MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
04/09/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 757 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (7-5) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 7 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (6-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Cardinals Squelch Pirates Offense in Shutout Win
PNC Park was the site for National League action featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis pitcher Ed Franklin did his part in helping his team defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-0. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. The win gives St. Louis a record of 7-5.

St. Louis used the hitting of Zak Taylor to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the third inning to put the Cardinals on top, 2-0. For the game, Taylor had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

St. Louis manager Ty Van Burkleo praised his team's "energy."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .279 0 1
S. Cortés CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .333 0 2
A. White 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .267 1 5
Z. Taylor DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .314 2 7
J. Heyward RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .182 0 6
A. Romero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .279 1 5
C. Gómez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 2 5
J. Álvarez 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .279 2 12
C. Jarvis SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .139 0 4
Totals 33 5 7 5 6 6 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: Z. Taylor (2, 3rd Inning off T. Bauer, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Álvarez (2, 6th Inning off T. Bauer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Cortés 2 , A. White , Z. Taylor 5 , J. Heyward , J. Álvarez 4
2-out RBI: , Z. Taylor 2 , J. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. White , A. Romero , C. Gómez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación (4) , S. Cortés (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Riley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 1 4
J. Reyes LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .341 1 8
M. Rodríguez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291 1 6
D. Badger 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .100 0 1
D. Murray RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .357 0 5
J. Lamb 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .185 1 2
J. Bowen SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 1 7
   a-B. Martin PR, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 1 2
T. Norton C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .258 1 2
O. Cameron CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 0 3
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 11 14      
a - B. Martin pinch ran for J. Bowen in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bowen (5, 2nd Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Reyes (3, 6th Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reyes 2 , M. Rodríguez , J. Bowen 2 , T. Norton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Riley , D. Murray , J. Lamb , O. Cameron
Hit by Pitch: D. Murray
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Reyes(White at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Franklin W (3-0) 6.2 3 0 0 2 6 0 104 0.00   
C. Hewer 2.1 1 0 0 1 5 0 38 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 72
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 26, C. Hewer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 4-10, C. Hewer 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 104-63, C. Hewer 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hewer 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Franklin
Balk: C. Hewer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bauer L (0-2) 5.2 6 5 5 4 3 2 91 6.75   
C. Wall 3.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 45 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bauer 36
Batters Faced: T. Bauer 26, C. Wall 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bauer 5-8, C. Wall 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bauer 91-50, C. Wall 45-25
WP: C. Wall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Franklin
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 26000
Special Notes: SS Jeremy Bowen was injured while running the bases.
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