Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Houston Astros
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Altuve singled to right, J Castro scored, B Bogusevic to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
B Bogusevic singled to center, B Wallace scored, J Castro to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
B Wallace singled to left, C Johnson scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
A Craig homered to left (348 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Maxwell struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
J Maxwell batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
B Wallace hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 4-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
B Wallace batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
C Johnson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Schafer out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Ground Out 4-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
C Johnson batting
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Play Result 4-3
J Schafer ran for J Martinez.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Martinez singled to center.
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Single 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
J Martinez batting
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Start Inning 4-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Y Molina flied out to left.
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Fly Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Y Molina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
D Freese struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Head to Head
STL 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
Jose Altuve2B27
Jed LowrieSS8
Fernando MartinezRF21
J.D. MartinezLF28
Chris Johnson3B92
Brett Wallace1B39
Justin MaxwellCF10
Jason CastroC18
Bud NorrisP28
Substitutes
Jordan SchaferPR19
Brian BogusevicPH17
Xavier CedenoP45
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.P29
Marwin GonzalezPH14
J.A. HappPR34
Wesley WrightPR57
Brandon LyonP34
STL
Rafael FurcalSS
Daniel Descalso2B33
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Allen CraigLF11
David Freese3B25
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Adams1B18
Adron ChambersCF40
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Jason MotteP30
Victor MarteP66
Shane RobinsonPH38
Eduardo SanchezP73
Marc RzepczynskiP20
Mitchell BoggsP41
Tyler Greene2B7
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