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St. Louis Cardinals 7–5 Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB regular season, 21 May 2000
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5 at Three Rivers Stadium on 21 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
21 May 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
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The game
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5 at Three Rivers Stadium on 21 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting St. Louis Cardinals scored 7 runs, while the home Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 5. The winning margin was 2 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was St. Louis Cardinals 2–2 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 4, St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was St. Louis Cardinals 4–2 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 6, St. Louis Cardinals scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was St. Louis Cardinals 5–2 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 7, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was St. Louis Cardinals 5–3 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 8, St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was St. Louis Cardinals 7–4 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 9, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was St. Louis Cardinals 7–5 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pitching decisions
Andy Benes was credited with the pitching win. Todd Ritchie was charged with the loss.
Dave Veres recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
St. Louis Cardinals finished with 10 hits and 0 errors, alongside 7 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 9 hits and 1 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was St. Louis Cardinals 25 wins and 18 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 19 wins and 23 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | St. Louis Cardinals | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 5 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.