Cardinals tag Colon, knock Mets out of 1st with 9-0 rout
Cardinals tag Colon, knock Mets out of 1st with 9-0 rout
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
9
New York Mets
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Citi Field · 23,726 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Wong singled to center, Grichuk scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-0
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Grichuk doubled to left, Heyward scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-0
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
Adams homered to right (419 feet), Carpenter and Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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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
Holliday singled to center, Wong scored, Carpenter to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Wong singled to center, Grichuk scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Heyward homered to right center (410 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: 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 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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 9-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Flores popped out to third.
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Pop Out 9-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
Flores batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Murphy grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 9-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
Murphy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Mayberry Jr. popped out to second.
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Pop Out 9-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
Mayberry Jr. batting
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Play Result 9-0
Mayberry Jr. hit for C. Torres.
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Start Inning 9-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-0
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Lineup Change 9-0
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End Inning 9-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Socolovich grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 9-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
Socolovich batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Grichuk tripled to deep center.
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Triple 9-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
Grichuk batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Heyward grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 9-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
Heyward batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Cruz popped out to second.
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Pop Out 9-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
Cruz batting
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Head to Head
Injuries
New York Mets
- Jorge Polanco Out
- Tylor Megill Out
- Reed Garrett Out
- Jared Young Out
- Pierson Ohl Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYM
Curtis GrandersonRF21
Eric Campbell3B5
Lucas Duda1B9
Michael CuddyerLF23
Daniel Murphy2B9
Wilmer FloresSS41
Juan LagaresCF10
Kevin PlaweckiC24
Bartolo ColonP40
Substitutes
Sean GilmartinP85
Carlos TorresP51
John Mayberry Jr.PH64
Jack LeathersichP76
Darrell CecilianiLF9
Johnny MonellC76
STL
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt Carpenter3B13
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Yadier MolinaC4
Jason HeywardRF22
Randal GrichukLF34
Carlos MartinezP18
Substitutes
Peter BourjosCF25
Pete KozmaSS38
Tony CruzC17
Randy ChoateP
Miguel SocolovichP48
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