Quintana paces White Sox to 7-1 win over Cardinals
Melky Cabrera homered to back a strong outing from Jose Quintana, and the Chicago White Sox pulled away late to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Wednesday night in a game interrupted by three rai
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
7
St. Louis Cardinals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Play Result 7-1
García grounded out to shortstop, Eaton scored on error by third baseman Carpenter.
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Error 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Cabrera grounded out to second, LaRoche scored, Eaton to third, Abreu to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Abreu singled to left, Sánchez scored, LaRoche to third, Eaton to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Flowers homered to left center (439 feet), Ramírez scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Cabrera homered to right center (387 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Eaton singled to center, Flowers scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 7-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Bourjos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Bourjos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Heyward singled to right.
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Single 7-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Heyward batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Cruz flied out to left.
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Fly Out 7-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Cruz batting
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Play Result 7-1
Cruz hit for Molina.
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Lineup Change 7-1
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Lineup Change 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Grichuk flied out to left.
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Fly Out 7-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1
Grichuk batting
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Play Result 7-1
LaRoche at first base.
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Play Result 7-1
Carroll relieved Petricka.
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Start Inning 7-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-1
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Lineup Change 7-1
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Lineup Change 7-1
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Lineup Change 7-1
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End Inning 7-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Beckham struck out swinging.
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Head to Head
CHW win series 2-0
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Mark Reynolds1B12
Randal GrichukLF34
Yadier MolinaC4
Jason HeywardRF22
Peter BourjosCF25
John LackeyP41
Substitutes
Tony CruzPH17
Greg GarciaPH4
Kevin SiegristP54
Seth ManessP63
Randy ChoateP- Marcus HatleyP67
CHW
Adam EatonCF9
Jose Abreu1B79
Melky CabreraLF53
Avisail GarciaRF24
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Alexei RamirezSS24
Tyler FlowersC25
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Jose QuintanaP62
Substitutes
Scott CarrollP
Gordon Beckham3B29
Emilio BonifacioPH27
Zach PutnamP56
Zach DukeP32
Jake PetrickaP52
Adam LaRoche1B25
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