I PICK DIVISION AND AWARDS RACES

WHO WILL WIN?

Now that the non-waiver Trade Deadline has passed and one-third of the league's players have changed teams -- this is a rough estimate -- we can really settle into the pennant races.

Of course, those aren't the only battles taking place. We've also got some Baseball Writers' Association of America hardware on the line between now and Oct. 1, and the individual plot points associated with those honors can be entertaining as well.

So here's one man's ranking of all of baseball's races in the home stretch, in order from most to least compelling.

1. NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

This is going to turn out one of two ways:

A. The Phillies or Braves are going to win a division title that quite literally nobody was predicting at the start of the year. It would be Atlanta's first division title since 2013 and Philadelphia's first since '11.

B. The Nationals, who were seven games back on July 26, are going to storm back to win the title after a summer in which they seriously contemplated trading Bryce Harper and others.

Either scenario is pretty compelling. As of this writing, the FanGraphs-calculated odds of winning the division are 45.3 percent for the Phils, 32.2 percent for the Nats and 22.5 percent for the Braves.

2. NL CENTRAL

It boils down to the Cubs and Brewers, but the Pirates and Cardinals are on the periphery. And the last-place Reds have become a real headache for opposing clubs. So this division is a lot of fun right now.

The Cubs probably remain the best team on paper (with a 76.7-percent chance of winning the Central, per FanGraphs), and they've beaten the Brew Crew in eight of 11 meetings, to date. But they haven't been able to separate themselves in the standings so far, and with Yu Darvish, Kris Bryant and Brandon Morrow all banged up, who knows? Milwaukee is hunting what would be just its second division title since 1982.

3. NL WEST

On the one hand, this race is ultra-tight, with the Dodgers, D-backs and Rockies all neck and neck and the Giants looming not terribly far behind.

On the other hand, the Dodgers, who entered the year heavily favored to win the West, were 10 games under .500 on May 16 and have one of the best records in baseball since then. So the time to truly knock Los Angeles out might have already come and gone, especially given the way it fueled up at the Deadline with Manny Machado and Brian Dozier (FanGraphs gives them a 78-percent chance of winning the division). But that doesn't mean those other clubs can't do it. L.A. still has 23 games left against Arizona, Colorado and San Francisco.

4. AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

Let's start with the good: The Red Sox and Yankees are both on pace for north of 100 wins -- something that has happened in only three previous division races since the division format was instituted in 1969 (the Yanks and Orioles in 1980 AL East, and the Braves and Giants in 1993 NL West and Mariners and A's in 2001 AL West). And with both of these clubs having stocked up at the Deadline and so much emotion invested in The Rivalry, both clubs have all the incentive in the world to win the division and avoid the one-and-done Wild Card Game.

Now, the reality: The Red Sox took a 7 1/2-game lead into Saturday's game and have been on an absolute tear since the start of July. In record and run differential, it might be the best Boston club, well, ever. A lot of us would love to see these two clubs playing a series that matters the final weekend of the regular season in Fenway, and the ranking here reflects, in some measure, a belief that crazy things can and perhaps will happen in The Rivalry. But man, the Red Sox might actually be running away with a division featuring a fellow triple-digit winner, and that's flat-out impressive. 

5. NL WILD CARD

At this point, it's just easier to list the clubs that aren't mathematically in the real running for an NL playoff spot -- the Reds, Marlins, Mets and Padres.

It could well be that the second AL Wild Card winner finishes with a better record than the best team in the NL. So this race isn't replete with powerhouse clubs. But the sheer mass of squads involved, including a Pirates club roundly written off as recently as June, means that on pretty much any given day there is a series of magnitude taking place. And this race keeps our hope of a complicated three- or even four-team tiebreaker alive.

6. AL WILD CARD

In all likelihood, the top Wild Card spot will just go to whoever loses the AL East. But the second spot has become a legit brouhaha between the Mariners and A's -- assuming those clubs can't make a real run at the Astros in the AL West, which we'll address in a minute -- who still have 10 games against each other.

The Mariners are trying to overcome the longest postseason drought in North American professional sports, while the A's are trying to make it to October despite having the lowest Opening Day payroll in baseball -- something that hasn't happened at all in the Wild Card era. What's not to love?

7. NL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD

This race mirrors the NL Wild Card race in that it is one big shrug emoji right now. In our poll of MLB.com's reporting crew earlier this week, Atlanta's Freddie Freeman was in the pole position but 10 different guys received top-three votes, including Nolan Arenado, Lorenzo Cain, Paul Goldschmidt, Eugenio Suarez, Javier Baez, Christian Yelich, Matt Carpenter and even starting pitchers Max Scherzer and Aaron Nola.

There are at least that many guys who could get hot enough down the stretch to seize this prize.

8. AL CY YOUNG AWARD

Chris Sale is in good position to finally get over the hump -- he's been top six in the voting each of the past six years and never won it -- but he's on the DL with shoulder inflammation and September has never been his strongest month.

Three-fifths of the Astros' rotation is in the mix, including Charlie Morton, Gerrit Cole and the ageless Justin Verlander (eyeing his second Cy). The Indians' Trevor Bauer or two-time Cy winner Corey Kluber could get it done, as could the Yankees' Luis Severino. Lots of meat on the bone here, and Sale's health is going to have an impact on more than just the AL East race.

9. NL CY YOUNG AWARD

As if the NL East race wasn't strong enough, Scherzer, Nola and the Mets' Jacob deGrom all rank in the top three in the NL in ERA. Scherzer could join Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux and Steve Carlton on the short list of four-time winners. But deGrom could become the first pitcher in history with a sub-2.00 ERA and fewer than 10 wins, which would make for an interesting test of the voters' application of advanced metrics.

10. AL MVP AWARD

Mike Trout is having his best season. When you consider the fact that he's, you know, Mike Trout, that's impressive.

But does that make him a no-doubt-about-it lock for his third AL MVP Award? Not necessarily. There's always the chance some voters, rightly or wrongly, hold the Angels' lowly record against Trout, whose recent right wrist issue might also be a concern. And with Jose Ramirez, who could conceivably lead the AL in both homers and steals, right behind him in WAR and Mookie Betts right behind him in wRC+, its possible this gets complicated in the home stretch. The Ramirez and Betts cases might even be complicated by their teammates, Francisco Lindor and J.D. Martinez.

11. AL WEST

It would be pretty stunning if the Astros coughed up their advantage over the Mariners and A's here, especially considering they are a combined 15-7 against those two clubs and they finish their season with 10 games against the Angels, Blue Jays and Orioles. FanGraphs gives them a 97.4-percent chance of nailing it down.

12. AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres is the presumptive favorite. But Shohei Ohtani continues to progress toward a return to the mound while seeing a lot of DH days for the Angels, and the sheer novelty of what he's trying to do is worth consideration.

13. NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Our latest MLB.com poll had Nationals outfielder Juan Soto well out in front here, with other top-three votes going to the Marlins' Brian Anderson, the Reds' Jesse Winker (before his season-ending shoulder injury), the Phillies' Seranthony Dominguez, the Cardinals' Jack Flaherty and Harrison Bader, the Padres' Christian Villanueva and the Giants' Dereck Rodriguez and Andrew Suarez. So like the NL Wild Card race, it's crowded, but its likely Soto's to lose right now.

14. NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD

With so many teams in the postseason mix, it is impossible to handicap this race right now. At the moment, Brian Snitker (Braves), Gabe Kapler (Phillies) and Craig Counsell (Brewers) all have compelling cases, and Clint Hurdle (Pirates) deserves credit for the Buccos' recent resurgence. It's rare for a guy to win this award in back-to-back years, but what if Torey Lovullo's D-backs down the Dodgers?

15. AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD

It could be that this award goes to whichever of the AL East's rookie skippers -- Alex Cora (Red Sox) or Aaron Boone (Yankees) -- prevails in that division. But Manager of the Year often goes to the skipper of a surprise squad, and either the Mariners' Scott Servais or the A's Bob Melvin would qualify, depending on who nabs a Wild Card spot.

16. AL CENTRAL

The Twins were the Indians' closest competition here, but their postseason odds were unrealistic enough to compel them to sell just about everything that wasn't nailed down at the Deadline. The Tribe will cruise to its third straight division crown.

I RANK THE WORLD SERIES CONTENDERS AFTER THE TRADE DEADLINE

All 30 teams have one goal entering the MLB season: winning the World Series. But by the end of July, we're able to differentiate the contenders from the pretenders. Most of the teams with a viable shot at winning the 2018 World Series were active at the July 31 trade deadline. Here are all 20 remaining viable World Series contenders ranked, as of Aug. 1.

1. HOUSTON ASTROS

The reigning champs made headlines at the trade deadline by acquiring maligned former Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna for Ken Giles and two pitching prospects. Osuna's 75-game suspension for his domestic abuse arrest will end later this week, but it's clear he makes the dominant Astros bullpen even better. Aside from injuries to middle infield stars Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve, Houston doesn't have many holes and leads MLB in run differential (+180) through 109 games.

2. BOSTON RED SOX

Boston didn't make any huge deadline splashes, but the team clearly improved by adding Nathan Eovaldi and Ian Kinsler. The team continues to hold off the Yankees in the AL East and has an impressive +176 run differential after 109 games, trailing only the Astros. The big concern now is Chris Sale, who went on the DL with a shoulder injury but isn't expected to miss significant time.

3. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

The Dodgers are in a dogfight in the AL West, but their deadline deals will certainly help their cause. During July, they added Manny Machado, Brian Dozier and John Axford. The team's +91 run differential trails only the Cubs in the National League, and that's despite the absence of Clayton Kershaw for part of the first half. The Dodgers are getting healthy at the right time with the recent return of Yasiel Puig and now have a truly imposing lineup, adding to Matt Kemp, Cody Bellinger, Max Muncy and hopefully Justin Turner by the playoffs.

4. NEW YORK YANKEES

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman did a nice job adding for this year with Zach Britton, J.A. Happ, and Lance Lynn while also keeping the team's top prospects and even adding to its international spending money. The question is whether the additions will be enough, as the Yanks looked primed for the AL wild card one-game playoff trailing the Red Sox by 5.5 games and without Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez for at least a few weeks. The Yankees also have to figure out what to do with Sonny Gray, who continues to struggle in the rotation.

5. CLEVELAND INDIANS

Cleveland paid dearly when it traded top catching prospect Francisco Mejia to the Padres for relievers Brad Hand and Adam Cimber, but it was a deal the Indians had to make to compete in this year's playoffs. They also added Leonys Martin, who will likely man center field the rest of the way due to the team's injuries. The Indians have a chance to beat anyone because of their big three of Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, and Trevor Bauer, but it remains to be seen if their big lead in the weak AL Central will be a help or a hindrance.

6. CHICAGO CUBS

Despite a thin farm system, Theo Epstein and Co. were able to address needs by adding Cole Hamels and Brandon Kintzler to the pitching staff. The starting rotation has shown signs of chafing with struggles from Jose Quintana and Mike Montgomery recently, and Hamels shows upside despite recent struggles due to his high strikeout rate. Now the biggest concern is Kris Bryant's recurring shoulder injury.

7. MILWAUKEE BREWERS

The Brewers showed that they're going all in, adding infielders Mike Moustakas and Jonathan Schoop at the deadline. The infield will have Travis Shaw and Schoop playing out of their natural positions up the middle, but their powerful bats should make up for the defensive issues. Milwaukee has been keeping up with the Cubs despite mediocre starting pitching, and the lineup is arguably the scariest in the NL, adding to Jesus Aguilar, Lorenzo Cain, Christian Yelich, and Ryan Braun.

8. WASHINGTON NATIONALS

It seems like the sky is falling in Washington, with the Nats well behind in the NL East. There were trade rumors involving Bryce Harper and Gio Gonzalez, but the team opted to keep the pair in their walk years. Washington did trade Brandon Kintzler, weakening the bullpen. Still, it's tough to overlook the team's star power with Harper, Max Scherzer, Juan Soto, Daniel Murphy and hopefully the return of Stephen Strasburg from injury. If the Nats can somehow get into the tournament at the end of the year, the roster will look extremely dangerous.

9. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

One of the surprise teams of 2018, the Phils lead the NL East and helped their offense by acquiring Asdrubal Cabrera and Wilson Ramos. The latter is on the DL with a hamstring injury but is certainly an offensive upgrade for a team that has struggled to score runs at times. With just a +23 run differential through 107 games, it looks like the Phils have overachieved. But the new additions could be enough to hold off Atlanta and Washington.

10. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

Arizona has spent most of the year in first place in the NL West, but the Diamondbacks have the Dodgers and Rockies right on their tail. After losing Jake Lamb, Arizona acquired Eduardo Escobar from Minnesota and also addressed bullpen needs with Matt Andriese, Brad Ziegler and Jake Diekman. The rotation hasn't performed great this year but still shows upside if Robbie Ray can get on track, and the lineup has turned around its fortunes since June when Paul Goldschmidt found his stroke. Unfortunately, LA's talent and mammoth deadline additions could be too much for Arizona to contend with.

11. ATLANTA BRAVES

The youngsters have broken out in Atlanta earlier than expected and general manager Alex Anthopoulos supplemented the team's talent with the additions of Adam Duvall and Kevin Gausman. The lineup looks healthy and is getting surprising contributions from Nick Markakis and Johan Camargo, on top of Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies. Gausman has historically been much better in the second half but has an ERA well above 4.00 since the start of 2017, so it remains to be seen if his addition is enough for Atlanta to make the playoffs.

12. OAKLAND ATHLETICS

Oakland was relatively quiet at the deadline with limited funds, but the cheap acquisition of Jeurys Familia makes the A's bullpen one of the most dominant in the game. The A's have already proved their depth, finding starting pitchers at Triple-A after getting ravaged by injuries, and also seeing big offensive contributions from Khris Davis, Jed Lowrie, and Matt Chapman. Oakland has an AL wild card spot well within reach, but it remains to be seen if this team can stack up with the AL powerhouses.

13. COLORADO ROCKIES

Colorado had a tremendous July, putting itself in the thick of the NL West race. The lineup has shown plenty of depth, and Jon Gray recently was able to find himself after returning from Triple-A. The team's downfall this year has been the bullpen, despite spending big on Wade Davis, Bryan Shaw and Jake McGee in the offseason. The addition of Seunghwan Oh should help, but the Rockies still have a negative run differential, showing their overachievement in the win column.

14. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Attendance has been lackluster in Pittsburgh this season after the team traded Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole in the offseason. But the Pirates became buyers after a surge in July. They added Keone Kela and Chris Archer to an already capable pitching staff, but they're likely approaching October with the goal of a wild card spot as they sit seven games behind the Cubs and six behind the Brewers in the NL Central.

15. SEATTLE MARINERS

The Mariners are just barely holding off Oakland for the second AL wild card, and they're now doing so with a negative run differential. Seattle added bullpen depth with the additions of Adam Warren, Zach Duke and Sam Tuivailala and also improved its outfield defense with Cameron Maybin. The lineup has slowed down without the suspended Robinson Cano, however, and the starting rotation has struggled behind James Paxton and Marco Gonzales, ranking right in the middle of MLB with a 4.08 ERA.

16. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

The Cardinals have started a youth movement since firing manager Mike Matheny in mid-July, promoting Triple-A pitchers Daniel Poncedeleon, Austin Gomber and Dakota Hudson. That youth movement continued after the team traded outfielder Tommy Pham, allowing rookies Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill to see more playing time. Sitting 4.5 games back in the wild card race, the Cardinals shot at a playoff run looks dire after losing Carlos Martinez to another injury.

17. LOS ANGELES ANGELS

Pitching injuries have disrupted what was supposed to be a magical year for the Angels, now without Matt Shoemaker, Garrett Richards and Shohei Ohtani's pitching prowess. They waved the white flag at the deadline by trading Ian Kinsler; they are now 9.5 games out of the wild card. The lineup is starting to be more fun to watch now that Kole Calhoun has found his stroke, adding to stars Mike Trout, Justin Upton, Andrelton Simmons and DH Ohtani. But the Angels have almost no shot at making the playoffs.

18. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

The Giants went all in when they added Andrew McCutchen, along with Evan Longoria's mammoth contract, but their bad luck from 2017 has carried over into this season. Madison Bumgarner is now healthy, but the team has lost Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto. The Giants stood pat at the deadline, and their odds of a playoff spot are remote, now five games back of a wild card with more than a handful of teams ahead of them.

19. MINNESOTA TWINS

The Twins had high hopes for 2018, but injuries to Ervin Santana, Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano effectively ended their season. Minnesota sold Eduardo Escobar, Lance Lynn, Zach Duke and Brian Dozier at the deadline and would need an epic collapse by Cleveland to have any chance of making the playoffs.

20. TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Rays have made the most of what they have after trading most of their offense from last season, with manager Kevin Cash resorting to bullpen days and the introduction of the relief pitcher "opener" to start games. The team has to be commended for remaining above .500, but the Rays are well behind in the playoff race and shipped off Nathan Eovaldi, Wilson Ramos and Chris Archer at the deadline. The additions of Jalen Beeks, Tommy Pham, Austin Meadows and Tyler Glasnow do give them more players to build around for the future.

PIRATES GAME PREVIEW

ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH

WHEN: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 4, 2018

WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals seem to be headed in opposite directions, and the surging Pirates would like to continue that trend when they continue their three-game series against the visiting Cardinals on Saturday. Pittsburgh took Friday’s opener 7-6 to move a game ahead of the Cardinals for third place in the National League Central.

The Pirates, who have won 10 of their last 13 home games, remain 6 1/2 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs. Pittsburgh is 28-17 against division opponents and has won 10 of its last 11 against NL Central teams. The Cardinals were coming off a solid 5-2 homestand against the Cubs and Colorado Rockies, but they left 16 men on base in Friday’s defeat. The remainder of the nine-game road trip, which includes two more against Pittsburgh followed by three-game sets against last-place teams Miami and Kansas City, could make or break the Cardinals’ chances of staying in the NL playoff picture.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FS Midwest (St. Louis), AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals LH Austin Gomber (1-0, 3.22 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Ivan Nova (6-6, 4.33)

Gomber will make his second big-league start, sliding over from the bullpen to fill in for the injured Carlos Martinez. The 24-year-old threw 6 1/3 innings of no-hit ball in his first start July 24 at Cincinnati before allowing a single and a homer to the next two batters. Gomber made his major-league debut against the Pirates on June 2, allowing one walk in three hitless innings of relief.

The Pirates have won the last four games Nova has started, though he has only one quality start over that stretch. The 31-year-old made it through six innings only once in five starts in July, and he allowed four runs (three earned) over five-plus frames in a no-decision against the New York Mets last time out. Nova is 1-2 with a 4.18 ERA in four starts against St. Louis.

WALK-OFFS

1. St. Louis 2B Kolten Wong (knee) will be activated from the disabled list before Saturday’s game

2. Pirates 3B/1B David Freese is 9-for-21 with two homers and 10 RBIs in the first seven games of the current homestand.

3. Cardinals INF Matt Carpenter hit his 23rd career leadoff home run Friday, adding to his franchise record, and leads the majors with eight leadoff blasts this season.

PREDICTION: Pirates 6, Cardinals 4

PIRATES BULLPEN GETS THE JOB

Top of Form

PITTSBURGH 7, ST. LOUIS 6

WHEN: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, August 3, 2018
WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TEMPERATURE: 81°
UMPIRES: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Will Little, 3B - Ben May
ATTENDANCE: 26773

Adam Frazier's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning, his third hit, gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 7-6 win Friday over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.

It was 6-6 entering the bottom of the eighth after the Pirates blew a four-run lead. Josh Harrison got a one-out infield single against Jordan Hicks (3-3), and Jordy Mercer walked. An out later, Frazier ripped the ball up the middle to bring Harrison home.

Gregory Polanco tripled and had three RBIs for Pittsburgh, which moved into third place alone in the National League Central after the clubs entered the game with identical records.

Matt Carpenter was 2 for 4 with a homer and two walks for St. Louis.

Right-hander Chris Archer, making his Pirates debut, allowed five runs, four earned, and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings, with six strikeouts and four walks.

Reliever Keone Kela also made his Pittsburgh debut, pitching a scoreless seventh. Kyle Crick (2-1) gave up the tying run in the eighth but picked up the win. Felipe Vazquez pitched the ninth for his 25th save.

St. Louis right-hander John Gant gave up six runs and eight hits in four innings, with five strikeouts and a walk.

Carpenter, the first batter to face Archer, sent a 2-0 pitch over the wall in right-center for his 27th homer and a 1-0 St. Louis lead.

Pittsburgh took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the first on Polanco's two-run triple and Colin Moran's sacrifice fly.

The Cardinals drew to within 3-2 on Yairo Munoz's RBI double in the second inning.

The Pirates ran their lead to 6-2 in the third as Polanco brought in a run on a sacrifice fly, another scored on Francisco Cervelli's base hit, and a third on Harrison's RBI single.

The Cardinals drew to within 6-5 in the fifth. Jedd Gyorko and Dexter Fowler each hit one-out RBI singles to chase Archer. Against Edgar Santana, Munoz drove in another with a single.

St. Louis tied it in the eighth on Gyorko's RBI groundout.

TOP GAME PERFORMANCES

STARTING PITCHERS

ST. LOUIS		PITTSBURGH
JOHN GANT	PLAYER	CHRIS ARCHER
No Decision	W/L	No Decision
4.0	IP	4.1
5	Strikeouts	6
8	Hits	7
13.50	ERA	8.31

HITTING

ST. LOUIS		PITTSBURGH
YAIRO MUNOZ	PLAYER	ADAM FRAZIER
3	Hits	3
1	RBI	1
0	HR	0
4	TB	4
.750	Avg	.600

TEAM STATS SUMMARY

TEAM	HITS	HR	TB	AVG	LOB	K	RBI	BB	SB	ERRORS
St. Louis	15	1	21	.366	32	8	6	6	0	0
Pittsburgh	12	0	16	.353	13	8	7	2	0	1

Bottom of Form

SCORING SUMMARY

INNING

Cardinals 1st     Carpenter homered to right center (406 feet).              1-0

Pirates 1st        Polanco tripled to deep right, Frazier and Marte scored.  1-2

Pirates 1st        Moran hit sacrifice fly to left, Polanco scored.    1-3

Cardinals 2nd    Muñoz doubled to right, Gyorko scored, Fowler to third. 2-3

Pirates 3rd        Polanco hit sacrifice fly to center, Frazier scored.           2-4

Pirates 3rd        Cervelli singled to center, Marte scored, Moran to third.  2-5

Pirates 3rd        Harrison singled to left, Moran scored, Cervelli to second.          2-6

Cardinals 5th     Gyorko singled to right center, DeJong scored, O'Neill to third.   3-6

Cardinals 5th     Fowler singled to shallow right center, O'Neill scored, Gyorko to second.            4          6

Cardinals 5th     J. Martínez grounded out to third, Gyorko scored, Fowler to third, Muñoz to second.  5-6

Cardinals 8th     Gyorko grounded out to second, Ozuna scored, O'Neill to third.            6-6

Pirates 8th        Frazier singled to center, Harrison scored, Mercer to second.                6-7

FINAL SCORING SUMMARY

FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	6	15	0
Pittsburgh	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	7	12	1

St. Louis

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Matt Carpenter	1B-3B	4	1	2	1	2	0	1	.281
Yadier Molina	C-1B	6	0	1	0	0	2	8	.282
Paul DeJong	SS	4	1	1	0	1	2	4	.243
Marcell Ozuna	LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.267
Tyler O'Neill	CF	5	1	3	0	0	2	2	.309
Jedd Gyorko	3B-2B	4	2	2	2	1	0	2	.252
Dexter Fowler	RF	4	0	2	1	1	1	2	.180
Francisco Pena	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198
Yairo Munoz	2B-RF	4	0	3	1	1	0	3	.296
John Gant	SP	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
Jose Martinez	PH	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.293
John Brebbia	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Greg Garcia	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
Tyler Webb	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Harrison Bader	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273
Jordan Hicks	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		41	6	15	6	6	8	32
Batting
2B - Matt Carpenter (32), Marcell Ozuna (11), Yairo Munoz (11)
HR - Matt Carpenter (27)
TB - Matt Carpenter 6, Yadier Molina, Paul DeJong, Marcell Ozuna 2, Tyler O'Neill 3, Jedd Gyorko 2, Dexter Fowler 2, Yairo Munoz 4
RBI - Matt Carpenter (58), Jedd Gyorko 2 (33), Dexter Fowler (31), Yairo Munoz (31), Jose Martinez (62)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Yadier Molina 2 (42), Paul DeJong 2 (27), Dexter Fowler (29), Yairo Munoz 2 (21), Harrison Bader (18)
Team LOB - 16

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
John Gant	4.0	8	6	6	1	5	0	4.12
John Brebbia	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.82
Tyler Webb	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7.00
Jordan Hicks (L 3-3)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	3.18
Pitches-Strikes - John Gant 71-45, John Brebbia 26-17, Tyler Webb 16-11, Jordan Hicks 22-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - John Gant 3-3, John Brebbia 0-2, Tyler Webb 1-1, Jordan Hicks 1-1
Batters Faced - John Gant 21, John Brebbia 7, Tyler Webb 4, Jordan Hicks 6

Pittsburgh

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Adam Frazier	LF	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	.269
Felipe Vazquez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Starling Marte	CF	5	2	3	0	0	0	2	.289
Gregory Polanco	RF	3	1	1	3	0	0	1	.253
David Freese	1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.290
Colin Moran	3B	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	.266
Francisco Cervelli	C	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.255
Josh Harrison	2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.254
Jordy Mercer	SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.257
Chris Archer	SP	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Edgar Santana	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Richard Rodriguez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Christopher Bostick	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Keone Kela	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kyle Crick	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jose Osuna	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.169
Jordan Luplow	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171
Totals		34	7	12	7	2	8	13
Batting
2B - Adam Frazier (8), Starling Marte (18)
3B - Gregory Polanco (5)
TB - Adam Frazier 4, Starling Marte 4, Gregory Polanco 3, David Freese 2, Francisco Cervelli, Josh Harrison 2
RBI - Adam Frazier (11), Gregory Polanco 3 (62), Colin Moran (40), Francisco Cervelli (41), Josh Harrison (29)
2-Out RBI - Adam Frazier (4), Francisco Cervelli (30), Josh Harrison (13)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Starling Marte (26), Jordy Mercer (26)
SF - Gregory Polanco (6), Colin Moran (5)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
E - Jordy Mercer (7)
Outfield Assists - Starling Marte (Ozuna at 3rd), Gregory Polanco (Carpenter at Home)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Chris Archer	4.1	7	5	4	4	6	1	8.31
Edgar Santana	1.1	3	0	0	2	0	0	2.92
Richard Rodriguez (H 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.02
Keone Kela (H 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Kyle Crick (W 2-1; BS 1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2.14
Felipe Vazquez (SV 25)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.09
HBP - Paul DeJong (by Archer), Marcell Ozuna (by Crick)
IBB - Matt Carpenter (by Archer), Matt Carpenter (by Santana)
Pitches-Strikes - Chris Archer 95-57, Edgar Santana 35-21, Richard Rodriguez 5-3, Keone Kela 16-10, Kyle Crick 21-14, Felipe Vazquez 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Chris Archer 4-2, Edgar Santana 3-0, Richard Rodriguez 1-0, Keone Kela 0-0, Kyle Crick 3-0, Felipe Vazquez 0-2
Batters Faced - Chris Archer 25, Edgar Santana 9, Richard Rodriguez 1, Keone Kela 4, Kyle Crick 6, Felipe Vazquez 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Edgar Santana 2-1, Richard Rodriguez 3-0