MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/28/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2308 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (54-78) 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 9 13 1
St. Louis Cardinals (62-70) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 9 1
Pirates Get Road Win, 9-4
The Pittsburgh Pirates knocked off the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-4, at Busch Stadium. Ryan Zimmerman, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason Pittsburgh won. The first baseman was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Pittsburgh is now riding a 3-game win streak.

Brian Dozier went 1 for 3 for Pittsburgh. The fan favorite had a key at-bat in the top of the seventh. With one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Fernando Abad. It was his 47th RBI of the season.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Dozier told the Pittsburgh Herald.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 5 3 2 0 0 0 3 .243 4 10
B. Dozier 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238 14 47
C. Correa SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .306 17 78
J. Lamb 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .294 17 87
R. Zimmerman 1B 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .290 23 94
C. Gomez LF 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 .250 10 43
B. McKinney RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .375 1 1
R. Chirinos C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 5 22
   R. Pressly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Canha PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .187 2 7
   T. Rogers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Porcello P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 6
   a-Z. Collins C 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .098 0 2
Totals 38 9 13 8 1 7 14      
a - Z. Collins substituted for R. Porcello in the 6th
b - M. Canha pinch hit for R. Pressly in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Zimmerman (30, 9th Inning off Z. Littell, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Porcello (2, 2nd Inning off J. Hahn, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Lamb (30, 3rd Inning off J. Hahn, 1 on, 1 out) B. Buxton (8, 9th Inning off Z. Littell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Zimmerman (23, 8th Inning off F. Rodney, 0 on, 0 outs) B. McKinney (1, 6th Inning off Z. Reininger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Zimmerman 7 , R. Porcello 2 , C. Gomez , B. McKinney 5 , J. Lamb 2 , C. Correa , B. Buxton 3 , B. Dozier , R. Chirinos
2-out RBI: R. Zimmerman , C. Gomez , B. McKinney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gomez , B. Buxton 2
Sac Bunt: R. Porcello , B. Dozier
Sac Fly: B. Dozier
Hit by Pitch: J. Lamb
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton 3 (24) , B. Dozier (26)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Collins (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 11 60
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .283 13 49
J. Martinez LF 5 1 1 1 0 4 3 .277 18 67
B. Phillips RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .225 20 58
E. Escobar 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .236 2 14
A. Hechavarria SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 5 51
H. Bader CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .253 17 72
H. Perez C 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .256 4 15
J. Hahn P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 1 3
   Z. Reininger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   a-E. Aybar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .179 0 2
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-Y. Gomes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 18 39
   Z. Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 10 16      
a - E. Aybar pinch hit for Z. Reininger in the 6th
b - Y. Gomes pinch hit for F. Rodney in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Phillips (6, 6th Inning off R. Porcello, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Perez (4, 5th Inning off R. Porcello, 0 on, 1 out) J. Martinez (18, 6th Inning off R. Porcello, 0 on, 1 out) E. Escobar (2, 6th Inning off R. Porcello, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Albies , B. Phillips 3 , A. Hechavarria , A. Bregman 2 , H. Perez 4 , J. Martinez 4 , E. Escobar 4 , H. Bader
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Escobar 2 , E. Aybar
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Bregman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Perez (1)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Porcello 5.1 7 4 4 2 6 3 106 64 6.04   
R. Pressly W (1-5) 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 31 16 4.94   
T. Rogers SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 15 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Porcello 42
Batters Faced: R. Porcello 24, R. Pressly 8, T. Rogers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Porcello 5-4, R. Pressly 1-2, T. Rogers 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Porcello 106-64, R. Pressly 31-16, T. Rogers 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pressly 1-0
WP: R. Porcello
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hahn 4.0 6 3 2 0 1 0 73 46 4.61   
Z. Reininger 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 26 20 4.70   
F. Abad L (3-3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 28 18 4.80   
F. Rodney 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 17 11 2.35   
Z. Littell 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 20 14 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hahn 41
Batters Faced: J. Hahn 19, Z. Reininger 7, F. Abad 5, F. Rodney 5, Z. Littell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hahn 7-4, Z. Reininger 3-0, F. Abad 1-1, F. Rodney 0-1, Z. Littell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hahn 73-46, Z. Reininger 26-20, F. Abad 28-18, F. Rodney 17-11, Z. Littell 20-14
WP: Z. Littell
Hit Batsmen: Z. Littell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Zimmerman
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 25155
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