Matt Adams, Oscar Taveras power Cardinals past Brewers
Matt Adams and Oscar Taveras homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Saturday night to open a four-game lead in the NL Central.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
5
Milwaukee Brewers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
L Overbay doubled to deep center, J Lucroy scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
O Taveras homered to right (359 feet), K Wong scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
K Wong doubled to deep center, J Peralta scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
G Parra grounded out to catcher.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
G Parra batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
R Weeks doubled to deep right.
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Double 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
R Weeks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
E Herrera struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
E Herrera batting
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Play Result 5-3
E Herrera hit for W Smith.
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
J Segura flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
J Segura batting
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Play Result 5-3
T Rosenthal relieved C Martinez.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
K Wong flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
K Wong batting
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Play Result 5-3
W Smith relieved J Jeffress.
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Head to Head
Injuries
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIL
Scooter Gennett2B14
Gerardo ParraCF88
Ryan BraunRF8
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Jonathan LucroyC14
Khris DavisLF11
Lyle Overbay1B24
Jean SeguraSS9
Kyle LohseP49
Substitutes
Rickie Weeks Jr.2B23
Matt ClarkPH
Marco EstradaP21
Mark ReynoldsPH12
Tom GorzelannyP33
Jeremy JeffressP24
Will SmithP31
Elian HerreraPH48
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jon JayLF9
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Yadier MolinaC4
Kolten Wong2B16
Oscar TaverasRF18
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Randal GrichukRF34
Sam FreemanP77
Carlos MartinezP18
Trevor RosenthalP40
Peter BourjosCF25
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