Cardinals hold off Marlins 3-2
Cardinals hold off Marlins 3-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Miami Marlins
2
St. Louis Cardinals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
G Stanton walked, D Solano scored, R Johnson to third, C Yelich to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
C Yelich singled to deep center, M Ozuna scored, D Solano to third, R Johnson to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
O Taveras hit a ground rule double to deep right, Y Molina scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Y Molina doubled to deep right, M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Play Result 0-1
M Carpenter scored, M Holliday to second on wild pitch by N Eovaldi.
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Wild Pitch 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 2-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
C McGehee grounded into double play, third to second to first, G Stanton out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Ground Out 2-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
C McGehee batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
G Stanton walked, D Solano scored, R Johnson to third, C Yelich to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Strike Looking 1-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-3
G Stanton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
E Lucas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-3
E Lucas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
C Yelich singled to deep center, M Ozuna scored, D Solano to third, R Johnson to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Single 0-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
C Yelich batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
R Johnson hit by pitch, D Solano to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Hit By Pitch 0-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Play Result 0-3
M Ozuna to third on wild pitch by T Rosenthal.
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Wild Pitch 0-3
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Head to Head
MIA wins series 2-1
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Yadier MolinaC4
Oscar TaverasRF18
Jon JayCF9
Daniel Descalso2B33
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Sam FreemanP77
Shane RobinsonPH38
Pat NeshekP93
Trevor RosenthalP40
MIA
Christian YelichLF22
Ed LucasSS5
Giancarlo StantonRF27
Casey McGehee3B31
Garrett Jones1B33
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Marcell OzunaCF24
Donovan Solano2B16
Nathan EovaldiP17
Substitutes
Justin BourPH41
Dan JenningsP26
Sam DysonP49
Reed JohnsonPH5
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