St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pérez works 6 scoreless innings, Tellez splashes a homer into the river as Pirates top Cardinals 5-0
Pérez (2-5) allowed four hits, three in his final two innings, and walked five with two strikeouts. The 33-year-old left-hander entered with a 5.61 ERA after allowing 11 runs in 8 1/3 innings over his last two starts.
“I got confidence,” Pérez said. "It doesn't matter. Every outing I'm always going to trust my stuff. That happened today. I was able to compete and throw a lot of pitches in the strike zone."
Tellez chased Matthew Liberatore (2-3) at the start of the fourth inning by sending a fastball 447 feet into the river beyond the wall in right field, extending the Pirates' lead to five runs.
“It was a good day. It was a good win,” Tellez said. “Martín pitched his butt off. We needed that going into this road trip. It puts us in a good spot.”
Liberatore allowed five runs on four hits in three innings, walking three and striking out three.
The Pirates, who have won eight of their last 10 games, took two of three from the Phillies and Cardinals in their first two series after the All-Star break. They are third in the NL Central, one game behind second-place St. Louis.
“Very important. We get the best team in baseball and then we get the team that's ahead of us in the division," Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said. “So, to go 4-2 on the homestand is off to a good start. ... We have to continue to play well, but very proud of how we responded coming out of the break.”
The Cardinals, 1/2 game ahead of the Padres for the third wild card, stranded 11 runners and slipped to 3-3 since coming out of the break.
Connor Joe capped a four-run second inning with a two-out, two-run double to left-center, a liner that center fielder Dylan Carlson failed to bring in on a dive. Joe, batting third, picked up his first RBI since June 11.
Tellez opened the scoring with an RBI single to center. Liberatore walked Andrew McCutchen with the bases loaded to make it 2-0.
“'Libby' just wasn't sharp early,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “You look at the first 10 hitters, three-ball count in five out of 10. Walked three, hit one. Settled in after that.”
Pedro Pagés and Masyn Winn each hit a two-out single before Alec Burleson walked for St. Louis in the fifth inning. Pérez got Willson Contreras to ground to third, leaving the bases loaded.
Contreras flew out to right in the seventh, ending the inning with runners on second and third.
“We didn't come through with the big hit,” Marmol said. “Offensively, we just didn't do enough. ... It's been all year. We're battling through it. There's been some games that are better than others. This is one that didn't go our way.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: All-Star OF Bryan Reynolds was scratched from the lineup with back spasms and is considered day-to-day. He leads Pittsburgh with a .288 batting average, 18 home runs and 61 RBI. ... LHP Bailey Falter (triceps) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, allowing two runs on five hits with three strikeouts in three innings against Iowa.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Sonny Gray (10-6, 3.54 ERA) starts Friday, beginning a three-game home series against the Washington Nationals.
Pirates: RHP Luis Ortiz (5-2, 2.57) will take the mound in Arizona on Friday, opening a three-game series against the Diamondbacks.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Burleson grounded out to second. | |
9th Inning | Winn walked. | |
9th Inning | Pagés grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Nootbaar out at second. | |
9th Inning | Nootbaar walked. | |
9th Inning | Chapman relieved Holderman | |
8th Inning | Bart lined out to third. |
Statistics
STL | PIT | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
15 | Ground Balls | 8 |
4 | Strikeouts | 5 |
0 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
6 | Hits | 5 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
9 | Walks | 4 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
0 | Runs | 5 |
3 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
29 | At Bats | 29 |
0 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
17 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 2 |
10 | Fly Balls | 16 |
1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
152 | Pitches | 131 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
7 | Total Bases | 10 |
38 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
1 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
2.6 | Runs Created | 3.3 |
.207 | Batting Average | .172 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.241 | Slugging Percentage | .345 |
.310 | Secondary Average | .310 |
.395 | On Base Percentage | .294 |
.636 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .639 |
1.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
2.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.7 |
8.0 | Batter Rating | 32.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 29.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
4.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.85 |
.034 | Isolated Power | .172 |
2.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.80 |
.237 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .118 |
.103 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .138 |
0.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
67.3 | MLB Rating | 78.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 20,091 | Capacity:
2024 National League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | L1 |
St. Louis | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | W1 |
Chicago | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | L1 |
Cincinnati | 77 | 85 | .475 | 16 | W1 |
Pittsburgh | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | L1 |