Jaime Garcia HR helps Cards seal at least tie for 2nd NL wild card
The St. Louis Cardinals clinched a tie for the second NL wild card with a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
2
St. Louis Cardinals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
R Hanigan hit sacrifice fly to left, S Rolen scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
D Descalso tripled to deep center, Y Molina scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Y Molina hit sacrifice fly to center, M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Craig doubled to left, C Beltran scored, M Holliday to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
J Garcia homered to right (347 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
B Phillips singled to left, D Stubbs scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: 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 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (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 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 2-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
R Hanigan struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
R Hanigan batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
S Rolen struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
S Rolen batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
J Bruce grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
J Bruce batting
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Play Result 2-4
M Carpenter at third base.
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Play Result 2-4
J Motte relieved M Boggs.
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Start Inning 2-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-4
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Lineup Change 2-4
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Lineup Change 2-4
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Lineup Change 2-4
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End Inning 2-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
D Descalso fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Jon JayCF9
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
David Freese3B25
Daniel Descalso2B33
Pete KozmaSS38
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Jason MotteP30
Edward MujicaP96
Mitchell BoggsP41
Matt Carpenter3B13
CIN
Brandon Phillips2B0
Zack CozartSS7
Joey Votto1B37
Ryan LudwickLF41
Jay BruceRF30
Scott Rolen3B27
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Drew StubbsCF46
Bronson ArroyoP61
Substitutes
Wilson Valdez2B1
Alfredo SimonP31
Xavier PaulPH28
J.J. HooverP40
Chris HeiseyLF24
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