Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Houston Astros
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| HOU | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 0 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
A Craig hit sacrifice fly to center, M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
M Holliday tripled to deep center, J Jay scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
J Altuve homered to left (377 feet), L Harrell and J Schafer scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 2-2
M Carpenter scored, S Schumaker to third on balk by L Harrell.
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Balk 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
M Holliday struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
M Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Jay grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Furcal out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Ground Out 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
J Jay batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
R Furcal singled to center.
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Single 4-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
R Furcal batting
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Play Result 4-5
B Myers relieved F Rodriguez.
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Start Inning 4-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Altuve flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Play Result 4-5
J Schafer stole second.
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Stolen Base 4-5
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
J Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Schafer walked.
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
J Schafer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
M Downs popped out to second.
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Head to Head
HOU wins series 2-1
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Jordan SchaferCF19
Jose Altuve2B27
J.D. MartinezLF28
Carlos Lee1B45
Jed LowrieSS8
Brian BogusevicRF17
Chris Johnson3B92
Chris SnyderC
Lucas HarrellP57
Substitutes
Wesley WrightP57
Wilton LopezP46
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.P29
Matt DownsPH12
Brett MyersP39
STL
Rafael FurcalSS
Jon JayCF9
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen CraigRF11
David Freese3B25
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Carpenter1B13- Skip Schumaker2B55
Kyle LohseP49
Substitutes
Daniel DescalsoPH33
Shane RobinsonPH38
Fernando SalasP31
Victor MarteP66
Carlos Ivan BeltranPH15
Marc RzepczynskiP20
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