Pirates 5-0 Cardinals (Apr 13, 2023) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

5-8, 2-5 home


PIT
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	5	9	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

V. Velasquez1-2

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

J. Montgomery2-1

6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- J. Montgomery pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 91
  2
  Fly Out
  Sinker 92
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- V. Velasquez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- J. Montgomery pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- V. Velasquez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- Contreras safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Mathias.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesTop 3rd
- J. Montgomery pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- V. Velasquez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- J. Montgomery pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- V. Velasquez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- Contreras to second on wild pitch by Velasquez.
  0
  0
- Gorman stole second, Contreras stole third.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- J. Montgomery pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- V. Velasquez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- J. Montgomery pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- V. Velasquez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Montgomery pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- J. Hicks pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- G. Cabrera pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- D. Underwood Jr. pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- G. Cabrera pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- C. Stratton pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- C. Holderman pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- C. Stratton pitching for STL
  PIT
  STL
- Reynolds hit for Santana
  4
  0
- Hayes scored on wild pitch by pitcher Chris Stratton.
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- D. Moreta pitching for PIT
  PIT
  STL
- Reynolds as designated hitter.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	91
2 Fly Out	Sinker	92

Pirates
5
Cardinals
0

Game 1

4/13

Pirates
0
Cardinals
3

Game 2

4/14

Pirates
6
Cardinals
3

Game 3

4/15

Pirates
4
Cardinals
5

Game 4

4/16

Busch Stadium

7:45 PM, April 13, 2023

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 37,805

Game Time:2:41

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Merzel
First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Second Base Umpire - Will Little
Third Base Umpire - Ryan Additon

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	61	42	.592	-	L1
Chicago	60	43	.583	1	L2
Cincinnati	54	50	.519	7.5	W2
St. Louis	54	51	.514	8	W2
Pittsburgh	42	62	.404	19.5	L1

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Pittsburgh Pirates

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V. Velasquez1-2

J. Montgomery2-1

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