St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

8-6, 4-4 Away

Final

5-11, 4-5 Home


STL
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	8	0
3	3	2	1	0	3	0	0	-	12	15	0

O. Perez1-2

6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

J. Suppan0-2

2.0 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- J. Hancock pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- J Randa to third on balk by J Hancock.
  1
  7
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- J. Hancock pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- J Bay stole second.
  2
  9
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- J. Hancock pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- J. Hancock pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- R. Rincon pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- G Bennett catching.
  3
  9
- N McLouth in right field.
  3
  12
- F Sanchez at third base.
  3
  12
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- M. Capps pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- J Rodriguez in left field.
  3
  12
- S Spiezio at third base.
  3
  12
- S Schumaker in right field.
  3
  12
- H Luna at first base.
  3
  12
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- R. Rincon pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- M Edwards at third base.
  3
  12
- F Sanchez at second base.
  3
  12
- J Hernandez in left field.
  3
  12
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- M. Capps pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- J Rodriguez to second on fielder's indifference.
  3
  12
- J Edmonds hit for R Rincon.
  4
  12
- STL
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- B. Thompson pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- J. Grabow pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Cardinals
2
Pirates
1

Game 1

18/4

Cardinals
4
Pirates
12

Game 2

19/4

Cardinals
4
Pirates
0

Game 3

20/4

PNC Park

9:05 AM, 19 April 2006

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 16,682

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Third Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	51	31	.622	-	W1
Chicago	47	38	.553	5.5	W3
St. Louis	43	38	.531	7.5	W1
Pittsburgh	43	42	.506	9.5	W2
Cincinnati	39	44	.470	12.5	L2

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

O. Perez1-2

J. Suppan0-2

Game Information

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Single