Duke delivers, but Bucs fall
Cardinals 3, Pirates 1
Zach Duke yielded eight hits in seven innings on Friday night. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
By Ed Eagle / MLB.com
Left-hander Zach Duke turned in a quality start, allowing three runs over seven innings, and knocked in Pittsburgh's lone run, but the Pirates lost to the Cardinals. Catcher Ronny Paulino had two hits for Pittsburgh.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: September 01, 2006
Pittsburgh
(53-82)
Lost 1
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 1
Today's Boxes 9/1/06
CHC 6, SF 2
DET 9, LAA 0
NYY 8, MIN 1
BOS 2, TOR 1
TB 2, SEA 1
FLA 3, MIL 2
NYM 8, HOU 7
KC 7, CWS 5
CLE 7, TEX 2
OAK 5, BAL 4
CIN 6, SD 2
LAD 6, COL 3
St. Louis
(72-61)
Won 3
September 1, 2006
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Standings thru 9/1/06  | Gameday  | Pirates Stats  | Cardinals Stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Duffy , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213
Bautista , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252
Sanchez , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .344
Bay , LF4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .289
Nady , RF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Doumit , 1B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
Paulino , C3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .318
Castillo , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
Duke , P2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .207
a-Wilson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Rogers , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 1 3 1 0 8 6
a-Struck out for Duke in the 8th.
BATTING TB : Duffy; Paulino 2.RBI : Duke (7).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sanchez.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING DP : (Sanchez-Castillo-Doumit).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Wilson , RF3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .268
Taguchi , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Pujols , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .317
Rolen , 3B3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .313
Encarnacion , CF4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .289
Belliard , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282
Miles , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
Molina , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Carpenter , P3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
Totals 31 3 8 2 2 0 13
BATTING HR : Wilson (13, 3rd inning off Duke, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Wilson 4; Taguchi; Rolen 2; Encarnacion 2; Miles; Carpenter.RBI : Encarnacion (70), Wilson (63).2-out RBI : Encarnacion.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Belliard 2; Wilson.GIDP : Belliard.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Wilson (1, fielding).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Duke (L, 8-13)7.0 8 3 3 1 0 1 4.97
Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carpenter (W, 13-6)9.0 3 1 1 0 8 0 2.87
WP : Duke, Carpenter.HBP : Nady (by Carpenter).Pitches-strikes : Duke 88-56, Rogers 15-11, Carpenter 102-76.Ground outs-fly outs : Duke 15-6, Rogers 2-1, Carpenter 16-3.Batters faced : Duke 30, Rogers 3, Carpenter 31.Umpires : HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jerry Crawford.Weather : 76 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, In from CF.T : 1:54.Att : 42,091.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner