MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/12/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2496 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (61-84) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (66-79) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 1
Pirates Clip Cardinals, 4-3
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at Busch Stadium, knocking off the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3. On the mound for Pittsburgh was right-hander Nick Kingham, who played a pivotal role in the win. Ben Heller earned his 1st save in 2 chances. The 'W' lifts Pittsburgh's record to 61-84.

The Pirates got a big at-bat from catcher Robinson Chirinos. For the game, Chirinos was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the top of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead.

"I was a little disappointed," said St. Louis manager John Mondo. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258 4 14
B. Dozier 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 19 58
C. Correa SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .311 21 94
J. Lamb 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284 19 91
R. Zimmerman 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .276 23 98
J. Bruce RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 27 87
C. Gomez LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .251 12 48
R. Chirinos C 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .231 8 28
N. Kingham P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 0 2
   T. Rogers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Dominguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Heller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (32, 8th Inning off C. Gearrin, 1 on, 1 out) B. Dozier (25, 8th Inning off C. Gearrin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Chirinos (8, 5th Inning off W. Chen, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Kingham , C. Correa 3 , B. Dozier 2 , R. Chirinos 4 , C. Gomez 2
GIDP: R. Chirinos , R. Zimmerman
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .263 12 68
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .279 15 57
J. Martinez LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .269 21 75
A. Avila C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 17 58
H. Bader CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .251 19 77
B. Phillips RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 21 60
E. Escobar 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 4 18
A. Hechavarria SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 6 56
W. Chen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116 0 1
   a-E. Aybar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 6
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 4 16
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3 1 10 4      
a - E. Aybar pinch hit for W. Chen in the 6th
b - H. Perez pinch hit for C. Gearrin in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: A. Avila (4, 7th Inning off N. Kingham, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Martinez (21, 9th Inning off B. Heller, 1 on, 1 out) H. Bader (19, 5th Inning off N. Kingham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hechavarria , A. Avila 3 , J. Martinez 4 , H. Bader 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies , B. Phillips
Sac Bunt: W. Chen
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bregman (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Bregman-Albies-Escobar, Hechavarria-Albies-Escobar)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Kingham W (9-10) 7.0 3 1 1 0 7 1 102 76 4.62   
T. Rogers H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 3.24   
S. Dominguez H (2) 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 12 6 3.98   
B. Heller SV (1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 8 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kingham 74
Batters Faced: N. Kingham 24, T. Rogers 3, S. Dominguez 2, B. Heller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kingham 8-6, T. Rogers 2-0, S. Dominguez 0-0, B. Heller 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kingham 102-76, T. Rogers 15-11, S. Dominguez 12-6, B. Heller 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Heller 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Chen L (8-11) 6.0 4 3 2 1 4 1 99 65 4.20   
C. Gearrin 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 19 13 6.58   
B. Anderson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen 57
Batters Faced: W. Chen 24, C. Gearrin 8, B. Anderson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 5-9, C. Gearrin 3-1, B. Anderson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 99-65, C. Gearrin 19-13, B. Anderson 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Kingham
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 13183
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