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    St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

    STL
    St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL
    58-54, 29-28 Away
    2
    58-54, 29-28 Away
    Final
    PIT
    Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT
    58-55, 33-29 Home
    1
    58-55, 33-29 Home
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    M. Carpenter1B
    1-5111.282
    Y. MolinaC
    2-5100.286
    J. MartínezRF
    2-4000.298
    C. ShreveP
    0-0000.000
    M. MayersP
    0-0000.000
    J. HicksP
    0-0000.000
    B. NorrisP
    0-0000.000
    M. OzunaLF
    1-4000.265
    J. Gyorko3B
    1-4001.256
    K. Wong2B
    1-4000.224
    G. GarciaSS
    1-3000.235
    H. BaderCF
    0-4000.271
    J. FlahertyP
    1-3000.156
    Y. MunozRF
    0-1000.293
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    J. Flaherty
    6.0301784-563.27
    C. Shreve
    0.1110010-63.86
    M. Mayers
    0.1101117-93.60
    J. Hicks
    1.1000110-83.10
    B. Norris
    1.0000211-72.93
    Full Box Score
    STLPIT
    Hits
    10
    5
    Home Runs
    1
    1
    Total Bases
    13
    9
    Runners LOB
    9
    6

    Game Information

    PNC Park
    PNC Park
    11:05 PM, 5 August 2018
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Attendance: 19,376
    Game Time:2:58
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Will Little
    • First Base Umpire - Ben May
    • Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
    • Third Base Umpire - Ted Barrett

    Flaherty goes 6 strong, Cardinals top Pirates 2-1

    Jack Flaherty cruised through six innings, Matt Carpenter hit another homer and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
    Aug 6, 2018, 03:33 am - Associated Press
    STL
    PIT
    123456789RHE
    0000200002100
    000000100151
    J. Flaherty
    win

    J. Flaherty5-6

    6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB
    T. Williams
    loss

    T. Williams9-8

    5.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
    B. Norris
    save

    B. Norris21

    1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    STLPIT
    5thCarpenter homered to right (363 feet).10
    5thGyorko singled to left, Molina scored, J. Martínez to second.20
    7thFrazier homered to right center (370 feet).21
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    STL wins 2-1

    • Cardinals
      6
    • Pirates
      7
    Game 1
    4/8
    • Cardinals
      8
    • Pirates
      4
    Game 2
    5/8
    • Cardinals
      2
    • Pirates
      1
    Game 3
    5/8

    2026 National League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Milwaukee4125.621-L2
    St. Louis3729.5614L1
    Pittsburgh3534.5077.5L1
    Chicago3534.5077.5W1
    Cincinnati3235.4789.5L1
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