Bullpen bails out Edinson Volquez as Padres hold on
Edinson Volquez was bailed out by his bullpen and earned the victory in San Diego's 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Diego Padres
5
St. Louis Cardinals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
C Quentin doubled to deep left center, C Headley scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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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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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (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 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: 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 6: foul
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
B Peterson grounded out to shortstop, D Freese scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
A Craig singled to center, M Carpenter and J Jay scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
N Hundley reached on infield single to third, W Venable scored, A Amarista to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
M Adams flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
M Adams batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Y Molina grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Y Molina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
A Craig struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
A Craig batting
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Play Result 5-3
H Street relieved J Thatcher.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
J Gyorko flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
J Gyorko batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Y Alonso flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Y Alonso batting
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Play Result 5-3
F Salas relieved T Rosenthal.
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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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
San Diego Padres
- Luis Gutierrez Out
- Bryan Hoeing Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Jon JayCF9
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Allen CraigLF11
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Adams1B18
David Freese3B25
Daniel Descalso3B33
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
Fernando SalasP31
Brock PetersonPH
Kevin SiegristP54
Seth ManessP63
Randy ChoateP
Pete KozmaSS38
SD
Everth CabreraSS1
Chase Headley3B12
Carlos QuentinLF17
Yonder Alonso1B13
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Will VenableCF30
Alexi AmaristaCF2
Nick HundleyC3
Edinson VolquezP36
Substitutes
Chris DenorfiaRF38
Logan ForsythePH11
Nick VincentP55
Dale ThayerP
Mark KotsayPH14
Joe ThatcherP54
Huston StreetP16
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