St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 31, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2004 at PNC Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 5 2 2 1
Renteria ss 5 1 1 1
Pujols 1b 4 1 2 2
  Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 2 3 3
Edmonds cf 5 0 1 0
Sanders rf 5 0 0 0
Mabry lf,1b 4 0 1 1
Matheny c 4 0 0 0
Marquis p 4 2 3 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 0 1 0
Wilson J. ss 4 0 1 0
Ward 1b,rf 3 1 1 0
Wilson C. rf,lf 4 1 4 2
Mackowiak 3b 4 1 1 0
Bay lf,cf 4 0 2 1
Redman cf 3 0 0 0
  Mateo ph 0 0 0 0
  Simon ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Hill 2b 4 0 0 0
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Corey p 1 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
St. Louis 014 012 0008130
Pittsburgh 200 001 0003102
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis  W (4-4) 7.0 10 3 3 1 5
  Kline   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (4-4) 5.2 11 8 6 2 4
  Corey   3.1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
2
7

  E–Ward (2), Mackowiak (5).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis Marquis (1,off Benson); Renteria (9,off Benson); Pujols (15,off Benson), Pittsburgh Bay (5,off Marquis); Kendall (9,off Marquis).  3B–Pittsburgh Bay (1,off Marquis).  HR–St. Louis Rolen (13,3rd inning off Benson 2 on, 1 out); Womack (2,5th inning off Benson 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh C Wilson (12,1st inning off Marquis 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  WP–Corey (1).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:59.  A–12,582.
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