Game 15: Cardinals @ Pirates, 4-17-06, 7:05 EST

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Lineups and pitching matchup to follow later this afternoon.

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D. Eckstein ss
S. Taguchi cf
A. Pujols 1b
S. Rolen 3b
J. Encarnacion rf
Y. Molina ca
H. Luna 2b
S. Shumaker lf
J. Marquis sp


C. Duffy cf
J. Wilson ss
J. Bay lf
J. Burnitz rf
C. Wilson 1b
J. Randa 3b
J. Castillo 2b
R. Paulino ca
P. Maholm sp

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Ugh, Pujols homers again. 2-0 Cards.

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Top 1- Cardinals batting facing Paul Maholm
D. Eckstein grounded to second. (J. Castillo - C. Wilson)
S. Taguchi singled to shortstop.
A. Pujols homered to center, Taguchi scored. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0
S. Rolen flied to center. (C. Duffy)
J. Encarnacion singled to right.
Y. Molina grounded to the pitcher. (P. Maholm - C. Wilson)

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Bottom 1- Pirates batting facing Jason Marquis
C. Duffy grounded to the pitcher. (J. Marquis - A. Pujols)
J. Wilson flied shallow left. (D. Eckstein)
J. Bay walked.
J. Burnitz grounded to the pitcher. (J. Marquis - A. Pujols)

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Top 2- Cardinals batting facing Paul Maholm
H. Luna struck out looking. (1st strikeout by Paul Maholm)
S. Shumaker struck out swinging. (2nd strikeout by Paul Maholm)
J. Marquis grounded to second. (J. Castillo - C. Wilson)

Nice rebound by my sigsake.

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Bottom 2- Pirates batting facing Jason Marquis
C. Wilson flied to shallow left. (H. Luna)
J. Randa grounded to short. (D. Eckstein - A. Pujols)
J. Castillo flied out to center. (S. Taguchi)

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Top 3- Cardinals batting facing Paul Maholm
D. Eckstein grounded to short. (J. Wilson- C. Wilson)
S. Taguchi flied out to right. (J. Burnitz)
A. Pujols doubled to right.
S. Rolen walked.
J. Encarnacion flied to right. (J. Burnitz)

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Bottom 3- Pirates batting facing Jason Marquis
R. Paulino flied to center. (S. Taguchi)
P. Maholm struck out looking. (1st strikeout by Jason Marquis)
C. Duffy singled to first.
J. Wilson flied to left. (S. Shumaker)

Maholm to the plate to "Song of the South" by Alabama. Hmmm, I guess he is from Mississippi, but couldn't he have found something better than that? Duffy single misplayed by pitcher Marquis.

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Top 4- Cardinals batting facing Paul Maholm
Y. Molina struck out looking. (3rd strikeout by Paul Maholm)
H. Luna doubled to left.
S. Shumaker lined to second. (J. Castillo)
J. Marquis grounded to third. (J. Randa - C. Wilson)

Maholm

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Bottom 4- Pirates batting facing Jason Marquis
J. Bay flied to center. (S. Taguchi)
J. Burnitz flied to center. (S. Taguchi)
C. Wilson grounded to third. (S. Rolen - A. Pujols)

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Top 5- Cardinals batting facing Paul Maholm
D. Eckstein lined to second. (J. Castillo)
S. Taguchi singled to short.
A. Pujols walked, Taguchi to second.
S. Rolen lined to left. (J. Bay)
J. Encarnacion hit by pitch, Taguchi to third, Pujols to second.
Y. Molina grounded to third. (J. Randa - C. Wilson)

WTG PAULIE!

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Bottom 5- Pirates batting facing Jason Marquis
J. Randa grounded to short. (D. Eckstein - A. Pujols)
J. Castillo flied to right. (J. Encarnacion)
R. Paulino lined to third. (S. Rolen)

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Top 6- Cardinals batting facing Paul Maholm
H. Luna singled to left.
S. Shumaker grounded to second, Luna to third. (J. Castillo - C. Wilson)
H. Luna stole third.
J. Marquis struck out swinging. (4th strikeout by Paul Maholm)
D. Eckstein grounded to the pitcher. (P. Maholm - C. Wilson)

Lets get some runs O, the kid deserves a win today.

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Bottom 6- Pirates batting facing Jason Marquis
Freddy Sanchez hit for Paul Maholm
F. Sanchez lined to third. (S. Rolen)
C. Duffy grounded to second. (H. Luna - A. Pujols)
J. Wilson grounded to second. (H. Luna - A. Pujols)

Final Lines
Paul Maholm 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP(118 pitches)