Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
3
Cincinnati Reds
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Devin Mesoraco drove in three runs with a pair of homers, and the Cincinnati Reds finally broke out against a St. Louis team that has held them down all season, beating the Cardinals 8-3 on Saturday night.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
S Choo homered to right (405 feet), T Frazier scored.
D Mesoraco homered to left (390 feet).
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
M Carpenter grounded out to second, D Freese scored, R Johnson to second.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
R Johnson grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Holliday scored, D Descalso out at second, D Freese to third.
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
B Phillips doubled to deep center, J Votto scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
D Mesoraco homered to left (376 feet), Z Cozart scored.
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: strike 3 (bunted foul)
Pitch 6: foul
J Hannahan singled to center, C Heisey and J Votto scored, J Bruce to third.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
C Beltran doubled to deep center, J Jay scored.
Middle of the 9th
T Cruz struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
T Cruz batting
T Cruz hit for K Butler.
M Carpenter struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
M Carpenter batting
R Johnson grounded out to third.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
R Johnson batting
A Chapman relieved J Hoover.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
X Paul flied out to left.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
X Paul batting
X Paul hit for J Hoover.
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STL wins series 2-1
Shin-Soo ChooCF17
Chris HeiseyLF24
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Jack Hannahan3B9
Zack CozartSS7
Devin MesoracoC29
Tony CingraniP54
Manny ParraP39
Derrick RobinsonPH
J.J. HooverP40
Xavier PaulPH28
Aroldis ChapmanP44
Alfredo SimonP31
Todd Frazier3B99
Jon JayCF9
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Allen Craig1B11
Matt HollidayLF7
David Freese3B25
Daniel DescalsoSS33
Rob JohnsonC32
Pete KozmaSS38
Jake WestbrookP35
Matt Carpenter2B13
Brock PetersonPH
Seth ManessP63
Randy ChoateP
Michael BlazekP52
Keith ButlerP65
Tony CruzPH17
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