St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - August 28, 2012

Scores for Aug 28, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/28)

(71-58, 31-32 away)

(69-60, 39-26 home)

Coverage: ROOT Sports

7:05 PM ET, August 28, 2012

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Jay CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	24	.312	.384	.416
S Schumaker 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.311	.375	.411
M Holliday LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	.309	.383	.530
S Robinson LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.264	.314	.361
A Craig 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.316	.375	.579
C Beltran RF	2	0	0	0	1	0	14	.269	.341	.509
D Descalso SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.296	.316
Y Molina C	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	.325	.375	.511
T Cruz C	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	.245	.255	.363
D Freese 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	16	.298	.369	.475
R Furcal SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.268	.329	.350
M Carpenter RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.308	.376	.495
J Westbrook P	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.130	.200	.152
a-R Jackson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	.222	.125
B Dickson P	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500
Totals	30	0	5	0	1	9	127
a-popped out to shortstop for J Westbrook in the 6th
BATTING 2B: J Jay (14, J McDonald) GIDP: T Cruz, J Jay Cardinals RISP: 1-4 (J Jay 0-1, B Dickson 1-1, M Carpenter 0-1, S Schumaker 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: D Descalso (9, ground ball) Outfield Assist: C Beltran (J Harrison at Home); M Holliday (M McKenry at 2nd base).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Westbrook (L, 13-10)	5.0	11	7	7	4	2	1	103-61	3.94
B Dickson	3.0	3	2	1	0	4	1	38-28	7.11
Totals	8.0	14	9	8	4	6	2	141-89
PITCHING HBP: J Harrison (By J Westbrook) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Westbrook 13/30; B Dickson 7/12 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Westbrook 14-6-19-22; B Dickson 5-7-8-8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Westbrook 7-5; B Dickson 2-2 Game Scores: J Westbrook 15

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Tabata LF	3	1	1	0	2	1	23	.237	.305	.345
T Snider RF	4	0	2	1	1	1	19	.300	.380	.413
A McCutchen CF	5	2	2	0	0	1	17	.345	.410	.568
G Jones 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	16	.281	.315	.534
P Alvarez 3B	5	3	4	4	0	1	10	.247	.327	.484
M McKenry C	5	1	2	1	0	1	19	.258	.330	.500
J Harrison 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	16	.239	.289	.375
C Barmes SS	4	0	1	2	0	0	8	.223	.250	.317
J McDonald P	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	.156	.283	.156
a-J Clement PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
C Resop P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000
H Takahashi P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	34	9	14	9	4	6	141
a-reached on error for J Mcdonald in the 7th
BATTING 2B: A McCutchen (24, J Westbrook); P Alvarez (20, J Westbrook) 3B: T Snider (1, B Dickson) HR: P Alvarez 2 (25, 3rd inning off J Westbrook 1 on, 2 Out; 6th inning off B Dickson 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: G Jones (70), P Alvarez 4 (67), M McKenry (35), C Barmes 2 (39), T Snider (7) S: J McDonald 2 SF: G Jones 2-out RBI: P Alvarez 2, T Snider Pirates RISP: 5-12 (C Barmes 1-1, G Jones 0-1, J Tabata 1-2, T Snider 0-1, M McKenry 1-2, A McCutchen 0-3, P Alvarez 2-2) Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 2 (C Barmes-J Harrison-G Jones, P Alvarez-J Harrison-G Jones).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J McDonald (W, 12-6)	7.0	2	0	0	1	6	0	97-66	3.57
C Resop	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	3.62
H Takahashi	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-8	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	0	0	1	9	0	127-85
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J McDonald 16/23; C Resop 4/5; H Takahashi 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J McDonald 17-7-27-15; C Resop 3-1-3-4; H Takahashi 3-3-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J McDonald 7-8; C Resop 2-0; H Takahashi 0-1 Game Scores: J McDonald 78

			STL	PIT
	1st	G Jones hit sacrifice fly to right, J Tabata scored.	0	1
	3rd	P Alvarez homered to center (423 feet), A McCutchen scored.	0	3
	5th	P Alvarez doubled to deep right, A McCutchen scored, G Jones to third.	0	4
	5th	M McKenry singled to left, G Jones scored, P Alvarez to third.	0	5
	5th	C Barmes singled to left center, P Alvarez and M McKenry scored, J Harrison to second.	0	7
	6th	P Alvarez homered to center (456 feet).	0	8
	7th	T Snider tripled to deep center, J Clement scored.	0	9
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CARDINALS CATCHER YADIER MOLINA LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING AFTER A COLLISION AT HOME PLATE WITH JOSH HARRISON.

Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	17,492 (45.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:30
Weather	79 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth

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