Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - August 18, 2012

Scores for Aug 18, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/18)

(66-54, 29-31 away)

(65-55, 37-25 home)

4:05 PM ET, August 18, 2012

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

L: E. Bedard (7-13)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Marte LF	2	1	1	0	0	0	9	.253	.287	.421
Y Navarro LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	.167	.241	.229
J Mercer 2B-SS	4	1	2	2	0	0	11	.188	.231	.375
A McCutchen CF	5	0	0	1	0	2	21	.356	.422	.598
G Jones 1B-RF	4	0	1	1	0	2	20	.283	.313	.535
T Snider RF	2	0	0	0	1	1	14	.319	.377	.447
J Hughes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Harrison PH-2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	.232	.282	.372
P Alvarez 3B	3	0	0	0	1	3	17	.236	.308	.463
R Barajas C	3	0	0	0	1	2	19	.194	.271	.327
C Barmes SS	3	1	1	0	0	2	15	.219	.244	.316
b-M McKenry PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.267	.342	.534
J Cruz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
E Bedard P	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	.114	.139	.143
G Sanchez 1B	2	1	2	0	0	0	3	.217	.266	.317
Totals	35	4	8	4	3	14	149
a-singled to left for J Hughes in the 8th b-flied out to left for C Barmes in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Mercer (4, L Lynn); G Sanchez (13, E Mujica) RBI: J Mercer 2 (4), G Jones (65), A McCutchen (73) SF: G Jones 2-out RBI: J Mercer Pirates RISP: 1-14 (C Barmes 0-1, R Barajas 0-1, G Jones 0-1, J Mercer 1-2, A McCutchen 0-4, J Harrison 0-1, M McKenry 0-1, E Bedard 0-1, Y Navarro 0-1, P Alvarez 0-1) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING DP: 2 (P Alvarez-J Mercer-G Jones, E Bedard-C Barmes).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Bedard (L, 7-13)	4.2	9	5	5	3	4	0	80-50	4.76
J Hughes	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	21-12	2.59
J Cruz	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	22-15	2.60
Totals	8.0	11	5	5	3	6	0	123-77
PITCHING HBP: J Jay (By J Cruz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Bedard 15/24; J Hughes 3/7; J Cruz 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Bedard 13-4-16-17; J Hughes 3-3-0-6; J Cruz 4-4-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Bedard 4-5; J Hughes 4-2; J Cruz 0-2 Game Scores: E Bedard 27

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Furcal SS	5	2	2	0	0	0	19	.269	.335	.356
M Carpenter RF-1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	6	.311	.382	.503
M Holliday LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	14	.306	.385	.527
A Craig 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	16	.305	.366	.574
M Boggs P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Descalso 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.308	.327
D Freese 3B	2	1	0	0	2	0	15	.300	.368	.479
Y Molina C	4	1	3	2	0	0	6	.317	.367	.507
S Robinson CF-RF	4	0	2	2	0	1	17	.257	.311	.346
R Jackson 2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	13	.000	.167	.000
b-C Beltran PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.278	.347	.532
J Motte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
L Lynn P	2	0	0	0	0	2	10	.073	.114	.073
B Browning P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Rosenthal P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-S Schumaker PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.313	.387	.420
E Mujica P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Jay CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.304	.388	.407
Totals	33	5	11	5	3	6	123
a-flied out to center for T Rosenthal in the 6th b-struck out swinging for R Jackson in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Furcal (17, E Bedard); Y Molina 2 (24, E Bedard 2); S Robinson (6, E Bedard) RBI: M Carpenter (31), S Robinson 2 (14), Y Molina 2 (56) 2-out RBI: Y Molina 2 GIDP: D Freese Cardinals RISP: 3-8 (C Beltran 0-1, R Jackson 0-1, R Furcal 0-1, Y Molina 1-1, M Carpenter 1-1, D Freese 0-1, S Robinson 1-2) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: D Freese (10, ground ball)

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Lynn	4.1	4	3	3	3	8	0	86-53	3.73
B Browning (W, 1-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	4.00
T Rosenthal (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-5	3.86
E Mujica (H, 19)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	3.66
M Boggs (H, 23)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	16-13	2.13
J Motte (S, 28)	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	22-16	2.79
Totals	9.0	8	4	3	3	14	0	149-99
PITCHING WP: B Browning HBP: S Marte (By L Lynn); J Mercer (By J Motte) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Lynn 12/21; B Browning 1/3; T Rosenthal 1/2; E Mujica 4/4; M Boggs 3/5; J Motte 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Lynn 15-9-20-9; B Browning 2-2-2-1; T Rosenthal 1-3-0-1; E Mujica 0-1-0-4; M Boggs 1-4-5-3; J Motte 1-5-6-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Lynn 1-4; B Browning 0-1; T Rosenthal 0-1; E Mujica 1-2; M Boggs 0-1; J Motte 2-0 Game Scores: L Lynn 48

			PIT	STL
	1st	M Carpenter singled to center, R Furcal scored.	0	1
	3rd	J Mercer singled to left, C Barmes scored, J Mercer to second, S Marte to second, S Marte to third advancing on throw.	1	1
	4th	S Robinson doubled to right, D Freese and Y Molina scored.	1	3
	5th	J Mercer doubled to deep left, S Marte scored.	2	3
	5th	G Jones hit sacrifice fly to right, J Mercer scored.	3	3
	5th	Y Molina hit a ground rule double to deep right, R Furcal and A Craig scored, D Freese to third.	3	5
	9th	A McCutchen grounded into fielder's choice to third, G Sanchez scored, J Mercer out at second, Y Navarro to third.	4	5
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PIRATES LEFTFIELDER STARLING MARTE LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH SORENESS IN HIS SIDE.

Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	40,313 (91.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:17
Weather	81 degrees, cloudy
Wind	2 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Lance Barrett

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