Heyward gets 5 hits, Cardinals beat Mets 12-2
Jason Heyward matched a career best with five hits, Randal Grichuk had two homers and six RBI, and John Lackey worked seven strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 12-2 o
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Mets
2
St. Louis Cardinals
12
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-12
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Play Result 2-12
Grichuk homered to left center (412 feet), Johnson and Pham scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-12
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Advancing On Force 2-11
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Play Result 2-9
Pham grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kozma scored on error by shortstop Tejada, Johnson safe at second on error by shortstop Tejada.
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Error 2-9
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-8
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
Tejada doubled to deep left, Nieuwenhuis scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-8
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
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Play Result 1-8
Cuddyer homered to left (379 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
Grichuk homered to right center (393 feet), Reynolds scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-8
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
Reynolds singled to left, Heyward scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-6
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
Heyward doubled to deep center, Peralta scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 2-12
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-12
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Play Result 2-12
Duda grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Campbell out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-12
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Ground Out 2-12
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-12
Duda batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-12
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Play Result 2-12
Cuddyer lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 2-12
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-12
Cuddyer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-12
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Play Result 2-12
Campbell walked.
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Ball 2-12
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 2-12
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-12
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 2-12
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-12
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-12
Campbell batting
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Play Result 2-12
Campbell hit for A. Torres.
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Play Result 2-12
Grichuk in right field.
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Play Result 2-12
Tuivailala relieved Choate.
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Play Result 2-12
Pham in left field.
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Play Result 2-12
Johnson at first base.
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Start Inning 2-12
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-12
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-12
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Play Result 2-12
Cruz struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-12
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 2-12
Pitch 6: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 2-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-12
Cruz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-12
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Play Result 2-12
Grichuk homered to left center (412 feet), Johnson and Pham scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-12
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Advancing On Force 2-11
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Home Run 2-10
Pitch 7: in play
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
New York Mets
- Jorge Polanco Out
- Tylor Megill Out
- Reed Garrett Out
- Jared Young Out
- Pierson Ohl Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt Carpenter3B13
Matt HollidayLF7
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Mark Reynolds1B12
Randal GrichukRF34
John LackeyP41
Substitutes
Peter BourjosCF25
Pete KozmaSS38
Dan Johnson1B30
Miguel SocolovichP48
Randy ChoateP
Tommy PhamLF28
Sam TuivailalaP26
Tony CruzC17
NYM
Curtis GrandersonRF21
Daniel Murphy3B9
Michael CuddyerLF23
Lucas Duda1B9
Wilmer Flores2B41
Kirk NieuwenhuisCF10
Ruben TejadaSS33
Johnny MonellC76
Bartolo ColonP40
Substitutes
Jenrry MejiaP58
Alex TorresP54
Eric CampbellPH5
Carlos TorresP51- Danny Muno3B85
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