Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals, September 18, 2020 (Game 1)
September 18, 2020, 4:05 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2020St. Louis CardinalsPittsburgh Pirates
.694
OPS.641
51
HR59
240
Runs219
3.90
ERA4.68
1.23
WHIP1.36
464
Strikeouts by pitchers536
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Paul Goldschmidt and Yadier Molina led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolten Wong2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy EdmanRF/3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad MillerDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yadier MolinaC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Harrison BaderCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
John Ryan Murphy led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Frazier2B/LF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin MoranDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gregory PolancoRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsLF/CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JT RiddleCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik GonzálezPH/SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason MartinPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Osuna1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh BellPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ryan MurphyC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Pitching
Carlos Martinez went 3.2 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (1 SO, 1 ER); Trevor Williams went 4.1 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (3 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Carlos Martinez | 3.2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Reyes | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Helsley | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Trevor Williams | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Nik Turley | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Howard | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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