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Regular Season Game 135: St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 1, 2013 at 12:25 PM.

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August 31, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 62�, Clear
Attendance: 30,464

Game #135: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Aug 31, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (69-66)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Pittsburgh (78-57)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
W: Jake Westbrook (11-10) L: Gerrit Cole (7-4) S: Jason Motte (34)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			STL	PIT
STL	4th	Yadier Molina homered to center.	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING HR: Y. Molina (21) RBI: Y. Molina (70) SAC: J. Westbrook

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Westbrook (W, 11-10)	6.2	5	0	0	0	5	3.51
T. Rosenthal (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	5.16
E. Sanchez (H, 8)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	3.23
J. Motte (S, 34)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.58
TOTALS	9.0	6	0	0	0	6

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BASERUNNING SB: A. McCutchen (37)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
G. Cole (L, 7-4)	7.1	4	1	1	0	7	1.47
G. Perkins	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2.62
B. Morris	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	5	1	1	1	8

Molina's Solo Shot Leads Cards to Win, Snaps Bucs Win Streak

PITTSBURGH - After hanging on for the victory in game one after two Carlos Beltran home runs, manager Clint Hurdle stated that his team was very lucky. It's not every day that a player like Beltran is hitting with no one on base and the fact that he hit two solo shots, allowed us to escape with a W. The Pirates luck sent them to their 7th straight victory. Looking to continue the streak, the Pirates sent red hot Gerrit Cole to the mound to oppose Jake Westbrook, in what was sure to be a pitchers dual.

Gerrit Cole quickly made it through the Cardinals in the the top of the 1st, as Dee Gordon grounded out, Jon Jay lined out, and Allen Craig flew out to end the top half of the inning. In the bottom of the 1st, Asdrubal Cabrera picked up the first hit of the game with one away, but would be stranded as McCutchen grounded out and Alvarez struck out to end the inning.

After a scoreless 2nd inning, Matt Carpenter singled to lead off the 3rd. Jake Westbrook sacrificed him to second. A Dee Gordon ground out would get Carpenter to third. Jon Jay then hit a slow rolling bunt that would bring Carpenter home, but Cole would get the throw to first in time to end the inning.

The Pirates were again held scoreless in the bottom of the 3rd, as Barmes flew out, Cole struck out, and Marte grounded out to end the inning. In the top of the 4th, after Allen Craig struck out and Matt Holliday popped out, Yadier Molina hit a solo shot to center field, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.

Both the Pirates and the Cardinals had excellent pitching performances, as neither bullpen allowed a run the rest of the way. The Pirates were shut down on the final three outs in the bottom of the 9th, as Jason Motte got Alvarez and Byrd to ground out and Russell Martin to fly out at the track to end the game.

Player of the Game

With the calendars flipping into September, the Pirates and Cardinals square off in the rubber match tomorrow afternoon, as A.J. Burnett opposes Adam Wainwright. First pitch, 1:35PM.

The Hunt for October - Updated: August 31, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	78	57	-	447	390
Cincinnati	72	64	6.5	599	604
St. Louis	69	66	9.0	553	512
Chicago	55	80	23.0	504	613
Milwaukee	53	82	25.0	507	597