Matt Holliday's four hits, four RBIs buoy Cards past Reds
Cardinals 8, Reds 2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
8
Cincinnati Reds
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Holliday singled to center, M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Craig singled to right center, M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
M Holliday doubled to deep left center, S Robinson scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
R Ludwick singled to center, Z Cozart scored, B Phillips to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
C Heisey singled to left, R Hanigan scored, Z Cozart to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
A Craig homered to left (415 feet), M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 10: foul
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End Inning 8-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
T Frazier grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
T Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
J Bruce grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
J Bruce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Cairo flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
M Cairo batting
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Play Result 8-2
M Cairo hit for J Arredondo.
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Play Result 8-2
T Cruz catching.
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Play Result 8-2
F Salas relieved M Boggs.
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Start Inning 8-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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End Inning 8-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
T Cruz struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
T Cruz batting
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Zack CozartSS7
Chris HeiseyCF24
Brandon Phillips2B0
Ryan LudwickLF41
Jay BruceRF30
Todd Frazier1B99
Scott Rolen3B27
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Homer BaileyP15
Substitutes
Sam LeCureP63
Jose ArredondoP33
Miguel CairoPH43
Wilson ValdezPH1
Sean MarshallP45
Xavier PaulLF28
STL
Jon JayCF9
Matt Carpenter3B13
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Yadier MolinaC4- Skip Schumaker2B55
Rafael FurcalSS
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Fernando SalasP31
Mitchell BoggsP41
Tony CruzC17
Marc RzepczynskiP20
Shane RobinsonPH38
Edward MujicaP96
Daniel Descalso2B33
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