Allen Craig hits first career grand slam as Cardinals outlast Reds
Allen Craig hit his first career grand slam with two out in the seventh inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally for an 8-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
6
St. Louis Cardinals
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
J Bruce homered to left (382 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
A Craig homered to right (376 feet), C Beltran, M Carpenter and M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-8
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Advancing On Force 5-7
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J Jay grounded out to first, D Freese scored, C Beltran to third, M Carpenter to second.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (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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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Z Cozart doubled to deep center, D Mesoraco scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (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: 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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
M Holliday homered to left (388 feet), M Carpenter and J Jay scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: 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
T Frazier tripled to deep center, Z Cozart and M Leake scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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End Inning 6-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
T Frazier grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
T Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
S Choo grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 6-8
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
S Choo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
C Heisey flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
C Heisey batting
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Play Result 6-8
P Kozma at shortstop.
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Play Result 6-8
D Descalso at third base.
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Play Result 6-8
E Mujica relieved S Maness.
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Start Inning 6-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
D Descalso grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 6-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
D Descalso batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
D Freese struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-8
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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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
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Jon JayCF9
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen CraigRF11
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Adams1B18
David Freese3B25
Daniel Descalso3B33
Tyler LyonsP58
Substitutes
Edward MujicaP96
Kolten WongPH16
Carlos MartinezP18
Carlos Ivan BeltranPH15
Seth ManessP63
Pete KozmaSS38
CIN
Shin-Soo ChooCF17
Todd Frazier3B99
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Ryan LudwickLF41
Devin MesoracoC29
Zack CozartSS7
Mike LeakeP8
Substitutes
Logan OndrusekP51
Manny ParraP39
J.J. HooverP40
Chris HeiseyLF24
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