Yadier Molina homers as Cardinals strike early, dump Pirates
Cardinals strike early, down Pirates 6-1
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Pittsburgh Pirates
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
J Peralta homered to left (358 feet), M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Y Molina homered to left (382 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: 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
R Martin walked, T Snider scored, A McCutchen to third, P Alvarez to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
M Adams singled to center, M Holliday scored, Y Molina to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
A Craig hit sacrifice fly to right, J Peralta scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
M Holliday singled to center, M Carpenter scored, J Peralta to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 6-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
A McCutchen grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
A McCutchen batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
J Harrison flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 6-1
J Harrison hit for J Gomez.
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
J Gomez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
S Marte flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
S Marte batting
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Play Result 6-1
J Jay in left field.
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Play Result 6-1
P Neshek relieved K Siegrist.
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Start Inning 6-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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End Inning 6-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
M Holliday grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
M Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
J Peralta homered to left (358 feet), M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Home Run 5-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
J Peralta batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
M Carpenter walked.
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Starling MarteLF0
Travis SniderRF27
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Russell MartinC55
Neil Walker2B12
Travis Ishikawa1B64
Jordy MercerSS27
Francisco LirianoP45
Substitutes
Jeanmar GomezP46
Josh HarrisonPH4
Gaby Sanchez1B35
Jose TabataRF31
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen CraigRF11
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Adams1B18
Peter BourjosCF25
Kolten Wong2B16
Joe KellyP99
Substitutes
Pat NeshekP93
Carlos MartinezP18
Kevin SiegristP54
Jon JayLF9
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