Craig, Lynn lead Cardinals past Braves
Craig, Lynn lead Cardinals past Braves
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
2
St. Louis Cardinals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Bunted Foul 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Y Molina hit sacrifice fly to left, M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
A Craig singled to left, K Wong scored, M Holliday to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
M Holliday doubled to right, M Carpenter scored, K Wong to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-2
A Craig scored on E Santana's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 2-1
A Simmons grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Johnson scored, B Upton out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
M Adams hit sacrifice fly to deep center, A Craig scored, Y Molina to third, M Adams to second on error by center fielder B Upton.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
T Pastornicky singled to center, A Simmons scored, E Santana to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 2-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
A Simmons struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
A Simmons batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
B Upton grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
B Upton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
C Johnson struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 8: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
C Johnson batting
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Play Result 2-5
T Rosenthal relieved C Martinez.
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Start Inning 2-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
M Carpenter grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
M Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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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
Atlanta Braves
- Jurickson Profar Suspension
- Spencer Strider Out
- Joey Wentz Out
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen CraigRF11
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Adams1B18
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Peter BourjosCF25
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Jon JayCF9
Carlos MartinezP18
Daniel DescalsoPH33
Joey ButlerPH
Trevor RosenthalP40
ATL
Jason HeywardRF22
Justin UptonLF8
Freddie Freeman1B5
Evan GattisC11
Chris Johnson3B92
B.J. UptonCF0
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Ervin SantanaP54
Tyler Pastornicky2B
Substitutes
Luis AvilanP70
Jordan SchaferPH19
David HaleP41
Ian ThomasP
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