Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 0
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth
Attendance: 17492
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
St. Louis 000000000051
Pittsburgh 10204110-9140
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
St. Louis 71-58 40-26 31-32 L1
Pittsburgh 69-60 39-26 30-34 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 39-26 record at home this season. The St. Louis Cardinals have a 31-32 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cardinals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • James McDonald pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.57. Jake Westbrook took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Pedro Alvarez (2) hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis   Pittsburgh
Jake Westbrook Player James McDonald
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 7.0
2 Strikeouts 6
11 Hits 2
12.60 ERA 0.00
Hitting
St. Louis   Pittsburgh
Brandon DicksonPlayer Pedro Alvarez
1 Hits 4
0 RBI 4
0 HR 2
1 TB 11
1.000 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
St. Louis 5 0 6 .167 9 0 1 0 1
Pittsburgh 14 2 24 .412 6 9 4 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Pirates have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .574 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .549 after a win and .552 after a loss.