St. Louis (80-56) at Pittsburgh (53-80)

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Rasmus has top rookie competition

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A visit to PNC Park these days means a good look at the National League Rookie of the Year race. When it's the Cardinals in town, it's an interesting glimpse at who could win it and who might have won it had things gone differently.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Mitchell Boggs

  • #41 RHP
  • (2-2) 4.57 ERA 35 SO
Boggs is coming off of one of his best starts of the year, and as a reward it appears that he'll get another one. His story tends to be pretty consistent from start to start: he gives up a lot of baserunners, runs up some high pitch counts but ultimately tends to avoid too much trouble. If he can improve his efficiency -- as he did to some extent in his last outing -- he can be pretty effective.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-4 5.82 77.1 46 48 .324
Season 2-2 4.57 43.1 24 35 .339
Vs. Pittsburgh 0-0 3.12 8.2 7 5 .400

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/05/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 80 56 .588 - 43-26 37-30
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL Central) 53 80 .398 25.5 35-30 18-50
Stats - 09/05/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .262 620 142 589 59 843 3.66 1207.2 1183 376 856
PIT .255 544 109 523 74 928 4.63 1167.0 1236 467 758
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Bucs looking inside the numbers

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
The disparity between the Bucs' 35-30 record at PNC Park, where they will continue a weekend series against the Cardinals on Saturday, and the team's dismal 18-50 mark on the road is even too great for the statistics to explain.
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Pirates probable pitcher

Ross Ohlendorf

  • #49 RHP
  • (11-9) 4.17 ERA 90 SO
One bases-loaded walk to the pitcher ultimately did Ohlendorf in during his last start, a loss to the Brewers. Not only did that walk push across a run, but it helped extend what was a three-run inning for Milwaukee. In all, Ohlendorf allowed four runs on five hits in six innings. Take away that one frame, and the right-hander was impressive. His efficiency was exceptional early, and his fastball velocity continues to sit in the mid-90s. Ohlendorf is 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA in three career starts against the Cardinals.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 12-13 4.77 224.1 83 148 .282
Season 11-9 4.17 155.1 50 90 .266
Vs. St. Louis 1-2 4.00 18.0 2 11 .246

Cardinals hitters vs Ross Ohlendorf

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan .200 5 0 1 .125 8 0 1
Lugo, Julio - - - - .000 5 0 0
Mather, Joe - - - - .250 4 0 0
Molina, Yadier .400 5 0 1 .400 5 0 1
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert .167 6 0 1 .167 6 0 1
Rasmus, Colby .250 8 0 0 .250 12 0 0
Robinson, Shane .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Ryan, Brendan - - - - - - - -
Schumaker, Skip .556 9 1 1 .462 13 1 1
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - .667 3 0 1

Pirates hitters vs Mitchell Boggs

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alvarez, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Bixler, Brian - - - - .000 2 0 0
Cedeno, Ronny - - - - .000 3 0 0
Clement, Jeff .667 3 0 2 .500 4 0 2
Cruz, Luis - - - - .250 8 0 0
Diaz, Argenis - - - - - - - -
Doumit, Ryan - - - - .500 2 0 0
Hernandez, Gorkys - - - - - - - -
Iwamura, Akinori - - - - - - - -
Jaramillo, Jason .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Jones, Garrett - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
LaRoche, Andy 1.000 1 0 0 .250 8 0 0
McCutchen, Andrew - - - - .308 13 0 1
Milledge, Lastings - - - - .667 3 0 1
Moss, Brandon .500 2 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Pearce, Steve - - - - .154 13 1 4
Tabata, Jose - - - - - - - -
Vazquez, Ramon .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Walker, Neil - - - - - - - -
Young, Delwyn 1.000 1 0 0 .167 6 0 0

Albert to the rescue (81-56) (53-81)

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1 (10)

Pujols delivers

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Albert Pujols and several other starters were out of the lineup, but Pujols made a pinch-hitting appearance in the 10th and delivered, hitting a decisive solo blast to left-center. Ryan Franklin survived a wild 10th to earn the save. Rookie Mitchell Boggs was strong over seven innings.

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No 'W' for Ross

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Ross Ohlendorf, a winner in his past five starts at home, gave the Pirates all they could want with one run allowed and a career-high 11 strikeouts over eight frames. But the Bucs couldn't get the bats going and fell in the 10th inning when Albert Pujols homered off Matt Capps.
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Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .299
Rasmus, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
Ludwick, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273
Glaus, 1B-3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .125
Ankiel, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .230
Greene, K, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208
  b-Pujols, PH-1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .321
Lugo, SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .296
  Ryan, Br, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
LaRue, C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231
  c-Molina, Y, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
Boggs, M, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071
  a-Thurston, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
  Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hawksworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  d-Holliday, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
  Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 2 6 1 1 13 9  

a-Flied out for Boggs, M in the 8th. b-Homered for Greene, K in the 10th. c-Grounded out for LaRue in the 10th. d-Singled for Hawksworth in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: LaRue (3, Ohlendorf).
HR: Pujols (44, 10th inning off Capps, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Schumaker; Rasmus; Greene, K; Pujols 4; LaRue 2; Holliday.
RBI: Pujols (117).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rasmus.
S: Boggs, M.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
PO: Rasmus (1st base by Ohlendorf).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ankiel (Milledge at 2nd base).
DP: (Ankiel-Lugo-Schumaker).
 
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
Young, De, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Jones, G, RF 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .306
Milledge, LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .300
Doumit, C 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .232
Pearce, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .223
LaRoche, An, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Cedeno, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .203
Ohlendorf, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073
  a-Walker, N, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Vazquez, R, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Totals 33 1 6 1 5 4 14  

a-Flied out for Ohlendorf in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Capps in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Milledge (8, Boggs, M).
TB: Jones, G 3; Milledge 3; Doumit.
RBI: Milledge (14).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Doumit; Cedeno 2; Milledge.
S: Milledge.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: McCutchen, A (16, 2nd base off Franklin/Molina, Y).
CS: Jones, G (2, 2nd base by Boggs, M/LaRue).

FIELDING
E: LaRoche, An (13, fielding).
Pickoffs: Ohlendorf (Rasmus at 1st base).
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Boggs, M 7.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 4.11
Miller, T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.66
Hawksworth (W, 2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.59
Franklin (S, 37) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.34
 
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ohlendorf 8.0 4 1 0 1 11 0 3.97
Capps (L, 3-8) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 6.02

Miller, T pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Balk: Ohlendorf.
IBB: Doumit (by Hawksworth), Jones, G (by Franklin).
HBP: LaRoche, An (by Hawksworth).
Pitches-strikes: Boggs, M 105-57, Miller, T 18-12, Hawksworth 13-6, Franklin 22-10, Ohlendorf 103-77, Capps 27-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Boggs, M 13-3, Miller, T 1-2, Hawksworth 2-1, Franklin 2-0, Ohlendorf 6-6, Capps 3-1.
Batters faced: Boggs, M 26, Miller, T 4, Hawksworth 5, Franklin 5, Ohlendorf 29, Capps 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Hawksworth 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:00.
Att: 27,071.
September 5, 2009

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