MLB Season Review: Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in three-game series
National League’s St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates both displayed an astonishing battle in an exciting three game series. Pirates did a noticeable job as they sealed a 2-1 victory after beating the Cardinals in this series. Pittsburgh has had a
surprising season so far as they got a very poor Win-Loss record during spring training season.
Let us take a concise abstract.
Game 1 – April 4: Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – St. Louis Cardinals 3
Pirates directed a 4-3 win during the first game, as Charlie Morton was incredible with his pitching. He threw his six innings with a satisfactory ERA and struck-out two batters in the Pirates victory. Pirates’ manager, Clint Hurdle commented on Morton and
said, “He did everything you could have hoped he would have done. He pitched an outstanding game.”
Cardinals’ batters added only three runs in the game. Kyle Lohse pitched well for St. Louis but that was not enough to grab a win for his team. He was able to strike-out five batters during his 95 pitches and gave away one walk, six hits, four runs, one
home-run and four earned runs with an ERA of 5.14.
Game 2 – April 5: Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – St. Louis Cardinals 3
In the second game, Cardinals outshined the Pirates 3-2. Cardinals’ starter, Kyle McClellan threw the ball in right line as he threw six innings and permitted only two runs with an ERA of 3.00. McClellan struck-out seven batters on his 95 pitches.
Hurdle said, “I think it surprises everybody more when he struggles.”
Pirates struggled with their batting and scored two runs right through the whole game. James McDonald had a shaky day with the ball as he pitched just over four innings with an ERA of 3.86 and allowed four hits, two runs, two earned runs and four walks on
his 87 pitches.
Game 3 – April 6: Pittsburgh Pirates 3 – St. Louis Cardinals 1
During final game of the series, Cardinals lost 3-1. Pirates’ first baseman Lyle Overbay shined as he struck one RBI and went 2-for-5 with an average of .304. Speaking to reporters, Neil Walker said, “It's definitely been starting pitching. But it's only
six games. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves.”
Kevin Correia was unsteady as he pitched seven innings with an ERA of 1.38 and permitted five hits and two walks on his 89 pitches. He had three strike-outs on his individual pitched innings.
Cardinals’ batters added just one run in the series decider. Lance Berkman was the only player who scored a single run on the score-board to keep alive his team. However, a tremendous team effort gave the Pirates a series win against the Cardinals.
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