Wainwright, Carpenter lead Cardinals over Padres
Wainwright, Carpenter lead Cardinals over Padres
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Diego Padres
6
St. Louis Cardinals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
A Almonte singled to center, W Venable and A Amarista scored, Y Solarte to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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Advancing On Force 5-7
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
M Carpenter doubled to deep right center, P Bourjos and T Cruz scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-7
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 3-5
J Goebbert tripled to deep right, J Gyorko scored. J Goebbert scored on throwing error by second baseman K Wong.
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Y Solarte reached on infield single to pitcher, W Venable scored, A Amarista to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
A Amarista singled to center, J Goebbert scored, W Venable to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
M Carpenter homered to right center (403 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
T Cruz singled to right, J Jay scored, P Bourjos to third.
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End Inning 6-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Y Grandal flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Y Grandal batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
S Smith grounded out to first, Y Solarte to third, A Almonte to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-7
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Advancing On Play 6-7
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Ground Out 6-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
S Smith batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
A Almonte singled to center, W Venable and A Amarista scored, Y Solarte to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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Advancing On Force 5-7
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Single 4-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
A Almonte batting
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Play Result 4-7
S Maness relieved T Rosenthal.
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Lineup Change 4-7
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Lineup Change 4-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Y Solarte walked, W Venable to third, A Amarista to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-7
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Advancing On Force 4-7
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Y Solarte batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
R Liriano struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Head to Head
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
San Diego Padres
- Luis Gutierrez Out
- Bryan Hoeing Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Kolten Wong2B16
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Matt Adams1B18
Jon JayLF9
Oscar TaverasRF18
Peter BourjosCF25
Tony CruzC17
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Shane RobinsonRF38
Randy ChoateP
Pat NeshekP93
Daniel DescalsoPH33
Trevor RosenthalP40
Seth ManessP63
SD
Yangervis Solarte3B70
Abraham AlmonteCF28
Seth SmithLF12
Yasmani GrandalC6
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Jake Goebbert1B23
Will VenableRF30
Alexi AmaristaSS2
Odrisamer DespaigneP25
Substitutes
Tommy MedicaPH37
Tim StaufferP43
Jace PetersonPH6
Blaine BoyerP51
Rymer LirianoPH37
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