Pirates

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S. Marte CF	3-5	5	0	3	0	0	1	12	.277	.324	.456
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Marte struck out swinging. 3rd: Marte reached on bunt single to pitcher. 5th: Marte grounded out to first. 7th: Marte singled to left. 9th: Marte reached on infield single to third.
A. Frazier LF	1-3	3	0	1	0	2	0	25	.281	.353	.455
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Frazier walked. 3rd: Frazier singled to left, Marte to second. 5th: Frazier lined out to left. 7th: Frazier walked, Marte to second. 9th: Frazier lined out to left.
G. Polanco RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	1	0	14	.246	.337	.487
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Polanco popped out to shortstop. 3rd: Polanco flied out to left. 6th: Polanco lined out to left. 7th: Polanco walked, Marte to third, Frazier to second. 9th: Polanco grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Marte out at second.
F. Cervelli C	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	16	.263	.390	.446
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Cervelli singled to left, Frazier to second. 3rd: Cervelli struck out swinging. 6th: Cervelli lined out to right. 7th: Cervelli flied out to center.
J. Bell 1B	1-2	2	0	1	0	2	1	20	.263	.351	.402
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Bell walked, Frazier to third, Cervelli to second. 3rd: Bell struck out swinging. 6th: Bell walked. 8th: Bell doubled to right.
C. Moran 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	19	.274	.334	.388
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Moran struck out swinging. 4th: Moran lined out to left. 6th: Moran safe at first on error by second baseman G. Garcia, Bell to second. 8th: Moran struck out swinging.
J. Mercer SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.260	.328	.395
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Mercer lined out to shortstop. 4th: Mercer struck out looking. 6th: Mercer grounded out to third. 8th: Mercer walked.
K. Newman 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	16	.150	.261	.200
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Newman grounded out to pitcher. 4th: Newman struck out looking. 7th: Newman struck out swinging. 8th: Newman struck out looking.
J. Musgrove P	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	.200	.200	.240
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Musgrove grounded out to pitcher. 5th: Musgrove lined out to third.
J. Harrison PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.256	.299	.363
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 7th: Harrison struck out swinging.
N. Kingham P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.150
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
C. Dickerson PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.296	.326	.461
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 8th: Dickerson struck out swinging.
R. Rodriguez P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
J. Musgrove	6.0	7	5	5	1	7	2	92-68	3.80	92
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
N. Kingham	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	4.92	10
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
R. Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-8	2.84	9
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Cardinals

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M. Carpenter 3B	0-2	2	1	0	0	1	1	13	.273	.387	.574
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Carpenter struck out swinging. 3rd: Carpenter flied out to right. 5th: Carpenter walked.
D. Hudson P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
C. Martinez P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.235	.394
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
A. Garcia PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.077	.077	.077
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 7th: A. García flied out to left.
C. Shreve P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Hicks P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
P. Wisdom 3B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.538
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
Y. Molina C	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	15	.272	.320	.447
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Molina lined out to right. 3rd: Molina grounded out to pitcher. 5th: Molina doubled to left, Carpenter to third. 8th: Molina struck out looking.
J. Martinez RF	2-4	4	1	2	2	0	0	15	.311	.369	.475
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: J. Martínez flied out to right. 4th: J. Martínez singled to right. 5th: J. Martínez singled to left, Carpenter and Molina scored, J. Martínez out stretching at second. 8th: J. Martínez grounded out to pitcher.
L. Weaver P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.184	.162
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
M. Adams 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	2	13	.253	.328	.494
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Adams flied out to left. 4th: Adams singled to center, J. Martínez to second. 5th: Adams struck out looking. 8th: Adams struck out swinging.
T. O'Neill LF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	2	13	.271	.301	.521
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: O'Neill struck out swinging. 4th: O'Neill singled to left, J. Martínez to third, Adams to second. 6th: O'Neill struck out swinging.
P. DeJong SS	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	1	7	.229	.308	.419
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: DeJong lined out to right. 4th: DeJong grounded into fielder's choice to third, J. Martínez scored, O'Neill out at second, Adams to third. 6th: DeJong struck out swinging.
G. Garcia 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.220	.301	.311
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: G. Garcia grounded out to pitcher. 4th: G. Garcia struck out swinging. 6th: G. Garcia grounded out to second.
H. Bader CF	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	1	11	.277	.347	.446
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Bader homered to left (416 feet). 4th: Bader struck out swinging. 7th: Bader lined out to second.
J. Gant P	1-2	2	1	1	1	0	0	10	.077	.077	.308
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Gant homered to center (411 feet). 5th: Gant grounded out to pitcher.
Y. Munoz 3B-RF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.274	.340	.413
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 7th: Muñoz grounded out to first.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
J. Gant	5.2	3	0	0	3	6	0	94-57	3.34	94
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
D. Hudson	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	23-11	2.87	23
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
C. Martinez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	3.27	6
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
C. Shreve	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	12-6	2.08	12
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Hicks	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	3.10	11
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
L. Weaver	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	4.59	13
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Game Stats

Walks Issued
- PIT1
- 6STL
Stolen Bases
- PIT0
- 0STL
Strikeouts Thrown
- PIT9
- 11STL
Total Bases
- PIT7
- 14STL

Game Information

St. Louis, Missouri 63012

Attendance: 38,561

88%

Capacity: 43,975

Game Time: 2:53

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters, First Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti, Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons, Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter

8/31/2018 Associated Press

Gant homers, pitches Cardinals to a 5-0 win over Pirates

Harrison Bader and John Gant hit back-to-back home runs, Gant pitched into the sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Thursday night.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Cardinals STL	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	-	5	7	1

WINJohn GantJ. Gant(6-5)5.2 IP, 0 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

LOSSJoe MusgroveJ. Musgrove(5-8)6.0 IP, 5 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		STL
3rd	Bader homered to left (416 feet).	1
3rd	Gant homered to center (411 feet).	2
4th	DeJong grounded into fielder's choice to third, J. Martínez scored, O'Neill out at second, Adams to third.	3
5th	J. Martínez singled to left, Carpenter and Molina scored, J. Martínez out stretching at second.	5

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	96	67	.589	0	W8
Chicago	95	68	.583	1	L1
St. Louis	88	74	.543	7.5	L1
Pittsburgh	82	79	.509	13	W1
Cincinnati	67	95	.414	28.5	L1

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