Cards power Wells past Bucs
Snell sunk by homers By Daniel Berk / MLB.com
After surrendering just two home runs in his previous nine starts, Pirates right-hander Ian Snell was taken deep three times by the Cardinals in his first loss on the road this season.
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Cardinals 5, Pirates 3
Kip Wells pumps his fist after getting a strikeout to end the seventh inning. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
Wells ends long slide By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Backed by home runs by David Eckstein, Jim Edmonds and Chris Duncan, Kip Wells held the Pirates to one earned run in seven innings to snap a seven-start losing streak.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 23, 2007
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 3
Today's Boxes 5/23/07
MIN 5, TEX 3
DET 8, LAA 7
NYY 8, BOS 3
PHI 8, FLA 7
BAL 5, TOR 2
SEA 5, TB 1
WSH 12, CIN 7
NYM 3, ATL 0
KC 11, CLE 7
OAK 4, CWS 0
COL 2, ARI 0
SD 2, CHC 1
LAD 5, MIL 1
SF 9, HOU 1
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Standings thru 5/23/07 | Gameday | Pirates Stats | Cardinals Stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bautista , 3B5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .265
Duffy , CF4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .227
Sanchez , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286
LaRoche , 1B4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .195
Bay , LF2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .283
Doumit , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .341
Nady , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .280
Wilson , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Snell , P2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
a-McLouth , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
Marte , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bayliss , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Capps , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Castillo , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 16
BATTING 2B : Bay (10, Wells), Bautista (13, Wells), LaRoche (9, Flores).3B : Duffy (2, Flores).TB : Bautista 2; Duffy 4; Sanchez; LaRoche 2; Bay 2; Nady.RBI : LaRoche 2 (22), Bay (29).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Nady 2; Bay; Bautista.S : Wilson.SF : Bay.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Duffy (9, 2nd base off Wells/Bennett).FIELDING Outfield assists : Bay (Edmonds at home).DP : (Bay-Doumit).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .270
Duncan , LF4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .295
Flores , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Isringhausen , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pujols , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276
Encarnacion , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .310
Rolen , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .215
Edmonds , CF3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .222
Bennett , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
b-Spiezio , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
Molina , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Kennedy , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
Wells , P2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294
a-Taguchi , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 4 12
BATTING 2B : Pujols (8, Snell), Encarnacion (1, Capps).HR : Eckstein (1, 1st inning off Snell, 0 on, 0 out), Edmonds (2, 2nd inning off Snell, 0 on, 0 out), Duncan (9, 5th inning off Snell, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Eckstein 4; Duncan 4; Pujols 3; Encarnacion 3; Edmonds 4; Spiezio; Wells.RBI : Eckstein (7), Edmonds (12), Duncan 2 (20), Spiezio (13).2-out RBI : Duncan 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rolen 2.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Kennedy (3, fielding).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Snell (L, 4-3)6.0 7 4 4 1 2 3 3.06
Marte 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.59
Bayliss 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.76
Capps 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.24
IBB : Edmonds (by Capps).Pitches-strikes : Snell 88-59, Marte 12-5, Bayliss 2-1, Capps 17-9, Wells 103-65, Flores 12-7, Isringhausen 24-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Snell 7-9, Marte 1-0, Bayliss 0-1, Capps 0-2, Wells 5-12, Flores 1-0, Isringhausen 2-1.Batters faced : Snell 26, Marte 3, Bayliss 1, Capps 5, Wells 28, Flores 3, Isringhausen 6.Inherited runners-scored : Bayliss 1-0, Isringhausen 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Adam Dowdy.Weather : 83 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, R to L.T : 2:45.Att : 42,245.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
