Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1
Friday, August 17, 2012 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Friday, August 17, 2012
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barrett, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 38689
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 66-53 37-23 29-30 W2
St. Louis 64-55 36-25 28-30 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 36-25 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 29-30 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cardinals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • James McDonald pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.61. Joel Hanrahan closed out the game to get the save and has 34 saves for the season. Jake Westbrook took the loss for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   St. Louis
James McDonald Player Jake Westbrook
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 7.2
7 Strikeouts 3
2 Hits 6
0.00 ERA 1.17
Hitting
Pittsburgh   St. Louis
Pedro Alvarez Player David Freese
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 6 0 7 .194 5 0 3 0 0
St. Louis 4 0 6 .138 10 1 4 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .547 after a win and .527 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Pirates have a W/L % of .523 after a win and .593 after a loss.