Ian Kennedy's strong outing helps Diamondbacks beat Cardinals
Ian Kennedy struck out eight in seven strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks used 15 hits to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in their season opener Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
2
Arizona Diamondbacks
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
M Montero hit sacrifice fly to center, M Prado scored, A Hill to second.
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Advancing On Play 2-6
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
M Prado doubled to deep center, G Parra scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: 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 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
D Descalso singled to center, Y Molina scored, D Descalso thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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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 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 1-4
A Hill reached on infield single to second, M Prado scored on throwing error by second baseman D Descalso.
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Error 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
A Pollock doubled to center, P Goldschmidt and J Kubel scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
J Kubel doubled to right, M Montero scored, P Goldschmidt to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 2-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
A Craig flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
A Craig batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
M Holliday grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
M Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
M Carpenter grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
M Carpenter batting
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Play Result 2-6
B Ziegler relieved D Hernandez.
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Start Inning 2-6
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-6
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Lineup Change 2-6
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End Inning 2-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
M Prado grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
M Prado batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
G Parra doubled to center.
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Double 2-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
G Parra batting
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Head to Head
ARI wins series 2-1
Injuries
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cristian Mena Out
- Andrew Saalfrank Out
- Corbin Carroll Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedARI
Gerardo ParraRF88
Martin Prado3B14
Aaron Hill2B7
Miguel MonteroC14
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Jason KubelLF13
AJ PollockCF16
Cliff PenningtonSS7
Ian KennedyP21
Substitutes
David HernandezP30
Eric HinskePH22
Brad ZieglerP29
STL
Jon JayCF9
Matt Carpenter3B13
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Yadier MolinaC4
Daniel Descalso2B33
Pete KozmaSS38
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Fernando SalasP31
Marc RzepczynskiP20
Ty WiggintonPH8
Joe KellyP99
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