Pirates 4 - 9 Cardinals
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Cardinals try to end four-game skid

May 22, 2007 - 1:25 PM Pittsburgh (19-24) at St Louis (16-25) 8:10 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - The St. Louis Cardinals hope that some home cooking can end their downward spiral.

The defending World Series champions begin a six-game homestand when they welcome in the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game series Tuesday.

Since capturing the title in five games over Detroit, St. Louis has been a complete disappointment this season with its most recent setback coming in the form of a three-game sweep at the hand of the Tigers this past weekend.

The struggling Cardinals, who have the worst home record in the National League at 7-11, have not suffered six straight losses since enduring a seven-game slide from September 20-26.

With the task of tying to end St. Louis' woes will be Adam Wainwright (3-3, 6.34 ERA), who is coming off his shortest outing of the season. He was tagged for eight runs in 2 2/3 innings in a 9-7 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.

The righthanded Wainwright also hopes his last outings against the Pirates will be forgotten, allowing five runs in six frames on April 17.

Pittsburgh's Zach Duke (1-4, 5.19) seeks his first victory in eight starts. However, Duke was impressive in his last outing, giving up two runs in seven innings in a no-decision to Florida.

The lefthander is 2-1 with a 3.72 ERA in five lifetime starts when facing the Cardinals.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 2
    ST LOUIS 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 x 9 15 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: PIT - ZACH DUKE, BRIAN ROGERS (5TH), SHAWN CHACON (6TH), TONY ARMAS
    (8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO
    STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, TYLER JOHNSON (6TH), RUSS
    SPRINGER (6TH), TODD W

    May 22 10:57 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY DAVID ECKSTEIN ALLOWED RYAN DOUMIT TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F SANCHEZ ON FIRST, J BAUTISTA ON SECOND, R
    PAULINO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
    ST LOUIS 9 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.282, 1-FOR-2, HBP, SF, RBI)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsMay 22 10:46 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CHRIS DUNCAN (8) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF SHAWN CHACON SCORED RYAN LUDWICK AND DAVID ECKSTEIN.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, ST LOUIS 9
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.274, 1-FOR-3)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsMay 22 10:11 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AARON MILES SCORED SCOTT ROLEN.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, 2 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    ST LOUIS 6 END BOTTOM, 5TH

    Pirates vs. CardinalsMay 22 10:00 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO JIM EDMONDS SCORED JUAN ENCARNACION.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J EDMONDS ON FIRST, Y MOLINA ON SECOND, S
    ROLEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.257, 2-FOR-2)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsMay 22 9:50 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JUAN ENCARNACION SCORED CHRIS DUNCAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J ENCARNACION ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.208, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsMay 22 9:43 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON BAY SCORED ZACH DUKE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F SANCHEZ ON FIRST, J BAUTISTA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.197, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsMay 22 9:21 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J ENCARNACION ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
    ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.300, 1-FOR-1)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsMay 22 9:09 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 1 0 1 6 0
    ST LOUIS 0 2 2 4 0 (TOP 3)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - ZACH DUKE
    STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.280, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
    R DOUMIT (.364, 0-FOR-1)
    R PAULINO (.225, 0-FOR-1)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsMay 22 9:06 PM

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