St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Peter Bourjos (8) checks teammate left fielder Stephen Piscotty after the two collided while catching a fly ball by Pittsburgh Pirates’ Josh Harrison in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Monday, September 28, 2015.
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Pittsburgh was three games behind St. Louis following Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Piscotty was replaced by Jon Jay.
The Cardinals later announced Piscotty had suffered a head contusion and was being taken to a local hospital for further examination. The lefty only went 4-6 with a 4.64 ERA to start the year with the Seattle Mariners, but he’s turned his season around since being traded to Pittsburgh. St. Louis is hitting a combined.308 over 93 at bats versus J.A. Happ.
Only three teams (Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta) have scored fewer runs this month than St. Louis.
After these three games against the Pirates, the Cardinals head to Atlanta to take on the Braves for three games in their final series of the season. While the Bucs are as good as anyone, the Cardinals have yet to be dethroned, and I refuse to say they will until I see it. With the Pirates’ ability to crush fastballs, Lynn is boxed into a corner of trying to make a ideal pitch, which effects his command; at that point, things tend to unravel quickly for the burly right-hander who has encountered the return of the “Lynning” in recent weeks. He threw 56 pitches, 43 of which were strikes. With a.277 average as a team, contributors like third baseman Aramis Ramirez (5-11, .455), utility man Sean Rodriguez (13-32, .406), and right fielder Gregory Polanco (23-61, .377) have all had great years at the plate against the Cardinals.
Piscotty was injured when he and Bourjos dove for a ball in the left centerfield gap. Bourjos made the catch and immediately signaled to the trainers to come examine and help Piscotty.
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Piscotty was strapped to a backboard and carted off the field. He was strapped to a backboard and waved with his left hand as he was driven away, eliciting a big cheer from the Pittsburgh crowd.
