Cardinals win in 10 to stay atop NL Central
Carlos Beltran's 10th-inning sacrifice fly lifted St. Louis to a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night and kept the Cardinals in sole possession of first place in the NL Central.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
7
Milwaukee Brewers
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to right, K Wong scored, M Carpenter to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-6
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
A Ramirez reached on infield single to third, N Aoki scored, L Schafer to third, J Lucroy to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-6
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
L Schafer singled to right, J Bianchi scored, N Aoki to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
M Adams homered to right center (413 feet), M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
M Adams singled to right, C Beltran scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
C Beltran doubled to deep left, M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to right, N Aoki scored.
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End Inning 7-6
End of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Bianchi grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J Bianchi batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
S Halton struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
S Halton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
C Gindl grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
C Gindl batting
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Play Result 7-6
C Martinez relieved J Axford.
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Start Inning 7-6
Bottom of the 10th inning
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Lineup Change 7-6
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Lineup Change 7-6
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End Inning 7-6
Middle of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
M Adams popped out to third.
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Pop Out 7-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
M Adams batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
M Holliday popped out to second.
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Pop Out 7-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
M Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIL
Norichika AokiRF11
Scooter Gennett2B14
Jonathan LucroyC14
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Carlos GomezCF91
Caleb GindlLF31- Sean Halton1B
Jeff BianchiSS
Johnny HellwegP86
Substitutes
Jim D HendersonP29
Donovan HandP51
Logan SchaferPH32
Michael BlazekP52
Rob WootenP
Juan FranciscoPH61
Mike GonzalezP
Brandon KintzlerP19
Yuniesky Betancourt2B3
STL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Yadier MolinaC4
Jon JayCF9
David Freese3B25
Daniel Descalso3B33
Shelby MillerP77
Substitutes
Pete KozmaSS38
Shane RobinsonPH38
Sam FreemanP77
Seth ManessP63
Adron ChambersPH40
Trevor RosenthalP40
Edward MujicaP96
John AxfordP59
Kolten WongPH16
Carlos MartinezP18
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