Joey Votto's 2 homers lead unbeaten Reds over Cardinals 5-4
Joey Votto's 2 homers lead unbeaten Reds over Cardinals 5-4
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Cincinnati Reds
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Frazier hit sacrifice fly to right, Hamilton scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Heyward singled to center, Jay scored, Carpenter thrown out at third, Heyward to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Votto homered to left (381 feet), Marquis scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Bunted Foul 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Grichuk homered to center (418 feet), Wong scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Votto homered to left (367 feet), Hamilton scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Peralta doubled to left, Carpenter scored, Holliday to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Holliday struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Heyward grounded into fielder's choice to second, Carpenter out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 4-5
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 4-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Heyward batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Carpenter singled to right.
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Single 4-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Bourjos struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Bourjos batting
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Play Result 4-5
Bourjos hit for Walden.
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Play Result 4-5
Chapman relieved Hoover.
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Start Inning 4-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Mesoraco popped out to third.
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Pop Out 4-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Mesoraco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
Showing the last 40 of 538 events.
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
Billy HamiltonCF0
Joey Votto1B37
Todd Frazier3B99
Devin MesoracoC29
Jay BruceRF30
Marlon ByrdLF6
Brandon Phillips2B0
Zack CozartSS7
Jason MarquisP31
Substitutes
Kevin GreggP
Manny ParraP39
J.J. HooverP40
Brennan BoeschPH31
Aroldis ChapmanP44
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jason HeywardRF22
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Yadier MolinaC4
Kolten Wong2B16
Randal GrichukCF34
John LackeyP41
Substitutes
Mark Reynolds1B12
Jon JayPH9
Seth ManessP63
Jordan WaldenP53
Peter BourjosPH25
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