Game 54 Recap-
The St. Louis Cardinals new “ace” RH Todd Wellemeyer shut the Pirates out butt cold, helping them win,5-4 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. In earning his 6th win, he went 7 innings and allowed 6 hits with 1 run. He struck out 4 and walked 2. Pirates SP LH Zach Duke battled for 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 runs, he struck out 2 and walked 1.
After CF Nate McLouth homered to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead in the 1st, Cardinals superstar 1b Albert Pujols matched it with a runner on for a 2-1 spread. Wellemeyer helped his cause with a sacrifice fly in the 2nd. St. Louis added 2 insurance runs in the 7th vs RH Tyler Yates. Those became important because Pirates PH Jason Michaels pinch hit in the 9th and doubled in 3 runs vs Cardinals RH Ryan Franklin. Franklin settled down and retired McLouth with a comebacker to end the game and give St. Louis a 5-4 win.
Star of the Game-
Wellemeyer- 6th win with an rbi
Pirates Notes-
The Pirates OFs lead the majors with 34….team is 25-29 at this point with some key injuries, lineup really misses C Ryan Doumit
Next Game
Saturday-7:15 Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Pirates LH Paul Maholm(2-5,5.11) vs Pirates RH Mike Parisi(1st ML start, 2.87 in 15 2/3 over 8 games)
