Alvarez leads way, Marlins beat Cardinals 8-4
Alvarez leads way, Marlins beat Cardinals 8-4
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Miami Marlins
8
St. Louis Cardinals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
D Descalso doubled to deep right, K Wong scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
A Craig grounded out to second, M Adams scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Adams hit a ground rule double to deep left center, P Bourjos scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
J Saltalamacchia homered to right (384 feet), C McGehee and J Baker scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-1
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
J Baker singled to left, G Stanton scored, C McGehee to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
K Wong homered to right (416 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Baker singled to center, C McGehee scored, M Ozuna to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
M Ozuna singled to left, H Alvarez and C Yelich scored, C McGehee to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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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 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (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: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: 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 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Adams flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
M Adams batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
P Bourjos reached on infield single to shortstop, M Carpenter to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Single 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Play Result 8-4
M Carpenter to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 8-4
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
P Bourjos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Carpenter grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Ellis out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 8-4
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 8-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
M Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Ellis grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Descalso out at third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 8-4
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 8-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
M Ellis batting
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Play Result 8-4
C Hatcher relieved D Jennings.
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Play Result 8-4
M Ellis hit for R Choate.
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
D Descalso doubled to deep right, K Wong scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Double 8-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
D Descalso batting
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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
Allen CraigLF11
Yadier MolinaC4
Oscar TaverasRF18
Kolten Wong2B16
Daniel DescalsoSS33
Marco GonzalesP50
Substitutes
Peter BourjosCF25
Tony CruzC17
Seth ManessP63
Nick GreenwoodP
Jon JayPH9
Jason MotteP30
Randy ChoateP
Mark EllisPH3
MIA
Christian YelichLF22
Ed Lucas2B5
Giancarlo StantonRF27
Casey McGehee3B31
Marcell OzunaCF24
Jeff G Baker1B10
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Adeiny HechavarriaSS56
Henderson AlvarezP43
Substitutes
Justin BourPH41
Kevin GreggP
Dan JenningsP26
Chris HatcherP44
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