St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - April 18, 2006

Scores for Apr 18, 2006

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/18)

(8-6, 4-4 away)

(5-11, 4-5 home)

7:05 PM ET, April 18, 2006

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

W: O. Perez (1-2)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Eckstein SS	3	0	2	1	2	0	0	.293
S Taguchi CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.216
A Pujols 1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	3	.362
J Rodriguez LF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.400
S Rolen 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.294
S Spiezio 3B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200
J Encarnacion RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
S Schumaker RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182
Y Molina C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191
R Rincon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-J Edmonds PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.154
B Thompson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
H Luna LF-1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.400
A Miles 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.324
J Suppan P	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
J Hancock P	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
G Bennett C	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222
Totals	33	4	8	4	4	3	13
a-struck out swinging for R Rincon in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Eckstein (2, O Perez); A Miles (3, O Perez); S Spiezio (1, M Capps) HR: A Pujols (10, 4th inning off O Perez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Eckstein (2), A Pujols (20), S Taguchi (1), S Spiezio (3) 2-out RBI: D Eckstein GIDP: S Taguchi, G Bennett Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Rolen 2, S Taguchi 1, H Luna 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Suppan (L, 12-7)	2.0	8	8	8	3	1	1	49-28	9.00
J Hancock	3.2	1	2	2	3	1	1	51-31	4.15
R Rincon	1.1	5	2	2	1	1	1	42-28	10.80
B Thompson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-11	1.29
Totals	8.0	15	12	12	7	4	3	160-98
PITCHING Balk: J Hancock Batters faced: J Suppan 15; J Hancock 15; R Rincon 10; B Thompson 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Suppan 3-1; J Hancock 5-5; R Rincon 3-0; B Thompson 2-0 Game Scores: J Suppan 6

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Duffy CF	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	.204
J Wilson SS	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	.333
J Bay LF	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	.327
M Edwards 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
J Burnitz RF	3	1	2	3	1	0	1	.262
N McLouth RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.269
C Wilson 1B	4	2	3	0	1	1	1	.341
J Randa 3B	4	1	2	2	0	0	3	.244
F Sanchez 3B-2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333
J Hernandez 2B-LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.200
H Cota C	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	.200
O Perez P	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.100
M Capps P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	37	12	15	12	7	4	15
BATTING 2B: H Cota (1, J Suppan); C Duffy (5, J Suppan); C Wilson 3 (4, J Suppan, B Thompson, R Rincon); J Randa (4, J Suppan) HR: J Bay (3, 1st inning off J Suppan 2 on, 0 Out); J Wilson (4, 4th inning off J Hancock 0 on, 1 Out); J Burnitz (4, 6th inning off R Rincon 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Bay 3 (8), C Duffy 2 (3), J Burnitz 3 (12), J Randa 2 (6), J Hernandez (1), J Wilson (10) 2-out RBI: J Burnitz 3, J Randa GIDP: J Randa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Cota 1, O Perez 2, J Randa 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Bay (3, 2nd base off J Hancock/Y Molina)
FIELDING DP: 2 (J Hernandez-J Wilson-C Wilson, J Wilson-F Sanchez-C Wilson).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
O Perez (W, 3-13)	6.2	5	3	3	4	2	1	103-61	6.75
M Capps	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	19-13	6.48
J Grabow	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	5.62
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	4	3	1	130-80
PITCHING Batters faced: O Perez 28; M Capps 6; J Grabow 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O Perez 8-10; M Capps 2-1; J Grabow 3-0 Game Scores: O Perez 50

			STL	PIT
	1st	J Bay homered to left, C Duffy and J Wilson scored.	0	3
	2nd	C Duffy doubled to left, J Hernandez and H Cota scored.	0	5
	2nd	J Burnitz singled to left, C Duffy scored, J Bay to third, J Burnitz out stretching at second.	0	6
	3rd	D Eckstein doubled to deep center, J Suppan scored.	1	6
	3rd	J Randa doubled to left, C Wilson scored.	1	7
	3rd	J Hernandez grounded out to third, J Randa scored.	1	8
	4th	A Pujols homered to left.	2	8
	4th	J Wilson homered to left.	2	9
	5th	S Taguchi reached on infield single to third, A Miles scored, J Hancock to third, D Eckstein to second.	3	9
	6th	J Burnitz homered to right, J Bay scored.	3	11
	6th	J Randa singled to right, C Wilson scored.	3	12
	8th	S Spiezio hit a ground rule double to deep center, J Rodriguez scored.	4	12
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Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	16,682 (43.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:46
Weather	68 degrees, clear
Wind	2 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Charlie Reliford

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