Cards rally past Reds on Matt Holliday's double
Cardinals rally past Reds 7-5
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
5
St. Louis Cardinals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| STL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
P Bourjos singled to center, Y Molina scored, J Peralta to second.
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Advancing On Play 5-7
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
M Holliday doubled to deep right, P Bourjos and M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-6
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-4
R Ludwick grounded out to second, J Bruce to second. J Votto scored.
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
K Wong tripled to deep right, L Lynn and M Carpenter scored.
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End Inning 5-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
B Hamilton lined out to left.
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Line Out 5-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
B Hamilton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
R Bernadina struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 5-7
R Bernadina hit for N Christiani.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
R Bernadina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
D Mesoraco struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 5-7
R Santiago ran for B Pena.
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
D Mesoraco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
B Pena singled to right.
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Single 5-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 5-7
B Pena hit for Z Cozart.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
B Pena batting
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Start Inning 5-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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End Inning 5-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Y Molina lined out to center.
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Line Out 5-7
Pitch 5: in play
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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 Carpenter3B13
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen CraigRF11
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Adams1B18
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Peter BourjosCF25
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
Daniel DescalsoPH33
Randy ChoateP
Shane RobinsonPH38
Carlos MartinezP18
Jon JayRF9
CIN
Billy HamiltonCF0
Brandon Phillips2B0
Joey Votto1B37
Jay BruceRF30
Ryan LudwickLF41
Todd Frazier3B99
Zack CozartSS7
Devin MesoracoC29
Homer BaileyP15
Substitutes
Brayan PenaPH25
Ramon SantiagoPR9
Neftali SotoRP
Logan OndrusekP51
J.J. HooverP40
Nick ChristianiP25
Roger A. BernadinaPH9
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