Garcia gets a win, Cardinals beat Reds 6-3
Garcia gets a win, Cardinals beat Reds 6-3
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Cincinnati Reds
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Great American Ball Park · 41,585 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
R Ludwick homered to left (369 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
M Adams singled to center, J Peralta scored, J Jay to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
J Jay singled to center, Y Molina scored, J Peralta to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
B Phillips doubled to deep right, C Heisey scored, T Frazier to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
J Jay singled to center, A Craig scored, J Peralta to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
M Ellis hit sacrifice fly to center, M Holliday scored, A Craig to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Z Cozart singled to left, B Pena scored, Z Cozart to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Y Molina homered to center (406 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 6-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
T Frazier struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
T Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
B Hamilton reached on infield single to shortstop, S Schumaker to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Single 6-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
B Hamilton batting
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Play Result 6-3
D Descalso at shortstop.
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Play Result 6-3
T Rosenthal relieved J Motte.
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Play Result 6-3
B Hamilton hit for S LeCure.
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Lineup Change 6-3
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Lineup Change 6-3
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Lineup Change 6-3
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Lineup Change 6-3
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Lineup Change 6-3
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Lineup Change 6-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
S Schumaker walked.
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
S Schumaker batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Z Cozart struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Z Cozart batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
B Pena flied out to left.
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Chris HeiseyCF24
Todd Frazier3B99
Brandon Phillips2B0
Devin MesoracoC29
Jay BruceRF30
Ryan LudwickLF41
Brayan Pena1B25
Zack CozartSS7
Tony CingraniP54
Substitutes
Logan OndrusekP51
Sean MarshallP45
Sam LeCureP63
Billy HamiltonPH0
J.J. HooverP40- Skip SchumakerCF55
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Shane RobinsonRF38
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Mark Ellis2B3
Jon JayCF9
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
Carlos MartinezP18
Matt AdamsPH18
Seth ManessP63
Randy ChoateP
Jason MotteP30
Daniel DescalsoSS33
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