Matt Carpenter's homer helps Cardinals rally past Astros
Matt Carpenter hit a two-run home run and Matt Holliday drove in two with a two-out hit to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
4
St. Louis Cardinals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
M Carpenter homered to right (399 feet), T Cruz scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
B Wallace singled to right, J Altuve scored, C Carter to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 3-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 3-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
M Holliday singled to right, T Cruz and S Robinson scored, M Carpenter to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Martinez singled to center, J Castro scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
C Pena grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Martinez out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Ground Out 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
C Pena batting
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Play Result 4-5
C Pena hit for B Barnes.
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Lineup Change 4-5
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Lineup Change 4-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Martinez safe at first on error by third baseman D Descalso, B Wallace to second.
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Error 4-5
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Error 4-5
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 4-5
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
J Martinez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
B Wallace singled to left.
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Single 4-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
B Wallace batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
C Carter struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 9: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-0
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Jon JayCF9
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen CraigRF11
Matt Adams1B18
David Freese3B25
Daniel Descalso3B33
Tony CruzC17
Shelby MillerP77
Substitutes
Edward MujicaP96
Shane RobinsonPH38
Seth ManessP63
Yadier MolinaPH4
Trevor RosenthalP40
Pete KozmaSS38
HOU
Jake ElmoreSS68
Jose Altuve2B27
Jason CastroC18
Chris CarterLF48
Brett Wallace1B39
J.D. MartinezRF28
Brandon BarnesCF90
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Jordan LylesP24
Substitutes
Carlos PenaPH21
Wesley WrightP57
Paul Arthur ClemensP47
Marc KraussPH61
Jimmy Santiago ParedesPR41
Jose CisneroP67
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