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Regular Season Game #13: St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 09:45 PM.

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4/15/2013

7:05PM - PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Temperature: 45�

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Apr 15, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (4-9)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	11	0
Pittsburgh (7-6)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	3	11	0
W: Tony Watson (1-0) L: Mitchell Boggs (0-3) S: Jason Grilli (5)

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: M. Carpenter (3), J. Jay (5) 3B: M. Carpenter (1) RBI: A. Craig (6), M. Carpenter (4)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: S. Marte (3), N. Walker (3), A. McCutchen (8) RBI: A. McCutchen (4), P. Alvarez 2 (2) SF: P. Alvarez GIDP: G. Sanchez, C. Barmes
BASERUNNING: CS: A. McCutchen (1)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
L. Lynn	6.0	7	2	2	0	4	0	6.32
M. Boggs	1.1	4	1	1	0	2	0	10.57
E. Sanchez	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.50

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. McDonald	7.0	9	2	2	2	8	0	1.04
T. Watson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
J. Grilli	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Pirates Win Fourth Straight, Down Cards 3-2

PITTSBURGH - With a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, the Pirates play host to another division rival in the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals are off to a slow start so far this season, coming into PNC Park with just a 4-8 record. The Pirates look to continue their hot streak and put some distance between them an their division foes.

In the top of the 1st, James McDonald allowed a single John Jay, followed by a double to Matt Carpenter, scoring Jay to put the Cards up 1-0. With 2 outs and Matt Carpenter still at 2nd, Yadier Molina singled to center; but Carpenter would be called out and home to end the inning. The Pirates came right back in the bottom of the 1st, as Andrew McCutchen doubled to get Neil Walker to score, tying the game at 1. In the top of the 3rd, McDonald got in to some trouble, as John Jay doubled, then reaching 3rd on a wild pitch, which was followed by a walk to Allen Craig for two on with two outs. But McDonald got Matt Holliday to ground out to end the inning. In the bottom of the 3rd, the Pirates struck like they did in the 1st, as Walker singled, followed by a double by Andrew McCutchen. With men on 2nd and 3rd, Pedro Alvarez hit a sac fly to score Walker, giving the Pirates a 2-1 lead. Pitching locked in for the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings as each pitcher was spot on. But in the top of the 7th, Matt Carpenter would triple with two outs and would score on an RBI single from Allen Craig to tie the game at 2. But the Pirates would strike back in the bottom of the 8th, as Starling Marte doubled, followed by Andrew McCutchen reaching on a dropped third strike. Pedro Alvarez singled to center, scoring Marte, to put the Pirates up 3-2. Jason Grilli came in for his 5th save opportunity of the season, getting John Jay get caught heading to 3rd on a single by Matt Carpenter to end the game and give the Pirates their 4th straight victory.

Player of the Game: Pedro Alvarez