Game 121: Pirates vs. Cardinals: 08.16.11

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Tabatas back! Getting the start in left. Pedro is down. Karstens strikes out the first 2 and gets Pujols to ground out to doumit just about 2 inches infront of home plate.

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Tabata grounds to second to lead off the bottom of the 1st. Paul thrown out by Carpenter. 2 outs

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Cutch first pitch swinging grounds out to short.

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Karstens fiance is cute as a button BTW.

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Holliday lines a ball straight at Cutch who misjudges the carry and it goes to the wall for a double

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Karstens strikes out Berkman for out number 1. 3 strikeouts so far. Karstens looking good so far.

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Karstens saws off freese who breaks his bat and grounds out to cedeno. 2 outs Holliday moves to 3rd

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Schumaker grounds to first Jones gets a nasty bounce as he dove for the ball Holliday scores 1-0 cards. Next batter flies out to cutch, missed who it was.

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Doumit strikes out, walker singles to right.

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Jones strikes out looking. 3 pitches

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Cedeno grounds out, but Furcal made a nice play to snag the ball right behind second base

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Carpenter strikes out to start bottom of 4th, 4 strike out so far for Karstens

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karstens walks jon jay, furcal to the plate

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Furcal pops out to walker, 2 outs

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Pujols grounds to cedeno, who forces jay at second, kartens still rolling along