Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
9
Cincinnati Reds
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings for his ninth win, and every Cardinals starter had a hit in a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that gave St. Louis a four-game lead in the NL Central, its biggest of the season.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
S Robinson reached on infield single to third, T Wigginton scored.
Pitch 4: foul
S Choo doubled to left center, D Mesoraco scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
D Freese doubled to deep left, M Holliday scored.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
J Bruce singled to center, Z Cozart scored, B Phillips to third.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
M Carpenter reached on infield single to shortstop, P Kozma scored.
P Kozma doubled to deep left, D Freese and J Jay scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
J Jay doubled to left, Y Molina scored, D Freese to third.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
P Kozma singled to center, D Freese scored, J Jay to second.
End of the 9th
D Lutz fouled out to third.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
D Lutz batting
D Lutz hit for S LeCure.
D Mesoraco grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
D Mesoraco batting
X Paul doubled to deep left.
Pitch 8: in play
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: ball 2
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
X Paul batting
T Frazier grounded out to third.
Pitch 1: in play
T Frazier batting
T Rosenthal relieved R Choate.
D Descalso at third base.
Bottom of the 9th inning
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STL wins series 2-1
Shin-Soo ChooCF17
Zack CozartSS7
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Todd Frazier3B99
Xavier PaulLF28
Devin MesoracoC29
Mike LeakeP8
Jack HannahanPH9
Logan OndrusekP51
J.J. HooverP40
Henry RodriguezPH
Manny ParraP39
Sam LeCureP63
Donald LutzPH
Matt Carpenter2B13
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
David Freese3B25
Jon JayCF9
Pete KozmaSS38
Adam WainwrightP50
Shane RobinsonRF38
Daniel Descalso3B33
Ty WiggintonPH8
Randy ChoateP
Trevor RosenthalP40
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