Pirates 6, Cardinals 4
Jack Wilson connects on his go-ahead double in the ninth, notching his first hit of the day. (AP)
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Jack Wilson plated three runs with a two-out double in the ninth, capping a four-run frame and giving the Bucs their third straight Opening Day win. Paul Maholm helped his cause with a two-out walk that set the table for Njyer Morgan's two-run single in the sixth.
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Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 4
Today's Boxes 4/6/09
NYM 2, CIN 1
TEX 9, CLE 1
ARI 9, COL 8
BAL 10, NYY 5
FLA 12, WSH 6
CHC 4, HOU 2
LAD 4, SD 1
TOR 12, DET 5
SEA 6, MIN 1
LAA 3, OAK 0
April 6, 2009
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Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
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Standings thru 4/6/09 | Recap: PIT | STL | Gameday | Pirates stats | Cardinals stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan , LF
5
0
3
2
0
1
2
.600
Sanchez, F , 2B
5
1
2
0
0
1
4
.400
McLouth , CF
3
0
0
0
2
2
1
.000
Doumit , C
5
0
0
0
0
1
5
.000
LaRoche , 1B
5
1
2
1
0
2
1
.400
LaRoche , 3B
3
1
0
0
1
1
4
.000
Yates , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Grabow , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Hinske , PH
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
Capps , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Moss , RF
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
.000
Wilson, Ja , SS
5
0
1
3
0
2
2
.200
Maholm , P
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1.000
Vazquez, R , 3B
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
.500
Totals 38 6 11 6 6 11 20
a-Doubled for Grabow in the 9th.
BATTING
2B : Sanchez, F (1, Motte), Hinske (1, Motte), Wilson, Ja (1, Motte).
TB : Sanchez, F 3; Wilson, Ja 2; Vazquez, R; Maholm; LaRoche 2; Morgan 3; Hinske 2.
RBI : Morgan 2 (2), LaRoche (1), Wilson, Ja 3 (3).
2-out RBI : Morgan 2; LaRoche; Wilson, Ja 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : LaRoche 2; Sanchez, F; Doumit; Vazquez, R. Team RISP : 5-for-13.Team
LOB : 12.BASERUNNING
SB : Morgan (1, 2nd base off Wainwright/Molina, Y). FIELDING
E : LaRoche 2 (2, fielding, fielding), Grabow (1, throw).
DP : (LaRoche-LaRoche).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ryan , 2B
5
1
1
0
0
0
2
.200
Ankiel , CF
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.000
Pujols , 1B
4
0
3
0
1
0
0
.750
Greene, K , SS
5
0
1
1
0
0
4
.200
Ludwick , RF
5
1
2
2
0
1
1
.400
Molina, Y , C
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.000
Duncan , LF
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
.333
1-Thurston , PR-3B
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Barden , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.000
McClellan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Schumaker , PH-LF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
Wainwright , P
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
.500
Kinney , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Miller, T , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Freese , 3B
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
.000
Motte , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 2 14
a-Singled for McClellan in the 8th. 1-Ran for Duncan in the 8th.
BATTING
2B : Pujols (1, Maholm), Duncan (1, Maholm), Wainwright (1, Maholm).
HR : Ludwick (1, 8th inning off Yates, 0 on, 0 out).
TB : Ryan; Greene, K; Ludwick 5; Duncan 2; Wainwright 2; Pujols 4; Schumaker.
RBI : Greene, K (1), Ludwick 2 (2), Freese (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Greene, K 2; Barden; Ryan 2.
SF : Freese.
GIDP : Molina, Y. Team RISP : 3-for-10.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING
SB : Schumaker (1, 2nd base off Grabow/Doumit). FIELDING
E : Greene, K (1, fielding).
PB : Molina, Y (1).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maholm
6.2
7
2
1
1
1
0
1.35
Yates
0.2
1
2
2
1
0
1
27.00
Grabow (W, 1-0)
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Capps (S, 1)
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wainwright
5.1
4
2
2
5
7
0
3.38
Kinney (H, 1)
0.1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0.00
Miller, T (BS, 1)
1.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
McClellan
1.1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
Motte (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)
1.0
4
4
4
0
1
0
36.00
Game Scores : Maholm , Wainwright .
WP : Maholm.
IBB : Pujols (by Maholm).
HBP : Moss (by Motte), Ankiel (by Maholm).
Pitches-strikes : Maholm 89-49, Yates 15-9, Grabow 11-9, Capps 15-10, Wainwright 94-54, Kinney 12-5, Miller, T 20-14,
McClellan 14-8, Motte 29-19.
Groundouts-flyouts : Maholm 11-2, Yates 0-0, Grabow 0-2, Capps 1-1, Wainwright 3-3, Kinney 0-0, Miller, T 1-0, McClellan
1-1, Motte 1-1.
Batters faced : Maholm 30, Yates 4, Grabow 3, Capps 4, Wainwright 25, Kinney 2, Miller, T 5, McClellan 5, Motte 8.
Inherited runners-scored : Yates 2-0, Grabow 1-1, Kinney 2-0, Miller, T 3-2, McClellan 1-0. Umpires :
HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Marvin Hudson. Weather : 42 degrees, cloudy.Wind :
17 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:02.Att : 45,832.Venue : Busch Stadium.April 6, 2009 April 6, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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