MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/30/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2331 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (56-78) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 8 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals (62-72) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 7 14 1
Pirates Need Extra Frames to Get Past Cardinals
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Brian Dozier, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7. Dozier belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Pirates. Reliever Seranthony Dominguez picked up the win. His record improves to 4-3. Zack Littell took the loss. Joe Kelly was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 5 of 8 save opportunities.

One important at-bat for Pittsburgh came with two out in the top of the tenth inning. With the bases loaded, Dozier drew a walk, driving in 1 run, which contributed to the Pirates win.

In postgame remarks, Dozier simply said: "Here's to a great win!"

Pittsburgh is now riding a 5-game win streak.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 5 1 2 1 1 3 1 .251 4 12
B. Dozier 2B 5 2 3 4 1 1 1 .244 16 51
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 .307 17 82
J. Lamb 3B 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 .292 18 88
R. Zimmerman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .286 23 95
C. Gomez LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .249 11 45
B. McKinney RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 1 1
   M. Bush P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
   b-M. Canha PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 2 7
   T. Rogers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Heller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Dominguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Miller PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .188 7 18
   J. Kelly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
R. Chirinos C 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .240 5 22
T. Ross P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .171 1 6
   a-J. Bruce RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .257 27 86
Totals 40 8 9 8 8 13 19      
a - J. Bruce substituted for T. Ross in the 6th
b - M. Canha pinch hit for M. Bush in the 8th
c - B. Miller pinch hit for S. Dominguez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Buxton (10, 7th Inning off Z. Reininger, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Gomez (11, 6th Inning off W. Chen, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Dozier 2 (16, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off Z. Littell, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Miller (7, 10th Inning off Z. Littell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ross , B. Buxton 3 , R. Chirinos , C. Gomez 4 , B. Dozier 9 , B. Miller 4
2-out RBI: C. Gomez , B. Dozier 2 , B. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Zimmerman , C. Correa 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Chirinos (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Correa-Dozier-Zimmerman, Correa-Dozier-Zimmerman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .263 12 62
H. Bader CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .252 18 74
J. Martinez LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 18 67
A. Avila C 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 .262 16 55
B. Phillips RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .227 20 59
E. Escobar 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .239 2 15
A. Hechavarria SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .289 5 51
Y. Gomes 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .243 18 42
W. Chen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .075 0 0
   Z. Reininger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   F. Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   B. Ziegler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Bregman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 13 49
   Z. Littell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Perez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 4 15
Totals 41 7 14 6 3 7 20      
a - A. Bregman pinch hit for B. Ziegler in the 7th
b - H. Perez pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Avila (24, 9th Inning off S. Dominguez, 0 on, 1 out) H. Perez (4, 10th Inning off J. Kelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Bader (4, 5th Inning off T. Ross, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Albies (12, 7th Inning off M. Bush, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Albies 5 , B. Phillips 2 , A. Hechavarria , Y. Gomes 2 , A. Avila 3 , J. Martinez , E. Escobar 2 , H. Bader 3 , H. Perez 2
2-out RBI: O. Albies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Phillips , A. Avila , H. Bader
GIDP: A. Hechavarria , E. Escobar
Sac Bunt: W. Chen
Hit by Pitch: O. Albies , H. Bader
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: O. Albies (9)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ross 5.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 80 48 3.96   
M. Bush H (7) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 19 5.16   
T. Rogers 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 13 5 3.62   
B. Heller BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 10 2.35   
S. Dominguez W (4-3), BS (5) 1.0 3 1 0 0 1 0 17 12 2.86   
J. Kelly SV (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14 10 6.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ross 54
Batters Faced: T. Ross 23, M. Bush 7, T. Rogers 3, B. Heller 5, S. Dominguez 5, J. Kelly 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ross 6-5, M. Bush 3-1, T. Rogers 0-0, B. Heller 2-1, S. Dominguez 1-0, J. Kelly 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ross 80-48, M. Bush 28-19, T. Rogers 13-5, B. Heller 13-10, S. Dominguez 17-12, J. Kelly 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Heller 3-2
WP: J. Kelly
Hit Batsmen: T. Ross 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Chen 6.0 4 3 3 3 8 2 96 60 4.30   
Z. Reininger 0.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 9 6 4.68   
F. Rodney 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 2.34   
B. Ziegler 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 4.55   
Z. Littell L (2-1) 2.2 4 4 4 3 2 2 61 33 7.30   
B. Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 6 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen 57
Batters Faced: W. Chen 25, Z. Reininger 3, F. Rodney 1, B. Ziegler 1, Z. Littell 15, B. Anderson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 3-7, Z. Reininger 0-0, F. Rodney 0-0, B. Ziegler 0-1, Z. Littell 1-5, B. Anderson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 96-60, Z. Reininger 9-6, F. Rodney 6-4, B. Ziegler 5-2, Z. Littell 61-33, B. Anderson 15-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rodney 1-0 , B. Ziegler 1-0 , B. Anderson 2-1
WP: Z. Reininger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Dozier
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM EST
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 20443
Special Notes: CL Fernando Rodney was injured while pitching.
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