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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Double-A Affiliate: Altoona Curve Update

Posted on September 4, 2013 at 09:32 PM.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Regular Season Game 137: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

Posted on September 3, 2013 at 10:22 PM.

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September 2, 2:10PM ET
Miller Park - Milwaukee, WI
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 76�, Clear
Attendance: 12,543

Game #137: Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
Sep 2, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (78-59)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Milwaukee (55-82)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	3	6	0
W: Mark Rogers (7-9) L: Wandy Rodriguez (13-10) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	MIL
MIL	4th	Matt Gamel homered to right. Ryan Braun scores.	0	2
MIL	4th	Jonathan Lucroy grounded out to Asdrubal Cabrera. Aramis Ramirez scores.	0	3

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BASERUNNING SB: A. McCutchen (38)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
W. Rodriguez (L, 13-10)	6.1	5	3	3	0	4	2.43
C. Leroux	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	2.55
B. Morris	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	6	3	3	1	5

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: R. Braun (31), A. Ramirez (20), J. Lucroy (8) HR: M. Gamel (1) RBI: J. Lucroy (38), M. Gamel 2 (5) GIDP: R. Braun

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Rogers	9.0	5	0	0	1	7	3.68
TOTALS	9.0	5	0	0	1	7

Offense Silenced as Brewers Blank Pirates

Ryan Braun scores on a two-run shot by Matt Gamel.

Aramis Ramirez scores on a ground out by Jonathan Lucroy.

Player of the Game

After dropping game one of the three game series, the Pirates will send James McDonald to the mound to oppose Michael Fiers. First pitch, 8:10PM.

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 2, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	78	59	-	450	397
Cincinnati	73	65	5.5	604	609
St. Louis	70	67	8.0	560	519
Chicago	55	82	23.0	506	628
Milwaukee	55	82	23.0	511	597

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

Posted on September 3, 2013 at 12:14 AM.

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Series Preview | September 2-4, 2013

Pittsburgh Pirates
(78-58, 38-28 Away)

Milwaukee Brewers
(54-82, 25-43 Home)

Team Comparison
.264	AVG	.243
.275	OBP	.297
.426	SLG	.384
2.52	ERA	4.02

Pitching Probables
Rodriguez (13-9, 2.37)	Game 1	Rogers (6-9, 3.91)
McDonald (14-6, 1.65)	Game 2	Fiers (6-11, 3.98)
Liriano (8-6, 2.57)	Game 3	Estrada (8-9, 3.77)

Game Notes
- The Pirates, 7-3 in their last ten games, are on a two game losing streak. Currently, the Pirates hold a 6.5 game lead over the Reds and an 8.0 game lead over the Cardinals for first place in the NL Central. - The Brewers, 4-6 in their last ten games, trail the Pirates by 24.0 games in the NL Central and trail the Rockies by 19.0 games for the second Wild Card position.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Regular Season Game 136: St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 2, 2013 at 10:34 PM.

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September 1, 1:35PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 72�, Rain
Attendance: 32,579

Cardinals Knock Off Pirates in Extras 4-3

Game #136: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 1, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
St. Louis (70-66)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	12	2
Pittsburgh (78-58)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	2
W: Randy Choate (4-1) L: Duke Welker (2-2) S: Jason Motte (35)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			STL	PIT
PIT	1st	Garrett Jones grounded to right for a single. Marte scores. Walker advances to 2nd.	0	1
PIT	1st	Neil Walker scored on a wild pitch. Jones reached 3rd, Sands reached 2nd on a wild pitch.	0	2
STL	5th	Dee Gordon chopped to the pitcher for a single. Freese scores. Carpenter advances to 2nd.	1	2
PIT	6th	Garrett Jones scored on a wild pitch.	1	3
STL	8th	Jon Jay bunted to catcher for a single. Gordon scores. Jay advances to 2nd on a throwing error.	2	3
STL	8th	Matt Holliday hit a sacrifice fly to Sands. Jay scores.	3	3
STL	10th	Yadier Molina hit a sacrifice fly to Sands. Jay scores.	4	3

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: D. Freese (27), M. Holliday (21), D. Gordon (10) RBI: Y. Molina (71), M. Holliday (65), D. Gordon (21) SF: M. Holliday, Y. Molina
BASERUNNING CS: A. Craig (1)
FIELDING E: M. Carpenter (14), D. Gordon (7)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Wainwright	6.0	7	3	2	1	6	2.49
F. Salas	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	3.62
R. Choate (W, 4-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.70
J. Motte (S, 35)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.49
PITCHING WP: A. Wainwright 2 (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING RBI: G. Jones (65)
BASERUNNING CS: A. Cabrera (5)
FIELDING E: G. Jones (9), M. McKenry (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Burnett	7.0	7	2	1	0	5	2.64
T. Watson (BS, 3)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	4.78
D. Welker (L, 2-2)	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	1.02
TOTALS	10.0	12	4	3	0	6

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 1, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	78	58	-	450	394
Cincinnati	72	65	6.5	600	606
St. Louis	70	66	8.0	557	515
Chicago	55	81	23.0	504	621
Milwaukee	54	82	24.0	508	597

Schedule Preview: September 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 at 06:17 PM.

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Pittsburgh Pirates September 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 1	vs St. Louis Cardinals
Sep 2	at Milwaukee Brewers
Sep 3	at Milwaukee Brewers
Sep 4	at Milwaukee Brewers
Sep 6	at St. Louis Cardinals
Sep 7	at St. Louis Cardinals
Sep 8	at St. Louis Cardinals
Sep 9	at Texas Rangers
Sep 10	at Texas Rangers
Sep 11	at Texas Rangers
Sep 12	vs Chicago Cubs
Sep 13	vs Chicago Cubs
Sep 14	vs Chicago Cubs
Sep 15	vs Chicago Cubs
Sep 16	vs San Diego Padres
Sep 17	vs San Diego Padres
Sep 18	vs San Diego Padres
Sep 19	vs San Diego Padres
Sep 20	vs Cincinnati Reds
Sep 21	vs Cincinnati Reds
Sep 22	vs Cincinnati Reds
Sep 23	at Chicago Cubs
Sep 24	at Chicago Cubs
Sep 25	at Chicago Cubs
Sep 27	at Cincinnati Reds
Sep 28	at Cincinnati Reds
Sep 29	at Cincinnati Reds

Notable Injuries: August 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 at 06:00 PM.

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Notable Injuries: August 2013
Pos	Player	Injury Note
LF	Peter Bourjos	Torn Pectoral; Estimated Injury Time: 1-2 Months
3B	Mike Olt	Broken Leg; Estimated Injury Time: 1-2 Months
LF	Bryce Harper	Broken Foot; Estimated Injury Time: 1-2 Months
SP	Cole Hamels	Head Contusion; Estimated Injury Time: 3-4 Weeks
RF	Ichiro Suzuki	Fractured Hand; Estimated Injury Time: 1-2 Weeks
1B	Brandon Moss	Fractured Wrist; Estimated Injury Time: 1-2 Months

League Leaders: August 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 at 05:51 PM.

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National League Leaders - Updated: Jul 31, 2013
Batting Average		AVG	Home Runs		HR
	1. James Loney	.323		1. Andrew McCutchen	38
	2. Joey Votto	.321		2. Ryan Braun	33
	3. Andrew McCutchen	.320		3. Pedro Alvarez	32
	4. Paul Goldschmidt	.317		4. Garrett Jones	31
	5. David Freese	.308		5. Hunter Pence	26
Runs Batted In		RBI	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Adam LaRoche	90		1. Everth Cabrera	63
	2. Carlos Gonzalez	89		2. Michael Bourn	45
	3. Adrian Gonzalez	85		3. Andrew McCutchen	37
	4. Ryan Braun	84		4. Eric Young Jr.	35
	5. Corey Hart	81		5. Angel Pagan	33
Wins		W	Saves		SV
	1. Dan Haren	18		1. Jason Grilli	47
	2. Daniel Hudson	16		2. J.J. Putz	45
	3. Madison Bumgarner	16		3. Jonathan Papelbon	43
	4. James McDonald	14		4. Aroldis Chapman	41
	5. Bronson Arroyo	14		5. Huston Street	41
Earned Run Average		ERA	Strikeouts		SO
	1. James McDonald	1.65		1. James McDonald	214
	2. Clayton Kershaw	2.04		2. Stephen Strasburg	200
	3. Wandy Rodriguez	2.37		3. A.J. Burnett	198
	4. Madison Bumgarner	2.37		4. Wandy Rodriguez	177
	5. Adam Wainwright	2.47		5. Lance Lynn	165

MLB League Leaders - Updated: Jul 31, 2013
Batting Average		AVG	Home Runs		HR
	1. David Murphy	.316		1. Albert Pujols	38
	2. Billy Butler	.312		2. Prince Fielder	36
	3. Carl Crawford	.310		3. Edwin Encarnacion	36
	4. Emilio Bonifacio	.309		4. Curtis Granderson	33
	5. Mike Trout	.308		5. Miguel Cabrera	32
Runs Batted In		RBI	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Prince Fielder	108		1. Emilio Bonifacio	43
	2. Albert Pujols	105		2. Elvis Andrus	38
	3. Edwin Encarnacion	101		3. Desmond Jennings	34
	4. Miguel Cabrera	95		4. Rajai Davis	33
	5. Alex Gordon	94		5. Jose Reyes	30
Wins		W	Saves		SV
	1. Max Scherzer	16		1. Bruce Rondon	43
	2. Jered Weaver	15		2. Joel Hanrahan	42
	3. Josh Tomlin	13		3. Mariano Rivera	41
	4. Jake Peavy	13		4. Fernando Rodney	40
	5. Chris Carpenter	13		5. Greg Holland	40
Earned Run Average		ERA	Strikeouts		SO
	1. Jered Weaver	2.79		1. Chris Sale	200
	2. Miguel Gonzalez	2.98		2. Justin Verlander	180
	3. Chris Sale	2.98		3. Max Scherzer	176
	4. Derek Holland	3.03		4. Brandon Morrow	173
	5. Chris Carpenter	3.11		5. Yu Darvish	170

Player Statistics Recap: August 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 at 05:33 PM.

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2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
Andrew McCutchen	522	75	167	32	2	38	75	10	103	37	13	.320	.332	.607
Pedro Alvarez	492	55	135	27	2	32	72	6	124	0	0	.274	.285	.533
Garrett Jones	470	52	134	22	0	31	64	4	118	0	0	.285	.294	.530
Asdrubal Cabrera	463	39	105	21	3	13	34	15	86	11	4	.227	.254	.369
Marlon Byrd	434	44	112	20	1	12	54	19	72	1	0	.258	.290	.392
Starling Marte	417	42	120	22	1	9	23	2	83	21	11	.288	.291	.410
Russell Martin	415	38	106	10	1	20	45	5	77	1	0	.255	.263	.429
Travis Snider	338	37	100	13	2	11	27	2	65	1	0	.296	.304	.444
Clint Barmes	312	20	70	8	0	8	26	3	68	0	0	.224	.235	.327
Peter Bourjos	281	32	69	15	2	7	30	23	53	9	2	.246	.307	.388
Neil Walker	278	28	80	18	1	4	17	2	52	0	0	.288	.290	.403
Gaby Sanchez	235	17	61	7	0	8	21	5	47	1	0	.260	.279	.391
Jose Tabata	147	14	39	5	2	0	3	1	27	12	1	.265	.268	.327
Brandon Inge	136	13	35	3	0	8	23	2	30	1	0	.257	.266	.456
Michael McKenry	96	8	23	3	0	5	8	3	20	0	0	.240	.270	.427
Jerry Sands	32	4	18	2	0	0	3	0	11	0	0	.265	.275	.294

2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
A.J. Burnett	27	27	12	6	0	17	0	187.0	152	56	13	30	198	0.97	2.70
Wandy Rodriguez	27	27	13	9	0	21	0	186.0	156	49	16	20	177	0.95	2.37
James McDonald	27	27	14	6	0	23	0	185.1	146	34	8	21	214	0.90	1.65
Francisco Liriano	20	20	8	6	0	16	0	133.1	126	38	12	15	137	1.06	2.57
Gerrit Cole	15	15	7	4	0	14	0	110.1	63	18	8	12	136	0.68	1.47
Jason Grilli	57	0	0	1	47	0	0	56.1	44	8	4	8	65	0.92	1.28
Christopher Leroux	34	0	3	0	0	0	5	48.2	34	14	6	3	58	0.76	2.59
Glen Perkins	48	0	1	2	38	0	1	44.2	47	13	6	8	44	1.23	2.62
Duke Welker	40	0	2	1	0	0	16	42.0	32	4	3	10	34	1.00	0.86
Mark Melancon	33	0	3	5	1	0	13	34.1	36	14	2	4	37	1.17	3.67
Tony Watson	28	0	5	4	0	0	3	25.1	31	13	3	3	30	1.34	4.62
Bryan Morris	13	0	1	0	0	0	2	17.1	11	0	0	1	15	0.69	0.00

MLB Standings: 8/31/13

Posted on September 2, 2013 at 04:45 PM.

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MLB Standings - Updated: August 31, 2013
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Tampa Rays	73	61	-	595	552
Boston Red Sox	74	63	0.5	599	601
Toronto Blue Jays	72	65	2.5	640	629
New York Yankees	63	72	10.5	591	625
Baltimore Orioles	54	80	19.0	531	620
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Detroit Tigers	80	56	-	605	561
Chicago White Sox	71	64	8.5	609	622
Kansas City Royals	70	65	9.5	631	599
Cleveland Indians	66	69	13.5	643	607
Minnesota Twins	57	78	22.5	517	611
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Los Angeles Angels	87	48	-	648	506
Oakland Athletics	78	57	9.0	613	550
Texas Rangers	66	69	21.0	644	573
Seattle Mariners	59	76	28.0	517	589
Houston Astros	47	88	40.0	497	652
AL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Oakland Athletics	78	57	-
Boston Red Sox	74	63	-
Toronto Blue Jays	72	65	2.0
Chicago White Sox	71	64	2.0
Kansas City Royals	70	65	3.0
Cleveland Indians	66	69	7.0
Texas Rangers	66	69	7.0
New York Yankees	63	72	10.0
Seattle Mariners	59	76	14.0
Minnesota Twins	57	78	16.0
Baltimore Orioles	54	80	18.5
Houston Astros	47	88	26.0
NL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Washington Nationals	75	60	-	641	556
Philadelphia Phillies	69	67	6.5	510	553
Atlanta Braves	67	68	8.0	576	519
New York Mets	59	76	16.0	504	568
Miami Marlins	46	89	29.0	447	634
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	57	-	447	390
Cincinnati Reds	72	64	6.5	599	604
St. Louis Cardinals	69	66	9.0	553	512
Chicago Cubs	55	80	23.0	504	613
Milwaukee Brewers	53	82	25.0	507	597
NL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Arizona Diamondbacks	86	48	-	593	445
Los Angeles Dodgers	77	58	9.5	589	464
Colorado Rockies	73	64	16.5	573	540
San Diego Padres	70	65	16.5	496	512
San Francisco Giants	62	73	24.5	526	541
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Dodgers	77	58	-
Colorado Rockies	73	64	-
Cincinnati Reds	72	64	0.5
San Diego Padres	70	65	2.0
St. Louis Cardinals	69	66	3.0
Philadelphia Phillies	69	67	3.5
Atlanta Braves	67	68	5.0
San Francisco Giants	62	73	10.0
New York Mets	59	76	13.0
Chicago Cubs	55	80	17.0
Milwaukee Brewers	53	82	19.0
Miami Marlins	46	89	26.0

Schedule Recap: August 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 at 04:29 PM.

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Pittsburgh Pirates August 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 1	vs St. Louis Cardinals	Won, 3-2
Aug 2	vs Colorado Rockies	Lost, 3-1
Aug 3	vs Colorado Rockies	Won, 1-0
Aug 4	vs Colorado Rockies	Lost, 4-2
Aug 6	vs Miami Marlins	Won, 3-2
Aug 7	vs Miami Marlins	Lost, 2-0
Aug 8	vs Miami Marlins	Lost, 3-2
Aug 9	at Colorado Rockies	Won, 4-3
Aug 10	at Colorado Rockies	Won, 3-0
Aug 11	at Colorado Rockies	Lost, 3-2
Aug 13	at St. Louis Cardinals	Won, 6-1
Aug 14	at St. Louis Cardinals	Lost, 8-1
Aug 15	at St. Louis Cardinals	Lost, 3-2
Aug 16	vs Arizona Diamondbacks	Lost, 2-1
Aug 17	vs Arizona Diamondbacks	Lost, 2-1
Aug 18	vs Arizona Diamondbacks	Won, 5-3
Aug 19	at San Diego Padres	Lost, 2-1
Aug 20	at San Diego Padres	Lost, 1-0
Aug 21	at San Diego Padres	Lost, 1-0
Aug 22	at San Francisco Giants	Lost, 3-0
Aug 23	at San Francisco Giants	Won, 4-3
Aug 24	at San Francisco Giants	Won, 4-1
Aug 25	at San Francisco Giants	Won, 2-0
Aug 27	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Won, 1-0
Aug 28	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Won, 5-3
Aug 29	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Won, 6-0
Aug 30	vs St. Louis Cardinals	Won, 3-2
Aug 31	vs St. Louis Cardinals	Lost, 1-0

Sunday, September 1, 2013

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

Posted on September 1, 2013 at 01:25 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

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Regular Season Game 134: St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on August 31, 2013 at 11:13 PM.

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August 30, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 62�, Clear
Attendance: 29,641

Game #134: St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Aug 30, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis (68-66)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
Pittsburgh (78-56)	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	11	0
W: Francisco Liriano (8-6) L: Joe Kelly (1-4) S: Jason Grilli (47)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			STL	PIT
PIT	1st	Marlon Byrd lined to center for a single. Neil Walker scores.	0	1
PIT	3rd	Andrew McCutchen homered to center. Neil Walker scores	0	3
STL	5th	Carlos Beltran homered to left.	1	3
STL	7th	Carlos Beltran homered to left.	2	3

St. Louis Cardinals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING HR: C. Beltran 2 (23) RBI: C. Beltran 2 (67) SAC: J. Kelly
BASERUNNING SB: J. Jay (18)

St. Louis Cardinals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Kelly (L, 1-4)	5.0	8	3	2	0	3	3.47
T. Rosenthal	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.34
R. Choate	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	1.73
F. Salas	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.73
TOTALS	8.0	11	3	2	0	8
PITCHING WP: J. Kelly (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: M. Byrd (20), F. Liriano (1) HR: A. McCutchen (38) RBI: A. McCutchen 2 (75), M. Byrd (54) GIDP: C. Barmes

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
F. Liriano (W, 8-6)	7.0	7	2	2	0	8	2.57
M. Melancon (H, 13)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3.67
J. Grilli (S, 47)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.28
TOTALS	9.0	8	2	2	0	10

McCutchen, Pirates Hold Off Beltran, Cardinals for Seventh Straight Win

PITTSBURGH - The Pirates started off their home stand just the way they hoped, by sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers. Pirate fans are really getting excited with the way the team has been playing recently, as well as the acquistion of Marlon Byrd. The Pirates welcomed the Cardinals to PNC Park for a remaining three game stand. The Cardinals have been up and down all year, but look to gain same ground on the Bucs and get back into the swing of things. The Pirates will send Francisco Liriano to the mound to oppose Joe Kelly in game one.

After a quick top half of the 1st from Francisco Liriano, the Pirates got things rolling in the bottom half of the inning. Neil Walker singled with one away and then advanced to second on a single from Pedro Alvarez. Marlon Byrd then singled, scoring Walker, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead.

After getting a run of support in the bottom of the 1st, Liriano made quick work of the red birds in the top of the 2nd, striking out Holliday, Freese, and Molina in order. In the bottom of the 3rd, Neil Walker led off the inning with a strike out, but would reach after the called third strike was dropped. Andrew McCutchen then hit a two-run homer, giving the Pirates a 3-0 lead.

After a scoreless 4th, Carlos Beltran hit a towering shot to left, putting the Cardinals on the board and cutting the lead to two.

Beltran would hit another solo shot in the top of the 7th, cutting the Pirates lead to one.

With the game still at 3-2 heading into the top of the 9th, Clint Hurdle called upon Jason Grilli to shut the door on the Cardinals. After getting David Freese to strike out for the fourth time on the night, Yadier Molina grounded out for the second out of the inning. Grilli would then strike out pinch hitter Bourn to collect his 47th save on the season, breaking the Pirates closing record of 46. The win pushes the Pirates current winning streak to seven games.

Player of the Game

After taking game one of the series, the Pirates send Gerrit Cole to the mound to oppose Jake Westbrook. First pitch, 7:05PM.

The Hunt for October - Updated: August 30, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	78	56	-	447	389
Cincinnati	72	63	6.5	596	600
St. Louis	68	66	10.0	552	512
Chicago	55	79	23.0	503	609
Milwaukee	53	81	25.0	504	592

Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on August 31, 2013 at 12:23 PM.

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Series Preview | August 30 - September 1, 2013

St. Louis Cardinals
(68-65, 34-33 Away)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(77-56, 39-28 Home)

Team Comparison
.255	AVG	.265
.310	OBP	.275
.386	SLG	.429
3.48	ERA	2.54

Pitching Probables
Kelly (1-3, 3.47)	Game 1	Liriano (7-6, 2.56)
Westbrook (10-10, 3.66)	Game 2	Cole (7-3, 1.49)
Wainwright (12-7, 2.47)	Game 3	Burnett (12-6, 2.70)

Game Notes
- The Pirates, 6-4 in their last ten games, are on a six game winning streak and hold a 5.5 game lead over the Reds and an 9.0 game lead over the Cardinals for first place in the NL Central. - The Cardinals, 5-5 in their last ten games, trail the Pirates by 9.0 games in the NL Central and trail the Reds by 3.5 games for the second Wild Card position. - With 28 games remaining, Andrew McCutchen seems to be the front runner in the NL MVP race.

Regular Season Game 133: Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on August 31, 2013 at 10:28 AM.

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August 29, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 64�, Clear
Attendance: 27,574

Game #133: Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
Aug 29, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee (52-81)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Pittsburgh (77-56)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	X	6	14	0
W: James McDonald (14-6) L: Michael Fiers (6-11) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			MIL	PIT
PIT	1st	Andrew McCutchen homered to left. Neil Walker scores.	0	2
PIT	2nd	James McDonald doubled to right. Asdrubal Cabrera scores.	0	3
PIT	3rd	Andrew McCutchen homered to left.	0	4
PIT	8th	Pedro Alvarez homered to center.	0	5
PIT	8th	Garrett Jones doubled to left. Marlon Byrd scores.	0	6

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Fiers (L, 6-11)	4.0	10	4	4	0	4	3.98
T. Gorzelanny	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.73
M. Gonzalez	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	3.96
C. Narveson	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	3.74
TOTALS	8.0	14	6	6	0	7

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: G. Jones (22), M. Byrd (19), J. McDonald (2) HR: A. McCutchen 2 (37), P. Alvarez (32) RBI: A. McCutchen 3 (73), P. Alvarez (72), G. Jones (64), J. McDonald (4) SAC: J. McDonald
BASERUNNING SB: A. Cabrera 2 (11) CS: S. Marte (11)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. McDonald (W, 14-6)	9.0	3	0	0	1	13	1.65
TOTALS	9.0	3	0	0	1	13

McDonald Dominates Brewers as Offense Carries Pirates to Series Sweep

PITTSBURGH - With the season quickly winding down, the Pirates took a five game division lead heading into today's game. The Bucs also bring a five game winning streak to the table, after taking three of four from San Francisco and taking the first two games of the series against the Brew Crew. Looking to get a series sweep under the belts, the Pirates sent James McDonald to the mound to oppose Mike Fiers.

After a quick top of the 1st, Fiers allowed a single to Neil Walker, after striking out Starling Marte to lead off the bottom half of the inning. Andrew McCutchen, able to work Fiers count to 2-2, crushed a ball to left field that clanked off the left field foul pole for a two-run shot, giving the Pirates a 2-0 lead.

James McDonald was dealing in this game, as he struck out the side in order in the top of the 2nd. In the bottom of the 2nd, Garrett Jones led off with a strikeout, followed by a ground out from Russell Martin. Asdrubal Cabrera then singled and stole second with James McDonald batting. McDonald then came up with a huge hit of his own, doubling to right and scoring Cabrera, giving the Pirates a 3-0 lead.

James McDonald got into somewhat of a jam in the top of the 3rd, as Betancourt led off with a single, but was then called out at second on a fielder's choice by Fiers. Aoki singled with two away, putting two on with two outs. But Jean Segura would strike out to end the top half of the inning. In the bottom of the 3rd, after Neil Walker popped out, Andrew McCutchen hit his second home run of the game, giving the Pirates the 4-0 lead.

Pitching locked in for each team until the bottom of the 8th when Pedro Alvarez hit a solo shot, giving the Pirates a 5-0 lead.

The Pirates would make it 6-0 as Marlon Byrd doubled and then scored on a double from Garrett Jones. McDonald would stay in for the top of the 9th, looking for a complete game. Aoki would strike out to lead off the inning, followed by a ground out from Segura. After Ryan Braun walked on a 3-1 pitch, Matt Gamel grounded out to end the game.

Player of the Game

After the sweep of the Brewers, the Pirates welcome the Cardinals to PNC Park for a crucial three game series. In game one, Francisco Liriano will take the mound to oppose Joe Kelly. First pitch, 7:05PM.

The Hunt for October - Updated: August 29, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	77	56	-	444	387
Cincinnati	72	62	5.5	594	592
St. Louis	68	65	9.0	550	509
Chicago	54	79	23.0	500	607
Milwaukee	52	81	25.0	494	584