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Pittsburgh Pirates 8–2 St. Louis Cardinals: MLB regular season, 3 May 2000
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–2 at Busch Stadium I on 3 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
3 May 2000 · Busch Stadium I
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The game
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–2 at Busch Stadium I on 3 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 8 runs, while the home St. Louis Cardinals finished with 2. The winning margin was 6 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half and St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 1–2 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 6, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 7, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 4 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 8–2 St. Louis Cardinals.
Pitching decisions
Kris Benson was credited with the pitching win. Pat Hentgen was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 13 hits and 0 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
St. Louis Cardinals finished with 5 hits and 0 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 11 wins and 15 losses.
The season record shown with this result was St. Louis Cardinals 17 wins and 10 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 2 |
Sources
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