Attendance: 33,566
Duration: 2:55
Weather: 67 degrees, Partly cloudy
Wind: SSW 4 MPH
Umpires: HP: Gonzalez. 1B: Nelson. 2B: Fletcher. 3B: Diaz.
Section 147, Row 7, Seat 9 – Home Field Box, just to the right of home
plate, seventh row behind several rows of premium seating
Game notes – long-time St. Louis stalwart Adam Wainwright got an
extended standing ovation when he strolled in from the bullpen, returning from
a 4-month stint on the DL, and breezed through the 1st inning … he
then allowed a solo homer in the 2nd and 3 more runs in the 3rd,
but recovered to retire the final 8 batters he faced … Pittsburgh starter
Trevor Williams was perfect through the first 3 frames, but the Cards tied
things up in the 4th on 4 hits and a sac fly … the Pirates retook
the lead in the 6th, scoring one run each off St. Louis relievers
Chasen Shreve and Dominic Leone … the home team struck for another 4-run inning
in the bottom of the 8th, with the big blow being a 3-run HR by Matt
Adams … recently-announced closer Carlos Martinez did allow a run in the top of
the 9th, but the Cardinals survived when shortstop Paul DeJong threw
out Francisco Cervelli on a grounder deep in the hole, on a play close enough
that it was reviewed (and upheld) while the post-game victory fireworks were
going off
Other – perfect short-sleeve weather throughout the evening, with no
humidity and almost no wind … the hot dogs ($5.00) and chocolate éclair ice
cream bars ($3.25) are both considerably cheaper than those in DC; other
concession items not so much … in a cute touch, they played several seconds of “Who
Are You” just before announcing the Pirates’ starting lineup … I wound up
sitting next to perhaps the only person in the stands wearing the jersey of
winning pitcher John Brebbia (said he liked the beard)
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