GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES
07/11/2109
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES
GAME ID: 12746 - THURSDAY, JULY 11TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis (GCL) Cardinals (7-6) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates (6-6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Cardinals Best Pirates, 2-1
St. Louis (GCL) got a first-rate effort from pitcher Jon Rodriguez, who frustrated Pittsburgh (GCL) hitters en route to a 2-1 Cardinals triumph at Pirate City Complex. St. Louis (GCL) goes to 7-6.

St. Louis (GCL) used a clutch at-bat from Antonio Limardo to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Cardinals ahead, 2-1. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Our pitching was the difference tonight," Limardo said.
ST. LOUIS (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Limardo RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .195 1 6
   e-C. Karnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .357 2 7
   j-J. Tortora 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Malave LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 1 2
J. Ahtisaari CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .302 0 4
   f-B. Hoyt RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
S. Kroc SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .282 1 5
B. Winter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .333 1 5
J. Bello 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
   a-W. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 0
   g-C. Payne 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
R. Blaze DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 2 5
   b-S. Gonzales DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 4
B. Burns 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 2
   c-J. Webb PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .533 0 4
   h-J. Perez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Leanos C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .226 1 3
   d-T. Zavala PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 0 3
   i-M. Boetel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 13 11      
a - W. Martinez pinch hit for J. Bello in the 9th
b - S. Gonzales inserted as DH in the 9th
c - J. Webb pinch hit for B. Burns in the 9th
d - T. Zavala pinch hit for R. Leanos in the 9th
e - C. Karnes pinch hit for A. Limardo in the 9th
f - B. Hoyt substituted for J. Ahtisaari in the 9th
g - C. Payne substituted for W. Martinez in the 9th
h - J. Perez substituted for J. Webb in the 9th
i - M. Boetel substituted for T. Zavala in the 9th
j - J. Tortora substituted for C. Karnes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ahtisaari (5, 1st Inning off R. McMillan, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Webb (4, 9th Inning off J. Lewis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Limardo (1, 3rd Inning off R. McMillan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Limardo 4 , J. Ahtisaari 2 , S. Kroc , B. Burns , J. Webb 2 , R. Leanos , T. Zavala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Karnes , S. Kroc , B. Winter
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Winter-Kroc-Winter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gustafson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 2 7
J. Toro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 2 7
A. Torres RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 1
   a-S. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
P. Mountain 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 0 4
   b-M. Garza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
A. Rivera LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .353 2 4
J. Gonzeles DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154 0 2
A. Argudo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 1
S. Shore CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
A. Morrison C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 2
Totals 30 1 5 1 1 3 7      
a - S. Clark pinch hit for A. Torres in the 9th
b - M. Garza pinch hit for P. Mountain in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Rivera (2, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Gustafson , J. Toro , A. Rivera 5 , J. Gonzeles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Torres , A. Argudo
GIDP: A. Torres
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonzeles (3) , A. Morrison (1)
CS: A. Rivera (1)
ST. LOUIS (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez W (1-2) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 1 84 7.20   
E. Mendez SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 65
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 25, E. Mendez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 8-8, E. Mendez 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 84-51, E. Mendez 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. McMillan L (1-1) 3.2 4 2 2 2 5 1 71 1.98   
R. Sanchez 2.1 0 0 0 1 5 0 37 5.19   
D. Trainor 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.42   
I. Roth 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.86   
J. Lewis 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McMillan 46
Batters Faced: R. McMillan 17, R. Sanchez 8, D. Trainor 4, I. Roth 3, J. Lewis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McMillan 4-2, R. Sanchez 1-1, D. Trainor 3-0, I. Roth 0-1, J. Lewis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McMillan 71-45, R. Sanchez 37-22, D. Trainor 12-7, I. Roth 12-8, J. Lewis 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sanchez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Rodriguez
Ballpark: Pirate City Complex
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 4969
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