Jaime Garcia helps Cardinals extend wild-card lead
Jaime Garcia pitched seven sharp innings and Jon Jay drove in two runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals improve their playoff chances with a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Houston Astros
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Jay grounded into fielder's choice to second, P Kozma scored, B Anderson out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
P Kozma doubled to right, D Descalso scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
J Jay singled to center, J Garcia scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Y Molina hit sacrifice fly to right, J Jay scored, M Holliday to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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End Inning 4-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
M Downs struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-0
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
M Downs batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Maxwell grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
J Maxwell batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Lowrie flied out to left.
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Fly Out 4-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
J Lowrie batting
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Play Result 4-0
J Kelly relieved M Boggs.
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Start Inning 4-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Y Molina flied out to center.
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Fly Out 4-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
Y Molina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
A Craig struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
A Craig batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
M Holliday grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
M Holliday batting
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Play Result 4-0
M Storey relieved W Wright.
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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
Brandon BarnesCF90
Jed LowrieSS8
Justin MaxwellCF10
Matt DownsLF12
Brandon Laird3B34
Chris SnyderC
Jimmy Santiago ParedesRF41
Lucas HarrellP57
Substitutes
Brett Wallace1B39
Wesley WrightP57
Mickey StoreyP
Carlos CorporanPH17
Xavier CedenoP45
Hector AmbrizP
Scott Moore3B55
STL
Jon JayCF9
Matt Carpenter3B13
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Daniel Descalso2B33
Pete KozmaSS38
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Bryan AndersonPH
Mitchell BoggsP41
Joe KellyP99
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