{"id":810061,"date":"2016-09-06T22:43:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T02:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c8f.efa.myftpupload.com\/?p=9626"},"modified":"2016-09-06T22:43:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T02:43:47","slug":"pittsburgh-pirates-throwaways-takeaways-cardinals-use-long-ball-defeat-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/pittsburgh-pirates-throwaways-takeaways-cardinals-use-long-ball-defeat-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Pirates Throwaways & Takeaways- Cardinals use the long ball to defeat the Pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"
W –<\/strong>\u00a0Mike Mayers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1-1)<\/p>\n L –\u00a0<\/strong>Tony Watson\u00a0(2-4)<\/p>\n S –\u00a0<\/strong>Seung Hwan Oh (16)<\/p>\n Tonight we will focus on\u00a0the\u00a0number 1,214.<\/p>\n In the ninth inning, closer Tony Watson gave up three monster home runs which allowed the Cardinals to end the inning with a 9-6 lead after beginning the inning down 6-5. The combined footage of the home runs Watson gave up was an impressive 1,214 feet.<\/p>\n Hop on over to our twitter feed<\/a> to cast your vote for tonight’s Player Of The Game!<\/em><\/p>\n The Pirates take on the Cardinals looking to avoid getting swept for the third series in a row\u00a0Wednesday night at 7:05PM at PNC Park. On the mound against the Pirates will be Mike Leake<\/a><\/strong> who brings in a 9-9 record with a 4.56 ERA to the match-up. Jameson Taillon<\/a><\/strong> takes the mound for the Pirates sporting a 3-4 record and 3.25 ERA in 14 games for the Pirates. Following the series against St. Louis, Pittsburgh welcomes Cincinnati to PNC Park for a four-game weekend series beginning Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 9-7\u00a0in the second game of\u00a0a three-game series at PNC Park. Here are the takeaways and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[610258686],"tags":[140059,109041,610258778],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLine of the Night<\/h3>\n
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