Cards roll Astros, strengthen grip on wild card
The Cardinals strengthened their grip on a playoff spot with a 6-1 win over the Astros on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Houston Astros
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
M Holliday singled to center, P Kozma and L Lynn scored, J Jay to third, M Holliday to second on error by centerfielder B Bogusevic.
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Error 6-1
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Error 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Y Molina homered to left (402 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
S Moore singled to right, J Castro scored, M Gonzalez to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
P Kozma homered to left (390 feet), D Descalso scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
D Descalso tripled to right, M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 4 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 6-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
B Bogusevic grounded into double play, shortstop to first, B Laird out at second.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Ground Out 6-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
B Bogusevic batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
J Castro struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
J Castro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
B Laird singled to left.
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Single 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
B Laird batting
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Start Inning 6-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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End Inning 6-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
A Craig struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
A Craig batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
M Holliday grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 6-1
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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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
Jed LowrieSS8
Scott Moore2B55
Brett Wallace1B39
Justin MaxwellLF10
Fernando MartinezLF21
Brandon Laird3B34
Jason CastroC18
Marwin Gonzalez2B14
Fernando AbadP60
Substitutes
Matt DownsRF12
Brian BogusevicCF17
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.P29
José Guerrero ValdezP
Jimmy Santiago ParedesPH41
C.J. FickP28
Rhiner CruzP59
STL
Jon JayCF9
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
David Freese3B25
Daniel Descalso2B33
Pete KozmaSS38
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
Matt Carpenter3B13- Skip SchumakerPH55
Sam FreemanP77
Shane RobinsonLF38
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