St. Louis Cardinals (53-47) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (51-47)
1:35 at PNC Park
Kyle Lohse (8-7, 3.45) vs. Charlie Morton (8-5, 3.62)
Lineups:
| Cardinals Lineup: 1. Ryan Theriot (R) SS 2. Jon Jay (L) LF 3. Albert Pujols (R) 1B 4. Lance Berkman (S) RF 5. Colby Rasmus (L) CF 6. Skip Schumaker (L) 2B 7. Gerald Laird (R) C 8. Daniel Descalso (L) 3B 9. Kyle Lohse (R) P |
Pirates Lineup: 1. Chase d'Arnaud (R) 3B 2. Matt Diaz (R) LF 3. Neil Walker (S) 2B 4. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF 5. Lyle Overbay (L) 1B 6. Garrett Jones (L) RF 7. Ronny Cedeno (R) SS 8. Eric Fryer (R) C 9. Charlie Morton (R) P |
Andrew McCutchen: 5/12 (.417), 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 K
Garrett Jones: 3/10 (.333), 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB
Neil Walker: 4/9 (.444), 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 BB, 2 K
Lyle Overbay: 3/9 (.333), 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 K
Matt Diaz: 1/7 (.143), 1 2B, 2 K
Current Cardinals vs. Morton:
Albert Pujols: 4/13 (.308), 1 2B, 3 BB, 1 K
Skip Schumaker: 7/14 (.500), 1 2B, 2 BB
Ryan Theriot: 5/12 (.417), 1 BB, 2 K
Colby Rasmus: 5/11 (.455), 1 BB, 1 K
Lance Berkman: 5/7 (.714), 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 1 K
Matt Holliday: 4/9 (.444), 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 K
Yadier Molina: 4/8 (.500), 1 2B, 1 HR
Game Notes:
- Alex Presley is still out of the lineup with a left thumb contusion, Chase d'Arnaud is in the lead off spot for the 2nd straight night, he had 2 hits and stole a base from the 1-hole Saturday night.
- Kyle Lohse has struggled recently, going 0-3 with a 7.64 ERA in 3 starters against the Rays, Diamondbacks, and Mets.
- The Pirates get a slight break with Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina being out of the lineup for the Cardinals. Molina homered in each of the first 2 games of this series. Gerald Laird makes the start at catcher and Colby Rasmus will be in center, shifting Jon Jay to left to fill in for Holliday.
- Today will be the 13th sell out of the season for the Pirates, they are 7-5 in sold out games after their loss last night.
- With a win and a Brewers loss, the Pirates will be back in a tie for first place.
Gameday: