St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Thursday, August 30th, 2018 6:15PM CST

St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals

STL

Home

5
vs.
Final

Pirates

PIT

Away

0
Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Thursday night. This shutout victory was aided by back-to-back home runs hit by Harrison Bader and pitcher John Gant, with Gant also pitching effectively into the sixth inning.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, August 30th, 2018

Time: 6:15PM CST

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 38,561

Line Score

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL 00212000-
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT 000000000

Game Stats


St. Louis Cardinals Batting

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: Molina (20, Musgrove)

Home Runs: Bader (10, 3rd inning off Musgrove 0 on, 1 Out); Gant (2, 3rd inning off Musgrove 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Bader (28), Gant (3), DeJong (43), J. Martínez 2 (77)

Team Left On Base: 2

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (J. Martínez 1-1, G. Garcia 0-1, DeJong 0-1, O'Neill 1-1, Bader 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bader 1


St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

Cardinals Pitching

Wild Pitches: Hicks

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gant 11/24; Hudson 2/6; C. Martínez 0/1; Shreve 2/3; Hicks 2/2; Weaver 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gant 15-10-17-15; Hudson 3-4-2-2; C. Martínez 1-0-3-1; Shreve 1-2-2-1; Hicks 4-1-3-0; Weaver 1-0-4-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gant 3-8; Hudson 1-0; C. Martínez 0-1; Shreve 0-0; Hicks 0-0; Weaver 2-1

Game Scores: J Gant 66


St. Louis Cardinals Fielding

Cardinals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Weaver-DeJong-Adams)

Errors: G. Garcia (5, ground ball)



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Bell (26, Shreve)

Ground Into Double Play: Polanco

Team Left On Base: 12

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-9 (Dickerson 0-1, Mercer 0-1, Bell 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Cervelli 0-2, Newman 0-1, Moran 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dickerson 2; Mercer 1; Bell 1; Cervelli 2; Moran 2


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Musgrove 17/25; Kingham 2/3; Rodríguez 3/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Musgrove 20-16-15-17; Kingham 2-1-0-3; Rodríguez 3-2-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Musgrove 5-5; Kingham 1-2; Rodríguez 1-0

Game Scores: J Musgrove 44


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Assists: Frazier (J. Martínez at 2nd base)


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