David Freese hits grand slam; Aramis Ramirez 2 HRs, 6 RBI
David Freese hit a grand slam for his first homer of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run first inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
6
St. Louis Cardinals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| STL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
A Ramirez homered to center (419 feet), N Aoki and J Segura scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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Advancing On Force 5-7
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
M Holliday singled to right, M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
A Ramirez homered to left (377 feet), J Segura and R Braun scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-6
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Advancing On Force 2-6
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
J Jay singled to left center, A Craig scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-6
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
D Freese homered to center (420 feet), M Holliday, A Craig and Y Molina scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-5
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 6-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
M Maldonado flied out to right.
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Fly Out 6-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
M Maldonado batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
R Weeks struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
R Weeks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Y Betancourt grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 6-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Y Betancourt batting
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Play Result 6-7
E Mujica relieved T Rosenthal.
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Start Inning 6-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-7
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Lineup Change 6-7
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End Inning 6-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
C Beltran flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
C Beltran batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
M Carpenter fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 6-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-7
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
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
Jon JayCF9
David Freese3B25
Pete KozmaSS38
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Seth ManessP63
Trevor RosenthalP40
Matt AdamsPH18
Edward MujicaP96
MIL
Norichika AokiRF11
Jean SeguraSS9
Ryan BraunLF8
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Carlos GomezCF91
Yuniesky Betancourt1B3
Rickie Weeks Jr.2B23
Martin MaldonadoC15
Wily PeraltaP25
Substitutes
John AxfordP59
Logan SchaferPH32
Burke BadenhopP72
Mike GonzalezP
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