Suppan leaves early By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Jeff Suppan couldn't make it out of the third inning, and though Albert Pujols hit his 10th homer, the Cards offense couldn't do much more with Pittsburgh starter Oliver Perez, as the Cardinals fell to the Pirates at PNC Park.
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Pirates 12, Cardinals 4
Jason Bay is welcomed back to the dugout after his first-inning homer on Tuesday. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Pirates do no wrong By Ed Eagle / MLB.com
The Bucs beat the Cardinals in a blow out victory on Monday night. Oliver Perez was solid in the win, lasting 6 2/3 innings and allowing three runs. Jason Bay paced the Pirates offense, with a three-run homer.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 18, 2006
Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 4
Today's Boxes 4/18/06
CLE 15, BAL 1
BOS 7, TB 4
WSH 10, PHI 3
TOR 10, NYY 5
ATL 7, NYM 1
FLA 12, CIN 6
CWS 4, KC 1
HOU 13, MIL 12
LAA 8, MIN 2
COL 3, SD 2
ARI 7, SF 4
OAK 4, DET 3
TEX 7, SEA 4
LAD 2, CHC 1
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Standings thru 4/18/06 | Gameday | Cardinals Stats | Pirates Stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .293
Taguchi , CF4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .216
Pujols , 1B3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .362
Rodriguez , LF1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Rolen , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
Spiezio , 3B1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200
Encarnacion , RF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Schumaker , RF1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Molina , C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
Rincon , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Edmonds , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154
Thompson , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luna , LF-1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400
Miles , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .324
Suppan , P0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Hancock , P0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Bennett , C2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
Totals 33 4 8 4 4 3 13
BATTING 2B : Eckstein (2, Perez), Miles (3, Perez), Spiezio (1, Capps).HR : Pujols (10, 4th inning off Perez, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Eckstein 3; Taguchi; Pujols 4; Rodriguez; Spiezio 2; Miles 3.RBI : Eckstein (2), Pujols (20), Taguchi (1), Spiezio (3).2-out RBI : Eckstein.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Taguchi; Rolen 2; Luna.GIDP : Taguchi; Bennett.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : (Rolen-Miles-Pujols).
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Duffy , CF5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .204
Wilson, J , SS5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .333
Bay , LF2 2 2 3 3 0 0 .327
Edwards , 3B0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Burnitz , RF3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .262
McLouth , RF1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
Wilson, C , 1B4 2 3 0 1 1 1 .341
Randa , 3B4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .244
Sanchez , 3B-2B1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Hernandez, J , 2B-LF4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .200
Cota , C4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .200
Perez , P4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100
Capps , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grabow , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 12 15 12 7 4 15
BATTING 2B : Cota (1, Suppan), Duffy (5, Suppan), Wilson, C 3 (4, Suppan, Rincon, Thompson), Randa (4, Suppan).HR : Bay (3, 1st inning off Suppan, 2 on, 0 out), Wilson, J (4, 4th inning off Hancock, 0 on, 1 out), Burnitz (4, 6th inning off Rincon, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Duffy 3; Wilson, J 5; Bay 5; Burnitz 5; Wilson, C 6; Randa 3; Hernandez, J; Cota 2.RBI : Bay 3 (8), Duffy 2 (3), Burnitz 3 (12), Randa 2 (6), Hernandez, J (1), Wilson, J (10).2-out RBI : Burnitz 3; Randa.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Randa; Perez 2; Cota.GIDP : Randa.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Bay (3, 2nd base off Hancock/Molina).FIELDING DP : 2 (Hernandez, J-Wilson, J-Wilson, C, Wilson, J-Sanchez-Wilson, C).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez (W, 1-2)6.2 5 3 3 4 2 1 6.75
Capps 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.48
Grabow 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.62
Balk : Hancock.Pitches-strikes : Suppan 49-28, Hancock 51-31, Rincon 42-28, Thompson 18-11, Perez 103-61, Capps 20-14, Grabow 8-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Suppan 3-1, Hancock 5-5, Rincon 3-0, Thompson 2-0, Perez 8-10, Capps 2-1, Grabow 3-0.Batters faced : Suppan 15, Hancock 15, Rincon 10, Thompson 4, Perez 28, Capps 6, Grabow 3.Inherited runners-scored : Hancock 1-1, Rincon 1-1, Capps 1-0.Umpires : HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Charlie Reliford.Weather : 68 degrees, clear.Wind : 2 mph, L to R.T : 2:46.Att : 16,682.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
