Pre-Game: Cardinals vs. Pirates

Game: St. Louis Cardinals (81-72) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (69-85)
Time: 7:05 PM
Location: PNC Park - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game-Time Weather: Sunny, 83
TV/Radio: AT&T SPORTSNET/KDKA-FM 93.7


Tonight's Starting Pitcher's:

Lance Lynn - RHP (11-7, 3.09) vs. Gerrit Cole - RHP (11-11, 4.13)


Cardinals Lineup:

Pirates Lineup:

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Starling Marte (R) LF

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. David Freese (R) 3B

6. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

7. Elias Diaz (R) C

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Gerrit Cole (R) P

*If you missed JAL's Morning Links, you can find them here.

*BFFL's Spreadsheet, that includes JAL's Prediction Contest is available for viewing here.

*Las Vegas Odds can be found here.

*Pirates Radio Pre-Game begins at 5:40 PM, click here to listen.

*Game Thread will auto-post at 7:00 PM. If needed, I will post more throughout the night.

JAL’s Theme from CHIPS Morning Links

Theme from CHIPS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_WIF51l67Q

MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

4 BFFL’s Pirates Stats Spreadsheet and Prediction Contest

First link is to new 2017 sheets but no data yet while second link is to 2016 data

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wMRQrWaQaLQvSs502k6qTzds_6JOlKjzNeaUNLtNLyc/edit#gid=0

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19zg6X5VUHUBW_0QTsTMLdNcgTYSq-hZIKvzLFmhwPjU/edit#gid=775822168

5 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates News and Notes: Kramer, Kang, Gold Gloves

https://rumbunter.com/2017/09/22/pittsburgh-pirates-news-and-notes-kramer-kang-gold-gloves/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cardiac Cards Make Zombie Comeback, Beat Bucs 4-3: A Recap

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/9/23/16353650/zombie-cardinals-eat-pirates

8 Green Weenie

Cards Can't Give Bucs the Game; Pirates Fall 4-3

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/09/cards-cant-give-bucs-game-pirates-fall.html

9 Red Reporter

Gennett scoots franchise record fourth grand slam but Reds fall to Sox 5-4

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/9/23/16353628/gennett-scoots-franchise-record-fourth-grand-slam-but-reds-fall-to-sox-5-4

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

The Cubs should join other teams in extending ballpark netting

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/9/22/16350180/mlb-extended-nets-yankees-reds-cubs

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates have something to gain in season’s final games

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/09/22/the-pittsburgh-pirates-need-to-shut-it-down/

12 Dallas News

Mosley: If I were Rangers, I'd find way to acquire Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole this offseason

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2017/09/22/mosley-rangers-find-way-acquire-pirates-pitcher-gerrit-cole-offseason

13 FanRag

Rumors and Rumblings | Wither the starting pitchers?

https://www.fanragsports.com/rumors-rumblings-wither-the-starting-pitchers-edited/

14 Detroit Free Press

Who's the next Detroit Tigers manager? Here are five candidates

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/09/23/detroit-tigers-next-manager/695361001/

15 Cubbies Crib

Chicago Cubs: Juan Nicasio makes sense for team in 2018

https://cubbiescrib.com/2017/09/22/chicago-cubs-juan-nicasio-makes-sense-team-2018/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Despite doubters, Matheny felt Cards were contenders

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/despite-doubters-matheny-felt-cards-were-contenders/article_f699f916-b64b-5890-9514-696360322ef6.html

17 SB Nation

B players are raising money for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/9/21/16348422/mlb-players-raising-money-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria

18 CBS Sports

MLB Friday scores, highlights, updates, news: Indians on verge of history again

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-friday-scores-highlights-updates-news-indians-on-verge-of-history-again/

19 Fangraphs

How Financial Security for Minor Leaguers Would Benefit Everyone

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-financial-security-for-minor-leaguers-would-benefit-everyone/

20 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Our Large Retired Sons

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32823

Post-Game: Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

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Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E St. Louis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 2

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7:05 PM ET, September 22, 2017 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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St. Louis Cardinals Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG M. Carpenter, 3B-1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .243 .386 .448   J. Gyorko, PH 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .270 .338 .464   R. Grichuk, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .283 .461   L. Voit, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .307 .419 T. Pham, LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 .410 .520 D. Fowler, CF 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 .272 .370 .504 J. Martínez, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .309 .376 .516   A. Mejia, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 .171 .205 Y. Molina, C 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .276 .315 .444   M. Sierra, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .379 .345   J. Nicasio, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P. DeJong, SS 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 .281 .320 .528 K. Wong, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .290 .382 .420 S. Piscotty, RF 4 0 2 0 3 0 2 .246 .350 .386   H. Bader, PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .299 .423 M. Wacha, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 .065 .045   G. Garcia, PH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 .368 .342   A. Díaz, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .293 .396   J. Brebbia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   R. Sherriff, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   M. Bowman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Kelly, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .271 .256 Totals 33 4 11 3 13 6 3 - - -

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG A. Frazier, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .350 .405   J. Stallings, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 S. Marte, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .255 .316 .353 A. McCutchen, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .359 .473 J. Bell, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .252 .329 .460 D. Freese, 3B 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 .263 .368 .373 G. Polanco, RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .302 .387 E. Díaz, C 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .242 .280 .345   M. Moroff, PR-2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .274 .308 J. Mercer, SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .251 .323 .397 I. Nova, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .020 .020 .020   C. Bostick, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .333   E. Santana, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. Neverauskas, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Osuna, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .277 .440   J. Jaso, PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .327 .404   G. Kontos, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   F. Rivero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 33 3 5 3 7 2 7 - - -

2B: StL 2, M. Carpenter (31), S. Piscotty (16). Pit 2, D. Freese (15), E. Díaz (14).

HR:

HR Detail:

Scoring Position: StL - 2 for 15.Pit - 2 for 9.

SH: StL 2, T. Pham (1), M. Wacha (1). Pit 0,

St. Louis Cardinals Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA M. Wacha 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 0 19 73 26 - 47 4.00 .266 J. Brebbia 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 7 - 8 2.30 .185 R. Sherriff 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 10 4 - 6 4.35 .250 M. Bowman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 4 - 9 3.99 .237 J. Nicasio, (W 5-5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 17 5 - 12 2.74 .217

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA I. Nova 5.0 6 2 1 4 2 0 23 85 31 - 54 4.14 .275 E. Santana 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 20 8 - 12 4.20 .263 D. Neverauskas 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 7 - 7 2.82 .235 G. Kontos, (Hld ) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 3 - 8 3.59 .253 F. Rivero, (L 5-3, BS 2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 7 23 8 - 15 1.74 .174

Errors: StL 1, P. DeJong (12). Pit 2, I. Nova (1), J. Mercer (10).

Double Plays: StL 1, (DeJong to Wong to Martínez). Pit 4, (Freese to Frazier to Bell; Freese to Frazier to Bell; Mercer to Frazier to Bell; Freese to Moroff to Bell).

Stolen Bases: StL 3, T. Pham (23), D. Fowler (7), J. Martínez (4). Pit 1, S. Marte (19).

Umpires: HP--Danley, 1B--Miller, 2B--Hamari, 3B--Tichenor.