MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/17/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1753 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (41-54) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals (37-58) 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 X 9 10 0
Pittsburgh Decked by Olson, Cardinals
Riding the 4-hit performance of the 25-year old first baseman Matt Olson, the St. Louis Cardinals stopped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-2. Chris Bassitt got the win, improving to 4-9. He held the Pirates to 2 earned runs on 3 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 4. After today's action, St. Louis sits at 37-58, while Pittsburgh falls to 41-54.

Harrison Bader was a prime contributor to the St. Louis win. He went 3-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the second with one out, the 25-year old center fielder hit a 3-run home run. It made the score 3-2, in favor of the Cardinals.

In postgame comments to the St. Louis Times, Olson said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .208 11 26
J. Kipnis SS 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .249 7 36
A. McCutchen LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .254 7 31
F. Reyes RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .259 21 52
R. Zimmerman 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .247 13 41
J. Lamb 3B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .216 12 35
R. Nunez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .275 8 27
R. Chirinos C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .178 7 32
N. Kingham P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161 1 3
   R. Pressly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   A. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Bradley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 4 11
   T. Mahle P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 2
Totals 30 2 5 2 8 8 19      
a - B. Bradley pinch hit for A. Warren in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Reyes (21, 1st Inning off C. Bassitt, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Zimmerman (22, 1st Inning off C. Bassitt, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Reyes 2 , B. Buxton , R. Chirinos , A. McCutchen , R. Zimmerman 2
2-out RBI: R. Zimmerman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Kingham , T. Mahle , F. Reyes , R. Nunez
GIDP: J. Kipnis , B. Bradley
Hit by Pitch: J. Lamb , R. Chirinos
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .309 18 41
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313 13 40
J. Martinez LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 11 43
M. Olson 1B 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 .249 25 61
A. Avila C 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .236 7 28
B. Phillips RF 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 .165 9 33
   a-T. Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 2 6
   F. Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
H. Bader CF 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .242 13 40
H. Perez SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .238 2 22
C. Bassitt P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 0 1
   E. Fedde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Meadows RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 1 4
Totals 33 9 10 9 4 4 12      
a - T. Ward pinch hit for B. Phillips in the 7th
b - A. Meadows substituted for E. Fedde in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies (26, 4th Inning off N. Kingham, 1 on, 2 outs) H. Bader (16, 5th Inning off R. Pressly, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Albies (18, 3rd Inning off N. Kingham, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Bader (13, 2nd Inning off N. Kingham, 2 on, 1 out) M. Olson 2 (25, 3rd Inning off N. Kingham, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Mahle, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Martinez (11, 5th Inning off R. Pressly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 6 , H. Bader 7 , M. Olson 10 , J. Martinez 4
2-out RBI: O. Albies , M. Olson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , C. Bassitt
Sac Bunt: C. Bassitt
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Perez-Albies-Olson, Bregman-Perez-Olson)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Kingham L (4-11) 3.2 6 6 6 2 1 3 67 43 4.67   
R. Pressly 1.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 26 19 2.30   
A. Warren 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 3.71   
T. Mahle 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 34 20 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kingham 22
Batters Faced: N. Kingham 19, R. Pressly 9, A. Warren 2, T. Mahle 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kingham 8-2, R. Pressly 2-0, A. Warren 2-0, T. Mahle 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kingham 67-43, R. Pressly 26-19, A. Warren 8-6, T. Mahle 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pressly 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Bassitt W (4-9) 5.1 3 2 2 4 3 0 71 43 5.11   
E. Fedde 1.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 37 17 3.70   
F. Rodney 1.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 29 16 4.37   
Z. Littell 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 53
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 23, E. Fedde 8, F. Rodney 6, Z. Littell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 7-5, E. Fedde 1-2, F. Rodney 0-0, Z. Littell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 71-43, E. Fedde 37-17, F. Rodney 29-16, Z. Littell 11-4
WP: C. Bassitt
Hit Batsmen: C. Bassitt , F. Rodney
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Olson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:15 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 18714
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