Cards clinch playoff spot despite loss to Reds
The Cardinals clinched baseball's final postseason berth Tuesday night when the Dodgers lost to San Francisco.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
3
St. Louis Cardinals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 5: in play
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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 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
D Navarro singled to right, R Ludwick scored, J Bruce to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
J Bruce singled to center, J Votto scored, R Ludwick to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
S Rolen homered to left (390 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
M Holliday hit sacrifice fly to center, J Jay scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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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 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 3-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
T Cruz struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
T Cruz batting
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Play Result 3-1
T Cruz hit for D Descalso.
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Lineup Change 3-1
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Lineup Change 3-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
D Freese lined out to center.
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Line Out 3-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
D Freese batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Y Molina fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
Y Molina batting
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Play Result 3-1
A Chapman relieved J Broxton.
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Start Inning 3-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-1
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Lineup Change 3-1
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End Inning 3-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
B Phillips flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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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
Chris CarpenterP29
Substitutes
Tony CruzPH17
Trevor RosenthalP40- Skip SchumakerPH55
Shane RobinsonPH38
Joe KellyP99
CIN
Brandon Phillips2B0
Zack CozartSS7
Joey Votto1B37
Ryan LudwickLF41
Jay BruceRF30
Scott Rolen3B27
Dioner NavarroC17
Drew StubbsCF46
Mat LatosP57
Substitutes
Chris HeiseyLF24
Todd FrazierPH99
Sam LeCureP63
Sean MarshallP45
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Xavier PaulPH28
Aroldis ChapmanP44
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