Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 3
Sunday, August 19, 2012 2:15 PM
When: 2:15 PM ET, Sunday, August 19, 2012
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Lance Barrett, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Attendance: 43412
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 00000200046161
St. Louis 00020000013111
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 67-54 37-23 30-31 W1
St. Louis 65-56 37-26 28-30 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 37-26 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 30-31 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cardinals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Wandy Rodriguez pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.00. Barret Browning took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Pedro Alvarez had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   St. Louis
Jeff Karstens Player Jaime Garcia
Loss W/L Loss
7.0 IP 8.0
4 Strikeouts 10
2 Hits 5
2.57 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Pittsburgh   St. Louis
Jordy Mercer Player Jon Jay
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.500 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 16 1 24 .242 19 6 6 0 1
St. Louis 11 0 12 .162 15 3 4 3 1
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Houston. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .536 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against San Diego. The Pirates have a W/L % of .515 after a win and .600 after a loss.