Friday, September 22, 2017

Cardinals Beat Pirates 4-3: Dexter Fowler Singles Twice, Walks, & Drives In Two Runs; Jedd Gyorko Singles & Knocks In One Run; Juan Nicasio Strikes Out One Over Two Hitless/Scoreless Innings For The Win

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at third base and moved to first, batting leadoff.  1-for-3 with one double, one run, and one walk.
Jedd Gyorko entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted leadoff.  1-for-1 with one RBI.
Dexter Fowler started in centerfield and batted third.  2-for-4 with two RBI, one walk, and one stolen base.
Jose Martinez started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-2 with two walks, one stolen base, grounded into two double plays, and assisted in one double play.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted sixth.  1-for-2 with one run, two walks, grounded into one double play, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.
Stephen Piscotty started in right field and batted eighth.  2-for-4 with one double and two strikeouts.
Greg Garcia entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  1-for-1 at the plate.
Michael Wacha started and pitched five innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, one walk, and struck four out.  0-for-1 with one sacrifice.  (p-s:73-47)(g/f:8-3)
John Brebbia entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk.  (p-s:15-8)(g/f:1-2)
Juan Nicasio entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the winning decision (5-5).  0-for-1 at the plate.  (p-s:17-12)(g/f:2-1)

Rough Outing:
Ryan Sherriff entered in the seventh and pitched to three batters.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and struck one out.  (p-s:10-6)
Matthew Bowman entered in the seventh and pitched to three batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:13-9)(g/f:2-0)(ir-s:2-1)

Former Cardinals:
David Freese started at third base and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one double, one RBI, and assisted in two double plays.

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game

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