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Pittsburgh Pirates 2–5 St. Louis Cardinals: MLB regular season, 23 August 2000
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2 at Busch Stadium I on 23 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
23 August 2000 · Busch Stadium I
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The game
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2 at Busch Stadium I on 23 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs, while the home St. Louis Cardinals finished with 5. The winning margin was 3 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, St. Louis Cardinals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 0–1 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 4, St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 0–3 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 7, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 2–3 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 8, St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 2–5 St. Louis Cardinals.
Pitching decisions
Rick Ankiel 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
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 8 hits and 0 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
St. Louis Cardinals finished with 10 hits and 0 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 Pittsburgh Pirates 52 wins and 73 losses.
The season record shown with this result was St. Louis Cardinals 70 wins and 56 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | — |
| Total | 2 | 5 |
Sources
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