Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 5
Friday, May 8, 2015 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, May 8, 2015
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Meals, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 33507
Final Scoring Summary
 
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St. Louis 0130004008111
Pittsburgh 1010011105121
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
St. Louis 22-7 14-3 8-4 W2
Pittsburgh 13-16 7-7 6-9 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 7-7 record at home this season. The St. Louis Cardinals have a 8-4 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Michael Wacha pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.09. Trevor Rosenthal closed out the game to get the save and has 11 saves for the season. Francisco Liriano took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Kolten Wong, Matt Holliday, Jhonny Peralta hit homeruns for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis   Pittsburgh
Michael Wacha Player Francisco Liriano
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.1
1 Strikeouts 10
6 Hits 6
3.00 ERA 7.11
Hitting
St. Louis   Pittsburgh
Kolten Wong Player Starling Marte
3 Hits 3
3 RBI 1
1 HR 0
7 TB 3
.600 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
St. Louis 11 3 24 .282 13 8 1 1 1
Pittsburgh 12 0 13 .316 3 3 0 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Pirates have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .375 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .762 after a win and .714 after a loss.