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Molina lifts Cards in extras

Pirates fall to Cardinals despite Wells' latest gem

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Jason Bay homered in the first inning to put the Pirates on top, but that was all the offense they could muster against the Cardinals. Kip Wells tossed 7 1/3 strong innings before turning the game over to the bullpen.

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Yadier Molina celebrates with Tony La Russa after delivering the game-winning hit. (Tom Gannam/AP)

Molina's single gives Cards another victory over Bucs

By Matthew Leach / MLB.com

Yadier Molina singled home the winning run in the 12th inning as the Cardinals notched their 11th straight win over the Pirates. The St. Louis bullpen twirled seven shutout innings, with Al Reyes picking up the victory.

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Pittsburgh (19-24)
Lost 3

St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1

St. Louis (29-16)
Won 2

May 24, 2005

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	1
St. Louis	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0

Standings through 5/24/05 | Gameday | Pirates Stats | Cardinals Stats

Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lawton, RF	5	0	1	0	1	1	1	.259
Wilson, J, SS	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	.196
Bay, LF	6	1	3	1	0	1	3	.287
Ward, 1B	3	0	1	0	2	0	2	.269
Castillo, 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	4	.311
Mackowiak, 3B	4	0	2	0	1	1	4	.333
Redman, T, CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.228
Cota, C	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.246
Mesa, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Wells, P	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.182
Gonzalez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Hill, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
White, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ross, C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.197
Totals	41	1	11	1	6	7	23
a-Grounded out for Gonzalez in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Bay (11, Marquis), Lawton (12, Tavarez). HR: Bay (10, 1st inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Lawton 2; Wilson, J 2; Bay 7; Ward; Castillo; Mackowiak 2; Cota. RBI: Bay (22). 2-out RBI: Bay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Castillo; Mackowiak 2; Wilson, J. GIDP: Redman, T 2; Castillo. Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING CS: Wilson, J (1, 2nd base by Flores/Molina), Mackowiak (3, 2nd base by Marquis/Molina), Redman, T (1, 2nd base by Reyes/Molina). PO: Wilson, J (1st base by Flores). FIELDING E: Wilson, J (3, throw). DP: (Castillo-Wilson, J-Ward).

St. Louis	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Eckstein, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.301
Walker, RF	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	.267
Pujols, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.328
Grudzielanek, 2B	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.318
Edmonds, CF	3	0	0	0	2	2	3	.272
Sanders, LF	4	1	1	0	1	2	1	.256
Mabry, 3B-1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.281
Nunez, 2B-3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.266
Molina, C	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.228
Marquis, P	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.269
Thompson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Flores, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Cedeno, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.133
Tavarez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Taguchi, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236
King, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Reyes, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	37	2	6	1	6	10	12
a-Singled for Flores in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Tavarez in the 10th.
BATTING 2B: Marquis (3, Wells). TB: Walker; Sanders; Nunez; Molina; Marquis 2; Cedeno. RBI: Molina (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Eckstein; Edmonds. S: Eckstein. GIDP: Mabry. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Walker (1, 2nd base off Wells/Cota). CS: Edmonds (2, 2nd base by Mesa/Ross). FIELDING DP: 4 (Eckstein-Nunez-Pujols, Eckstein-Grudzielanek-Mabry 2, Molina-Grudzielanek). Pickoffs: Flores (Wilson, J at 1st base).

Pittsburgh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wells	7.1	4	1	0	2	6	0	3.60
Gonzalez	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	2.00
White	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.54
Mesa (L, 0-4)	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	4.67

St. Louis	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Marquis	5.0	6	1	1	5	4	1	3.43
Thompson	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.87
Flores	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.32
Tavarez	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.96
King	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.65
Reyes (W, 2-0)	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	2.76

IBB: Edmonds (by Wells), Grudzielanek (by Gonzalez), Nunez (by Mesa), Ward (by Marquis).
HBP: Cota (by Thompson).
Pitches-strikes: Wells 98-57, Gonzalez 16-7, White 19-12, Mesa 27-13, Marquis 112-63, Thompson 10-8, Flores 12-8, Tavarez 16-11, King 5-3, Reyes 22-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wells 9-7, Gonzalez 0-0, White 3-2, Mesa 1-1, Marquis 6-4, Thompson 0-3, Flores 2-2, Tavarez 4-2, King 1-0, Reyes 1-1.
Batters faced: Wells 28, Gonzalez 3, White 6, Mesa 7, Marquis 24, Thompson 6, Flores 4, Tavarez 7, King 2, Reyes 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Gonzalez 1-0, Flores 1-0, Reyes 1-0.
EjectionsSt. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols ejected by HP umpire CB Bucknor. (6th).
Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, L to R.
T: 3:40.
Att: 36,285.

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