St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 1
Saturday, July 23, 2011 7:05 PM
Location -
PNC Park
Temperature -
88°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Wally Bell,
First Base -
John Hirschbeck,
Second Base -
Scott Barry,
Third Base -
Lazaro Diaz,
Attendance -
39102
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
St. Louis
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
9
|
12 |
0 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1
|
8 |
0 |
Team Records
Recap
Lance
Berkman belted his National League-leading 27th homer and Jaime Garcia
pitched effectively into the eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals
cruised past the host Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 on Saturday night.
Berkman's three-run blast to center field capped a five-run fifth and
put the game out of reach as the Cardinals moved into a first-place tie with Milwaukee in the National League Central, one game clear of
Pittsburgh.
Garcia (10-4) allowed one run on eight hits in 7 1/3 innings as he
continued his sensational July. The crafty lefthander is 3-1 with a 1.71
ERA in four starts this month.
St. Louis' Yadier Molina added his seventh home run of the season and
Albert Pujols had a run-scoring single in the fifth, giving him 15 RBIs
in 13 games since returning from the disabled list in early July.
Kevin Correia (11-8) was charged with a season-high seven runs in 4 2/3
innings. He has allowed 15 runs in his last 14 1/3 innings.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| St. Louis
|
12 |
2 |
20 |
.316 |
18 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Pittsburgh
|
8 |
0 |
10 |
.250 |
16 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Pittsburgh
will play their next game at home against St. Louis.
The
Pirates
have a W/L % of
.462
after a win and
.587
after a loss.
-
St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh.
The
Cardinals
have a W/L % of
.538
after a win and
.521
after a loss.