Carlos Martinez helps Cardinals rally past Marlins 4-3
Right-hander Carlos Martinez shook off a slow start and a fastball that hit him in the right shoulder to pitch seven innings, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 Tuesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Miami Marlins
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MIA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Marlins Park · 21,759 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Reynolds reached on infield single to shortstop, Scruggs scored, Wong to third, Grichuk to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Scruggs doubled to deep left, Molina and Jay scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Heyward homered to right (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Hechavarría singled to center, Ozuna scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Stanton homered to left center (484 feet), Yelich scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Gordon grounded into double play, second to first, Solano out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Ground Out 4-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Solano singled to right.
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Single 4-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Solano batting
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Play Result 4-3
Solano hit for Capps.
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Hechavarría grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Hechavarría batting
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Play Result 4-3
Rosenthal relieved Siegrist.
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Start Inning 4-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Peralta struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Peralta batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Grichuk struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Grichuk batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Wong grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Head to Head
STL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIA
Dee Strange-Gordon2B9
J.T. RealmutoC10
Christian YelichLF22
Giancarlo StantonRF27
Derek Dietrich3B12
Marcell OzunaCF24
Justin Bour1B41
Adeiny HechavarriaSS56
Jose UrenaP54
Substitutes
Jeff G Baker3B10
Sam DysonP49
Mike DunnP38
Ichiro SuzukiPH51
Steve CishekP33
Carter CappsP56
Donovan SolanoPH16
STL
Kolten Wong2B16
Randal GrichukLF34
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Mark Reynolds1B12
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Jon JayCF9
Xavier Scruggs1B53
Carlos MartinezP18
Substitutes
Pete Kozma3B38
Greg GarciaPH4
Kevin SiegristP54
Trevor RosenthalP40
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