Adam Wainwright's complete game lifts Cardinals by A's
Adam Wainwright pitched a five-hitter to become the NL's second 11-game winner, Matt Adams had his first two-homer game and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
7
Oakland Athletics
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Coliseum · 35,067 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
J Reddick singled to deep right, J Donaldson scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
M Adams homered to right (373 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
M Adams homered to right (359 feet), A Craig and M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
M Holliday singled to center, C Beltran scored, A Craig to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
M Carpenter singled to left, D Freese scored, M Carpenter to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
D Descalso hit sacrifice fly to center, M Adams scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 7-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
A Rosales popped out to second.
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Pop Out 7-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
A Rosales batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
B Moss walked.
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
B Moss batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Y Cespedes lined out to left.
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Line Out 7-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Y Cespedes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
N Freiman grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
N Freiman batting
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Play Result 7-1
N Freiman hit for J Lowrie.
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Start Inning 7-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
C Beltran grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Y Molina out at second.
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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Ground Out 7-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
C Beltran batting
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Coco CrispCF4
Seth SmithDH12
Jed LowrieSS8
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Brandon Moss1B37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Josh ReddickRF22
Eric Sogard2B4
Derek NorrisC33
Substitutes
Nate FreimanPH
Adam Rosales3B32
STL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Yadier MolinaC4
Carlos Ivan BeltranDH15
Allen CraigRF11
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
David Freese3B25
Jon JayCF9
Daniel DescalsoSS33
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