St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 8:15 PM ET, Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature:
64°
Umpires:
Home -
Kerwin Danley, 1B -
Paul Nauert, 2B -
Doug Eddings, 3B -
Dana DeMuth
Attendance:
33666
By SportsDirect Inc.
Albert Pujols snapped out of his funk and lifted the Cardinals over the Pirates 3-2 Tuesday night at Busch Stadium.
Pujols, who came in hitting .125, singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh after tying the game 2-2 with a sacrifice fly in the fifth off Pittsburgh starter James McDonald. Ryan Theriot, another previously slumping Cardinal, scored both runs.
On the go-ahead hit, Pujols turned on an inside pitch from Chris Resop and ripped it into left. It was a welcome sight for Cardinals fans left numb by endless speculation over Pujols’ future. The slugger went 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs.
Cards starter Kyle McClellan allowed two runs and six hits over six innings, striking out seven and walking one. McDonald (oblique) was on a pitch count and was lifted after Pujols' sacrifice fly, allowing four hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Miguel Batista (1-0) got the win in relief, and Ryan Franklin worked around a ninth-inning single for his first save. Garrett Olson (0-1) took the loss.
Lyle Overbay homered to give Pittsburgh (3-2) a 2-0 first-inning lead. St. Louis (2-3) cut the deficit in half on fourth-inning doubles by Lance Berkman and Allen Craig.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.250 |
12 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| St. Louis
|
7 |
0 |
8 |
.250 |
17 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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