Cardinals 6, 
Pirates 1
| W: | R. Springer (8-1) |
| L: | J. Grabow (3-2) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Eckstein SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| R Ankiel CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .282 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .328 |
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .270 |
| S Taguchi LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| A Miles 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .292 |
| G Bennett C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| b-J Edmonds PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Pineiro PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 |
| K Stinnett C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| T Wellemeyer P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 |
| a-M Cairo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-S Schumaker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| T Percival P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Ryan 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |
| a-struck out looking for T Wellemeyer in the 7th b-singled to right for G Bennett in the 8th c-grounded into fielder's choice to third for R Springer in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Eckstein (23, Z Duke); G Bennett (7, Z Duke); A Pujols (37, S Torres) RBI: S Taguchi 2 (29), J Edmonds 3 (52), A Pujols (102) S: R Ankiel 2-out RBI: S Taguchi, J Edmonds 3, A Pujols GIDP: A Pujols 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Ludwick 1, D Eckstein 1, A Miles 1, B Ryan 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Ryan (7, 2nd base off Z Duke/R Paulino); D Eckstein (10, 2nd base off J Grabow/R Paulino) | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Wellemeyer | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 70-48 | 3.11 |
| R Springer (W, 8-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 2.22 |
| R Franklin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 2.72 |
| T Percival | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 1.85 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 116-79 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 21; R Springer 4; R Franklin 4; T Percival 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wellemeyer 6-7; R Springer 0-2; R Franklin 2-1; T Percival 2-1 Game Scores: T Wellemeyer 67 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N Morgan CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| M Kata 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| X Nady LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .280 |
| J Bautista 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| R Paulino C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| S Pearce RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| J Wilson SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Z Duke P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-C Izturis PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| S Torres P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| a-grounded to second for F Osoria in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: N Morgan (4, R Franklin) RBI: M Kata (10) S: Z Duke 2-out RBI: M Kata Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Kata 1, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Bautista-M Kata-A LaRoche, J Wilson-M Kata-A LaRoche). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Duke | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91-59 | 5.53 |
| J Grabow (L, 3-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22-6 | 4.53 |
| D Marte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.38 |
| F Osoria | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 4.18 |
| S Torres | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-14 | 5.51 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 142-87 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Pujols (By J Grabow) HBP: R Ludwick (By J Grabow) Batters faced: Z Duke 27; J Grabow 5; D Marte 1; F Osoria 2; S Torres 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 10-7; J Grabow 1-0; D Marte 0-0; F Osoria 1-0; S Torres 1-1 Game Scores: Z Duke 61 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | PIT | |||
 | 1st | S Taguchi reached on infield single to third, D Eckstein scored, A Pujols to second. | 1 | 0 |
 | 6th | M Kata singled to left, J Wilson scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | S Taguchi walked, D Eckstein scored, A Pujols to third, R Ludwick to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | J Edmonds singled to right, A Pujols, R Ludwick and S Taguchi scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 9th | A Pujols doubled to deep left, D Eckstein scored, A Pujols to third advancing on throw. | 6 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 30,603 (79.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Dimuro, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 28th 2007
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 10 | in 10 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 0 |
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 8 |