	4th	J Castillo homered to left.	3	3
	4th	J Bautista doubled to deep right, H Cota scored.	3	4
	5th	C Duncan doubled to deep right, J Encarnacion scored, H Luna to third.	4	4
	5th	G Bennett grounded out to second, H Luna scored, C Duncan to third.	5	4
	6th	S Rolen singled to right, D Eckstein scored, S Rolen to second advancing on throw.	6	4
	6th	J Burnitz homered to right.	6	5
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Game Notes

THE HOME RUN BY PITTSBURGH'S JOSE BAUTISTA LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.

Game Information
Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	18,248 (47.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:19
Weather	79 degrees, sunny
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Bruce Froemming, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Brian Runge

St. Louis won 2-1

St. Louis	6	Final
Pittsburgh	5

Baltimore	2	Final
Toronto	4

Tampa Bay	2	Final
Detroit	6

Cleveland	8	Final
NY Yankees	4

Colorado	8	Final
Washington	1

NY Mets	5	Final
Philadelphia	4

Houston	3	Final
Chi Cubs	2

Seattle	6	Final
Oakland	9

LA Dodgers	7	Final
San Diego	3

San Francisco	8	Final
Arizona	2

Atlanta	2	Final
Florida	3

Chi White Sox	8	Final
Texas	2

Boston	3	Final
Minnesota	5

Kansas City	2	Final
LA Angels	3	in 10

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