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Pirates set to face Pujols, Cardinals

May 14, 2008 - 1:57 PM Pittsburgh (19-20) at St Louis (23-18) 8:15 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to build off an impressive extra-inning victory when they square off against the struggling St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in the middle contest of a three-game series.

Ronny Paulino delivered an RBI single in the 10th inning and Adam LaRoche added a three-run double later in the frame to lift the Pirates to an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday in the series opener.

St. Louis has lost three straight games and six of its previous seven contests. But while the Cardinals have struggled recently, Albert Pujols has remained red-hot in the batters box.

Pujols, who tied Tuesday's game in the seventh with a solo home run, is currently on a 12-game hitting streak. The 2005 National League MVP, Pujols is batting .348 with eight blasts and a team-leading 26 RBI this season.

Hoping to avoid a fourth straight loss, St. Louis will send righthander Todd Wellemeyer (3-1, 3.56 ERA) to the mound. Wellemeyer gave up two unearned runs and six hits over six innings during Friday's 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

He will be opposed by Paul Maholm (2-3, 4.79), who did not receive a decision in his last outing - a 5-4 triumph over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Maholm pitched six frames, allowing four runs and six hits.








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

    BATTERIES: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM, SEAN BURNETT (7TH), MARINO SALAS (8TH) AND RONNY
    PAULINO
    STL - TODD WELLEMEYER, RANDY FLORES (8TH), RUSS
    SPRINGER (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH

    May 14 11:02 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY YADIER MOLINA SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y MOLINA ON FIRST, T GLAUS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
    ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C IZTURIS (.252, 3-FOR-4, RBI)

    Pirates 1, Cardinals 5  Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 14 10:46 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY NATE MCLOUTH SCORED JOSE BAUTISTA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MCLOUTH ON FIRST, F SANCHEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
    ST LOUIS 4 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.264, 0-FOR-3)

    Pirates 1, Cardinals 4  Top 8, 0 OutsMay 14 10:35 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED BRIAN BARTON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R ANKIEL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
    ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.246, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Pirates 0, Cardinals 4  Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 14 9:58 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED BRENDAN RYAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ANKIEL ON FIRST, B BARTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
    ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.327, 0-FOR-3)

    Pirates 0, Cardinals 3  Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 14 9:57 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY TROY GLAUS SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T GLAUS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
    ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.289, 1-FOR-1)

    Pirates 0, Cardinals 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 14 9:07 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY CESAR IZTURIS SCORED TROY GLAUS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
    ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T WELLEMEYER (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Pirates 0, Cardinals 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 14 8:43 PM
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