Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh 10, St. Louis 5
Sunday, May 8, 2016 2:15 PM
When: 2:15 PM ET, Sunday, May 8, 2016
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Tom Woodring, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance: 42441
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 00003140210140
St. Louis 0010013005100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 17-14 7-7 10-7 W1
St. Louis 16-16 9-10 7-6 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 9-10 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 10-7 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cardinals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Gerrit Cole pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.78. Mark Melancon closed out the game to get the save and has 9 saves for the season. Michael Wacha took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Jeremy Hazelbaker had the only homerun for St. Louis. John Jaso, Gregory Polanco hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   St. Louis
Gerrit Cole Player Michael Wacha
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.0
7 Strikeouts 6
6 Hits 6
3.00 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Pittsburgh   St. Louis
John Jaso Player Stephen Piscotty
3 Hits 4
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
7 TB 4
.750 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 14 2 24 .341 8 10 4 0 0
St. Louis 10 1 16 .278 10 5 5 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against LA Angels. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Pirates have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .467 after a loss.