Pirates 8 - 2 Cardinals
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Mulder returns to help Cardinals' playoff push

Sep 5, 2007 - 3:24 PM Pittsburgh (60-78) at St Louis (68-67) 8:10 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - The St. Louis Cardinals will receive a huge boost on Wednesday as Mark Mulder makes his first start in over a year in the third game of a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Mulder (NR) had season-ending rotator cuff surgery last September, and missed the Cardinals' playoff run that ended in a surprising World Series title. Now he returns as St. Louis battles for a playoff spot, and a chance to defend its title.

St. Louis posted a 6-2 win on Tuesday to move within one game of the Chicago Cubs (70-67) in the National League Central. Russell Branyan homered and Chris Duncan drove in three runs for the Cardinals, who are also one-half game behind the second-place Milwaukee Brewers (70-68).

Like Pedro Martinez was in his return from rotator cuff surgery for the New York Mets on Monday, Mulder will be on a 75-pitch count as he makes his first start since August 29, 2006. The lefthander, who went 6-7 with a 7.14 ERA in 17 starts last season, is 6-0 with a 2.68 ERA in eight career starts against Pittsburgh.

Tony Armas (2-5, 6.75) gets the ball for the Pirates, who have lost six of their last seven games. Armas, who is winless in his last four starts, is 0-2 with a 8.84 ERA in that span.








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

    BATTERIES: PIT - TONY ARMAS, SHAWN CHACON (7TH), DAMASO MARTE (8TH), MATT CAPPS
    (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO
    STL - MARK MULDER, BRIAN FALKENBORG (5TH), TODD
    WELLEMEYER (7TH), RAND

    Sep 5 11:31 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CESAR IZTURIS SCORED STEVEN PEARCE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON FIRST, J WILSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 8
    ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.260, 1-FOR-3)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsSep 5 10:50 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM LAROCHE (21) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF BRIAN FALKENBORG.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7, ST LOUIS 2
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.255, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsSep 5 10:13 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RONNY PAULINO (10) TO CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 4TH OFF MARK MULDER SCORED JASON BAY AND STEVEN PEARCE.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6, ST LOUIS 2
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.279, 1-FOR-1, 3 RBI)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsSep 5 9:56 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RICK ANKIEL (7) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF TONY ARMAS SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3, ST LOUIS 2
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.315, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsSep 5 9:45 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JACK WILSON SCORED ADAM LAROCHE, JASON BAY AND
    RONNY PAULINO.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J WILSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
    ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: T ARMAS (.143, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Pirates vs. CardinalsSep 5 9:19 PM

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