Cardinals' Sixth-Inning Struggles: How Did Pirates Capitalize at Busch Stadium?

First Inning

The St. Louis Cardinals faced off against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a tightly contested game at Busch Stadium. The Cards, with a record of 65-69, were unable to overcome the Bucs, who held a 59-75 record. The final score was 2-1 in favor of the Pirates.

In the opening inning, both teams started cautiously with neither side managing to get on base. The Cardinals' pitcher Sonny Gray demonstrated control early on, keeping the Pirates' hitters at bay.

Second Inning

The second inning saw some action from the Redbirds as they managed to score their only run of the game. Iván Herrera and Pedro Pagés contributed significantly during this period with their batting prowess. Herrera's batting average stood at .333 while Pagés showcased an impressive .500 average.

Third Inning

As we moved into the third inning, both teams struggled to make significant headway offensively. Despite several attempts by Nolan Gorman and Lars Nootbaar to break through Pittsburgh's defense, they were unable to add more runs for St. Louis.

Sixth Inning

The sixth inning proved pivotal for Pittsburgh as they capitalized on errors made by St. Louis’ defense and scored two crucial runs that ultimately decided the game's outcome. This was one of those game-changing plays Cardinals vs Pirates that shifted momentum towards Pittsburgh’s favor.

Eighth Inning

Despite efforts from players like Masyn Winn who maintained a perfect fielding percentage throughout this match-up, it wasn't enough for St.Louis as they failed again in their offensive attempts during these later innings against strong pitching performances from Pirate pitchers.

Ninth Inning

In what would be considered another challenging period for both sides due largely because neither team could find any rhythm or consistency offensively; however defensively each side held firm until time expired leaving fans reflecting upon how different things might have been if certain opportunities had gone differently earlier within playtime itself!

Fans can look forward now towards next scheduled encounter between these two rivals when once again they'll meet up inside same venue but under different circumstances altogether come August 28th starting promptly around afternoon hours (2:15 PM) local time here within city limits where broadcast coverage will include SportsNet PT network providing full access live viewing experience directly into homes across nation-wide audience alike!

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