Carpenter sharp in win By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Chris Carpenter showed off the stuff that earned him the Cy Young award last year, giving up two hits, no earned runs and striking out 13 over seven innings in Tuesday's victory over the Pirates. Scott Rolen went 4-for-4 to provide most of the offense.
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Cardinals 2, Pirates 1
Scott Rolen beats a tag by Jack Wilson of the Pirates for a double in the fourth inning. (Gene J. Pruskar/AP)
Bucs offense falls flat By David Briggs / MLB.com
Oliver Perez pitched another solid game on Tuesday, surrendering only two earned runs over seven innings, but the Pittsburgh offense couldn't muster anything against reigning NL Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter, scoring its only run in the ninth.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 13, 2006
St. Louis
(38-25)
Won 2
St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1
Today's Boxes 6/13/06
FLA 4, ATL 1
NYY 1, CLE 0
COL 9, WSH 2
NYM 9, PHI 7
DET 7, TB 1
TOR 7, BAL 1
MIL 6, CIN 4
CWS 5, TEX 2
HOU 9, CHC 2
MIN 5, BOS 2
ARI 2, SF 1
LAA 4, KC 1
SD 9, LAD 1
OAK 2, SEA 0
Pittsburgh
(25-40)
Lost 1
June 13, 2006
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Standings thru 6/13/06  | Gameday  | Cardinals Stats  | Pirates Stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
Taguchi , LF3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
Rolen , 3B4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .351
Encarnacion , RF4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .262
Edmonds , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251
Molina , C4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214
Duncan , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250
Spiezio , 1B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Luna , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301
Carpenter , P3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .043
Looper , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Flores , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Isringhausen , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 5 11
BATTING 2B : Rolen 2 (21, Perez, Perez).TB : Rolen 6; Encarnacion 2; Edmonds; Molina.RBI : Encarnacion (31), Rolen (40).2-out RBI : Rolen.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Luna 2.GIDP : Encarnacion.Team LOB : 5.
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bautista , CF3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .227
Wilson, J , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
Casey , 1B3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .345
Bay , LF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .308
Randa , 3B4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .222
Sanchez , 2B4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .341
Wilson, C , RF2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .271
Paulino , C4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .311
Perez , P2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130
a-McLouth , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
Capps , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grabow , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 16 10
a-Struck out for Perez in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Casey (9, Carpenter), Sanchez (16, Isringhausen).TB : Casey 2; Randa; Sanchez 3; Wilson, C.RBI : Wilson, C (28).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Perez; Bay; Paulino.SF : Wilson, C.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING Outfield assists : Bay (Rolen at 3rd base).DP : (Sanchez-Wilson, J-Casey).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez (L, 2-8)7.0 7 2 2 1 4 0 6.68
Capps 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.35
Grabow 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
WP : Isringhausen.Pitches-strikes : Carpenter 111-71, Looper 9-6, Flores 4-3, Isringhausen 16-12, Perez 110-77, Capps 11-7, Grabow 10-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Carpenter 3-5, Looper 1-0, Flores 0-1, Isringhausen 0-1, Perez 5-11, Capps 3-0, Grabow 2-0.Batters faced : Carpenter 27, Looper 2, Flores 1, Isringhausen 5, Perez 28, Capps 3, Grabow 3.Umpires : HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Bruce Froemming.Weather : 75 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 4 mph, R to L.T : 2:22.Att : 24,443.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner