Shelby Miller solid through 6, hits HR as Cardinals win
Shelby Miller hit his first career home run and also pitched six sharp innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-8 Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Arizona Diamondbacks
8
St. Louis Cardinals
12
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
W Bloomquist hit sacrifice fly to center, G Parra scored, D Gregorius to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-12
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-12
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Play Result 7-12
E Hinske walked, W Nieves scored, G Parra to third, D Gregorius to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-12
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-12
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Play Result 6-12
D Gregorius walked, C Pennington scored, W Nieves to third, G Parra to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-12
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
G Parra singled to left, C Pennington scored, W Nieves to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-12
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-12
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Play Result 4-12
W Nieves singled to center, A Pollock scored, C Pennington to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-12
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Foul Ball 3-12
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-12
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-12
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Play Result 3-12
C Pennington singled to right, J Kubel scored, A Pollock to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-12
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-12
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Play Result 2-12
M Carpenter homered to right (367 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-11
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Play Result 2-11
S Miller homered to left (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
D Descalso homered to right (378 feet), D Freese scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-10
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 8-12
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
J Wilson struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-12
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-12
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-12
J Wilson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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Play Result 8-12
W Bloomquist hit sacrifice fly to center, G Parra scored, D Gregorius to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-12
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Advancing On Play 8-12
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Sacrifice Fly 7-12
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-12
W Bloomquist batting
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Play Result 7-12
P Kozma at shortstop.
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Play Result 7-12
D Descalso at second base.
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Play Result 7-12
E Mujica relieved K Butler.
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Play Result 7-12
M Carpenter at third base.
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Play Result 7-12
W Bloomquist hit for H Bell.
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Lineup Change 7-12
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Lineup Change 7-12
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Lineup Change 7-12
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Lineup Change 7-12
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Lineup Change 7-12
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Lineup Change 7-12
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Lineup Change 7-12
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Lineup Change 7-12
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-12
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Play Result 7-12
E Hinske walked, W Nieves scored, G Parra to third, D Gregorius to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-12
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Advancing On Force 7-12
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Advancing On Force 7-12
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Ball 6-12
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 6-12
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 6-12
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-12
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-12
E Hinske batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-12
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Play Result 6-12
D Gregorius walked, C Pennington scored, W Nieves to third, G Parra to second.
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Head to Head
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cristian Mena Out
- Andrew Saalfrank Out
- Corbin Carroll Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen CraigRF11
Matt Adams1B18
David Freese3B25
Daniel Descalso2B33
Jon JayCF9
Shelby MillerP77
Substitutes
Tony CruzC17
Ty WiggintonLF8
Shane RobinsonRF38
Edward MujicaP96
Seth ManessP63
Kevin SiegristP54
Keith ButlerP65
Pete KozmaSS38
ARI
Gerardo ParraRF88
Didi GregoriusSS18
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Miguel MonteroC14
Martin Prado3B14
Jason KubelLF13
AJ PollockCF16
Cliff Pennington2B7
Ian KennedyP21
Substitutes
Eric Hinske1B22
Tony SippP36
Cody RossPH7
Heath BellP21
Willie BloomquistPH8
Josh Wilson3B40
Matt ReynoldsP57
Wil NievesC7
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