Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Osborne
  
  Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osborne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wehner vs. Osborne
  
  Wehner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Osborne
  
  King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alicea vs. Darwin
  
  Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clayton vs. Darwin
  
  Clayton hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Darwin
  
  Lankford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gant vs. Darwin
  
  Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Wehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merced vs. Osborne
  
  Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Osborne
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Merced moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hayes vs. Osborne
  
  Hayes strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brumfield vs. Osborne
  
  Brumfield hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kendall vs. Osborne
  
  Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jordan vs. Darwin
  
  Jordan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brumfield. Jordan reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mabry vs. Darwin
  
  Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jordan moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Pagnozzi vs. Darwin
  
  Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jordan tags and scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Darwin
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darwin vs. Osborne
  
  Darwin strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Osborne
  
  Garcia hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wehner vs. Osborne
  
  Wehner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osborne vs. Darwin
  
  Osborne hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alicea vs. Darwin
  
  Alicea hits a fly ball into left field. Wehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clayton vs. Darwin
  
  Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Osborne
  
  King hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merced vs. Osborne
  
  Merced hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Osborne
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Darwin
  
  Lankford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gant vs. Darwin
  
  There goes Lankford. The throw from Kendall and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Gant vs. Darwin
  
  Gant hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jordan vs. Darwin
  
  Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hayes vs. Osborne
  
  Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brumfield vs. Osborne
  
  Brumfield is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kendall vs. Osborne
  
  Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mabry vs. Darwin
  
  Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pagnozzi vs. Darwin
  
  Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Darwin covering, for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Darwin
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darwin vs. Osborne
  
  Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osborne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Liriano vs. Osborne
  
  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Carlos Garcia.
  
  Liriano strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wehner vs. Osborne
  
  Wehner hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osborne vs. Darwin
  
  Nelson Liriano now playing second base.
  
  Osborne strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alicea vs. Darwin
  
  Alicea strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clayton vs. Darwin
  
  Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Osborne
  
  King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merced vs. Osborne
  
  Merced hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Osborne
  
  Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alicea reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hayes vs. Bailey
  
  Cory Bailey now pitching.
  
  Hayes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clark vs. Honeycutt
  
  Dave Clark pinch hits for Jacob Brumfield. Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
  
  Clark strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Darwin
  
  Dave Clark now playing left field. John Wehner now playing center field.
  
  Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gant vs. Darwin
  
  Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hayes. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jordan vs. Darwin
  
  Jordan strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mabry vs. Darwin
  
  Mabry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gant moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pagnozzi vs. Darwin
  
  Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kendall vs. Honeycutt
  
  Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osik vs. Honeycutt
  
  Keith Osik pinch hits for Danny Darwin.
  
  Osik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Liriano vs. Honeycutt
  
  Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Plesac
  
  Dan Plesac now pitching.
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sheaffer vs. Plesac
  
  Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Rick Honeycutt.
  
  Sheaffer bunts towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sheaffer for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alicea vs. Plesac
  
  Alicea takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Clayton vs. Plesac
  
  There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to third. Alicea moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Clayton vs. Plesac
  
  Clayton is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Lankford vs. Plesac
  
  Lankford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Lankford reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Alicea scores. Clayton moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Gant vs. Plesac
  
  Gant is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Jordan vs. Cordova
  
  Francisco Cordova now pitching.
  
  Jordan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clayton scores. Lankford scores. Gant moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mabry vs. Cordova
  
  Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Eckersley
  
  Danny Sheaffer now catching. Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Al Martin pinch hits for John Wehner.
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Eckersley
  
  King hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merced vs. Eckersley
  
  Merced hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/17/1996 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Garcia C, 2b          2  0  0  0   Alicea L, 2b          3  1  0  0   
Liriano N, ph-2b      2  0  0  0   Clayton R, ss         3  1  0  0   
Wehner J, lf-cf       3  0  0  0   Lankford R, cf        4  2  3  3   
Martin A, ph          1  0  0  0   Gant R, lf            3  0  0  0   
King J, 1b            4  0  0  0   Jordan B, rf          4  1  2  2   
Merced O, rf          3  1  1  1   Mabry J, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Bell J, ss            3  0  1  0   Pagnozzi T, c         2  0  0  1   
Hayes C, 3b           3  0  1  0   Eckersley D, p        0  0  0  0   
Brumfield J, cf       2  0  0  0   Bell D, 3b            3  1  1  0   
Clark D, ph-lf        1  0  0  0   Osborne D, p          2  0  0  0   
Kendall J, c          3  0  0  0   Bailey C, p           0  0  0  0   
Darwin D, p           2  0  0  0   Honeycutt R, p        0  0  0  0   
Osik K, ph            1  0  0  0   Sheaffer D, ph-c      0  0  0  0   
Plesac D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Cordova F, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  1  3  1                        28  6  7  6

Pittsburgh       000 000 100 --  1
St.Louis         110 000 04x --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Darwin D (L)          7.0  4  2  2  0  3
Plesac D              0.1  2  4  4  3  0
Cordova F             0.2  1  0  0  0  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Osborne D (W)         6.2  2  1  1  1  4
Bailey C*             0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Honeycutt R           1.1  0  0  0  0  1
Eckersley D           1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Kendall J, Hayes C
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, St.Louis 3
2B -- Jordan B, Lankford R
HR -- Lankford R, Merced O
SB -- Lankford R
SH -- Sheaffer D
SF -- Pagnozzi T
WP -- Plesac D
T -- 2:22
A -- 23074

    

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