Cardinals hit Giants' Matt Cain for nine runs in 4th inning
Matt Cain became the first Giants pitcher to allow nine runs in an inning since 1902 when Matt Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals tagged him Sunday in a 14-3 romp over San Francisco.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
14
San Francisco Giants
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| SF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-3
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Play Result 14-3
G Quiroz singled to center, B Belt scored, N Noonan to second.
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Advancing On Force 14-3
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-2
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Play Result 14-2
J Jay tripled to deep right center, T Cruz and T Wigginton scored.
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Advancing On Force 14-2
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Advancing On Force 13-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
P Kozma hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Molina scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-2
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-2
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Play Result 11-2
A Craig singled to left, M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-2
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Play Result 10-2
M Carpenter doubled to center, J Jay scored.
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Advancing On Play 10-2
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 9-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
C Beltran singled to left center, J Jay and M Carpenter scored, A Craig to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-2
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
M Carpenter singled to right, T Wigginton and P Kozma scored, J Jay to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 0 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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End Inning 14-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-3
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Play Result 14-3
A Torres flied out to left.
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Fly Out 14-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 14-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-3
A Torres batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-3
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Play Result 14-3
G Quiroz singled to center, B Belt scored, N Noonan to second.
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Advancing On Force 14-3
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Advancing On Force 14-3
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Single 14-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 14-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 14-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 14-2
G Quiroz hit for G Kontos.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-2
G Kontos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-2
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Play Result 14-2
N Noonan singled to center, B Belt to second.
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Advancing On Force 14-2
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Single 14-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-2
N Noonan batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-2
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Play Result 14-2
B Belt singled to right.
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Single 14-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 14-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 14-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-2
B Belt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-2
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Play Result 14-2
H Pence grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 14-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 14-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-2
H Pence batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-2
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Play Result 14-2
H Sanchez grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 14-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 14-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 14-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 14-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSF
Angel PaganCF16
Marco Scutaro2B19
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Buster PoseyC28
Hunter PenceRF8
Brandon Belt1B13
Gregor BlancoLF7
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Matt CainP18
Substitutes
Hector SanchezC63
Chad GaudinP30
Nick NoonanSS76
Javier LopezP49
George KontosP30
Guillermo QuirozPH63
Jose MijaresP50
Andres TorresLF56
STL
Jon JayCF9
Matt Carpenter2B13
Allen CraigLF11
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Yadier Molina1B4
Matt Adams1B18
Ty Wigginton3B8
Pete KozmaSS38
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Marc RzepczynskiP20
Joe KellyP99
Shane RobinsonRF38
Tony CruzC17
Ryan Jackson2B21
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