St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 7:15PM CST

St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals

STL

Home

5
vs.
Final

Pirates

PIT

Away

4
Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

Kolten Wong, a rookie for the St. Louis Cardinals, delivered a game-winning two-out home run off Ernesto Frieri in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving his team a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. This marked the second consecutive game the Cardinals won thanks to a ninth-inning home run.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

Time: 7:15PM CST

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 43,162

Line Score

Innings:123456789
St. Louis CardinalsSTL 020020001
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT 000220000

Game Stats


St. Louis Cardinals Batting

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: K Wong (6, V Worley); M Holliday (22, V Worley)

Home Runs: K Wong (3, 9th inning off E Frieri 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: K Wong 3 (20), M Holliday 2 (43)

2-out Runs Batted In: K Wong 3

Ground Into Double Play: J Jay; O Taveras; Y Molina

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (M Holliday 1-1, M Adams 0-1, K Wong 1-2, Y Molina 0-1, C Martinez 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: K Wong 1; Y Molina 1; C Martinez 1


St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

Cardinals Pitching

Wild Pitches: C Martinez

Hit By Pitch: M Adams (By T Watson)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Martinez 16-27; R Choate 1-1; S Maness 2-2; P Neshek 2-3; T Rosenthal 2-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Martinez 12-16-12-19; R Choate 1-1-1-0; S Maness 1-1-1-1; P Neshek 2-1-5-2; T Rosenthal 3-3-9-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Martinez 6-5; R Choate 0-0; S Maness 0-1; P Neshek 0-3; T Rosenthal 1-1

Game Scores: C Martinez 44



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Triples: N Walker (1, C Martinez)

Home Runs: P Alvarez (14, 4th inning off C Martinez 1 on, 1 Out); A McCutchen (14, 5th inning off C Martinez 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: P Alvarez 2 (44), A McCutchen 2 (56)

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (N Walker 0-2, A McCutchen 0-1, S Marte 0-3, G Polanco 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: N Walker 2; S Marte 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: V Worley 12-23; J Hughes 2-6; T Watson 3-3; E Frieri 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: V Worley 14-4-11-20; J Hughes 1-0-7-6; T Watson 0-0-4-2; E Frieri 4-0-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Worley 8-4; J Hughes 5-1; T Watson 2-1; E Frieri 1-0

Game Scores: V Worley 36


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (N Walker-J Mercer-I Davis 2, P Alvarez-N Walker-I Davis)


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Stolen Bases: G Polanco (5, 2nd base off C Martinez/Y Molina)

Picked Off: N Walker (3rd base by Y Molina)


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