Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 2
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, September 14, 2008
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Paul Emmel
Attendance: 18994
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Paul Emmel
Attendance: 18994
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| St. Louis | 78-71 | 40-34 | 38-37 | L5 |
| Pittsburgh | 63-86 | 37-37 | 26-49 | W3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 37-37 record at home this season. The St. Louis Cardinals have a 38-37 record on the road.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- St. Louis has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Cardinals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- T.J. Beam pitched 3.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.95. Brad Thompson took the loss for St. Louis.
- Nate McLouth had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| St. Louis | Pittsburgh | |
| Brad Thompson | Player | Jason Davis |
| Loss | W/L | Loss |
| 3.2 | IP | 3.0 |
| 0 | Strikeouts | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 3 |
| 14.73 | ERA | 3.00 |
Hitting
| St. Louis | Pittsburgh | |
| Brian Barton | Player | Andy LaRoche |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 3 |
| .667 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| St. Louis | 8 | 0 | 11 | .235 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 1 | 20 | .417 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |