Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 6, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 2009 at Busch Stadium III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morgan lf 5 0 3 2
Sanchez 2b 5 1 2 0
McLouth cf 3 0 0 0
Doumit c 5 0 0 0
LaRoche A. 1b 5 1 2 1
LaRoche A. 3b 3 1 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Hinske ph 1 1 1 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
Moss rf 3 2 0 0
Wilson ss 5 0 1 3
Maholm p 1 0 1 0
  Vazquez 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 5 1 1 0
Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 0 3 0
Greene ss 5 0 1 1
Ludwick rf 5 1 2 2
Molina c 4 0 0 0
Duncan lf 3 0 1 0
  Thurston pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Barden 3b 3 0 0 0
  McClellan p 0 0 0 0
  Schumaker ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Wainwright p 2 1 1 0
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Freese 3b 1 0 0 1
  Motte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 002 0046113
St. Louis 002 000 0204101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Maholm   6.2 7 2 1 1 1
  Yates   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Grabow  W(1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Capps  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wainwright   5.1 4 2 2 5 7
  Kinney   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Miller   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  McClellan   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Motte  L(0-1) 1.0 4 4 4 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
6
11

  E–Andy LaRoche 2 (2), Grabow (1), K. Greene (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Andy LaRoche-Adam LaRoche.  PB–Molina (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Sanchez (1,off Motte); Hinske (1,off Motte); Wilson (1,off Motte), St. Louis Pujols (1,off Maholm); Duncan (1,off Maholm); Wainwright (1,off Maholm).  HR–St. Louis Ludwick (1,8th inning off Yates 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Moss (1,by Motte); Ankiel (1,by Maholm).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Freese (1,off Grabow).  IBB–Pujols (1,by Maholm).  Team–10.  SB–Morgan (1,2nd base off Wainwright/Molina); Schumaker (1,2nd base off Grabow/Doumit).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–3:02.  A–45,832.
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