Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 30, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 2008 at Busch Stadium III. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0
Wilson ss 4 0 2 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 1 3
McLouth cf 5 1 1 1
Bay lf 4 0 1 0
Nady rf 3 0 2 0
LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bautista ph 1 1 1 0
Chavez c 4 0 1 0
Duke p 2 0 0 0
  Gomez ph,ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 4 1 1 0
Mather rf 4 0 1 1
Pujols 1b 3 1 2 2
Ludwick cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0
Molina c 4 1 2 0
Barton lf 1 0 0 0
  Ankiel cf 2 1 1 0
Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 1
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
Izturis ss 3 1 1 1
Totals 31 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 100 000 0034102
St. Louis 210 000 20x590
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Duke  L(2-4) 6.0 5 3 2 1 2
  Yates   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Burnett   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wellemeyer  W(6-1) 7.0 6 1 1 2 4
  Villone   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Springer   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Flores   0.2 1 2 2 0 1
  Franklin  SV(5) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
0

  E–R. Chavez (1), Duke (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Nady-R. Chavez-Mientkiewicz, St. Louis 1. Izturis-Ryan-Pujols.  2B–Pittsburgh Wilson (2,off Wellemeyer); Michaels (3,off Franklin), St. Louis Molina (7,off Burnett).  3B–St. Louis Ankiel (1,off Yates).  HR–Pittsburgh McLouth (13,1st inning off Wellemeyer 0 on 2 out), St. Louis Pujols (14,1st inning off Duke 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Gomez (1,by Flores).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Barton (2,off Duke).  SF–Wellemeyer (1,off Duke).  IBB–Pujols (14,by Yates).  Team–6.  SB–Izturis (5,2nd base off Yates/R. Chavez).  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Todd Tichenor, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:38.  A–42,791.
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