St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, September 18, 2020 (Game 2)
September 18, 2020, 4:10 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2020Pittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis Cardinals
.641
OPS.694
59
HR51
219
Runs240
4.68
ERA3.90
1.36
WHIP1.23
536
Strikeouts by pitchers464
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
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Bryan Reynolds led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan ReynoldsLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin MoranDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Bell1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gregory PolancoRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Erik GonzálezSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Newman2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason MartinCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
Dylan Carlson led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolten Wong2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy EdmanRF/3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul GoldschmidtDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Miller3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison BaderPR/CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonCF/RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt WietersC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
Chad Kuhl went 5.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (6 SO, 1 ER); Daniel Ponce de Leon went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (9 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Chad Kuhl | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Andrew Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Seth Elledge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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