Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 4
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 11 3
St. Louis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 1
WP: J. Grabow (1-0) S: M. Capps (1)
LP: J. Motte (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 3rd: St. Louis
- K. Greene singled to center, A. Wainwright scored, B. Ryan to third, A. Pujols to second
- R. Ludwick singled to right, B. Ryan scored, A. Pujols to third, K. Greene to second
Top 6th: Pittsburgh
- N. Morgan singled to left center, B. Moss and A. LaRoche scored, P. Maholm to second
Bot 8th: St. Louis
- R. Ludwick homered to deep center
- D. Freese hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Thurston scored
Top 9th: Pittsburgh
- A. LaRoche singled to right, F. Sanchez scored
- J. Wilson doubled to deep center, E. Hinske, A. LaRoche and B. Moss scored
 Pittsburgh
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
N. Morgan lf 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 .600
F. Sanchez 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .400
N. McLouth cf 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .000
R. Doumit c 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
A. LaRoche 1b 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .400
A. LaRoche 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000
    T. Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    E. Hinske ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
    M. Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Moss rf 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 .000
J. Wilson ss 5 0 1 3 0 2 2 .200
P. Maholm p 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
    R. Vazquez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500
 Totals 38 6 11 6 6 11 14  
 Batting
2B - F Sanchez (1, J Motte); E Hinske (1, J Motte); J Wilson (1, J Motte).
RBI - N Morgan 2 (2), Ad LaRoche (1), J Wilson 3 (3).
2-out RBI - N Morgan 2, Ad LaRoche, J Wilson 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1, R Doumit 1, F Sanchez 1, An LaRoche 2.
Team LOB - 12.
 Base Running
SB - N Morgan (1, 2nd base off A Wainwright/Y Molina).
 
 Fielding
E - An LaRoche 2 (2, ground ball 2); J Grabow (1, throw).
DP - 1 (An LaRoche-Ad LaRoche).
 St. Louis
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
B. Ryan 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200
R. Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
A. Pujols 1b 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .750
K. Greene ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .200
R. Ludwick rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .400
Y. Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
C. Duncan lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333
    J. Thurston pr-3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Barden 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
    K. McClellan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Schumaker ph-lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
A. Wainwright p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
    J. Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Freese 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000
    J. Motte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 37 4 10 4 2 2 15  
 Batting
2B - A Pujols (1, P Maholm); C Duncan (1, P Maholm); A Wainwright (1, P Maholm).
HR - R Ludwick (1, 8th inning off T Yates 0 on, 0 Out).
SF - D Freese.
RBI - K Greene (1), R Ludwick 2 (2), D Freese (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Greene 2, B Barden 1, B Ryan 2.
GIDP - Y Molina.
Team LOB - 10.
 Base Running
SB - S Schumaker (1, 2nd base off J Grabow/R Doumit).
 
 Fielding
E - K Greene (1, ground ball).
PB - Y Molina.
 Pittsburgh
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
P. Maholm 6.2 7 2 1 1 1 0 1.35
T. Yates 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 27.00
J. Grabow (W, 1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M. Capps (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 St. Louis
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
A. Wainwright 5.1 4 2 2 5 7 0 3.38
J. Kinney (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
T. Miller (BS, 1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
K. McClellan 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J. Motte (L, 0-1; BS, 1) 1.0 4 4 4 0 1 0 36.00
WP - P Maholm.
IBB - A Pujols (by P Maholm).
HBP - R Ankiel (by P Maholm); B Moss (by J Motte).
Pitches-strikes - P Maholm 89-49; T Yates 15-9; J Grabow 11-9; M Capps 15-10; A Wainwright 94-54; J Kinney 12-5; T Miller 20-14; K McClellan 14-8; J Motte 29-19.
Ground balls-fly balls - P Maholm 10-9; T Yates 0-2; J Grabow 0-2; M Capps 1-1; A Wainwright 3-6; J Kinney 0-1; T Miller 0-0; K McClellan 1-2; J Motte 1-1.
Batters faced - P Maholm 30; T Yates 4; J Grabow 3; M Capps 4; A Wainwright 25; J Kinney 2; T Miller 5; K McClellan 5; J Motte 8.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Joe West. 1B--Ed Rapuano. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Marvin Hudson.
Time: 3:02.
Attendance: 45,832.
Weather: 42 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, out to right.

Updated on Tuesday, Apr 7, 2009 3:07 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Pittsburgh
N. Morgan Nyjer Morgan
3-5
2 RBI
 St. Louis
R. Ludwick Ryan Ludwick
2-5, 1 HR
2 RBI