Holliday's grand slam sends Cardinals over White Sox
Matt Holliday hit his sixth career grand slam, powering Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
8
Chicago White Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | L 0-2 | MLB |
| 10/8/26 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L 5-9 | MLB |
| 10/7/26 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L 3-9 | MLB |
| 10/5/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W 4-3 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W 3-0 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Saladino homered to left (380 feet), Eaton scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Soto homered to right center (402 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Reynolds homered to left (412 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, Saladino scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Abreu singled to right, Eaton scored, Saladino to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
Holliday homered to left center (399 feet), Reynolds, Piscotty and Wong scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Abreu grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Abreu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Saladino reached on infield single to shortstop, Sánchez to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Single 8-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Saladino batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Eaton struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Eaton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Sánchez singled to shallow left.
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Single 8-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Sánchez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Shuck struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Shuck batting
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Play Result 8-5
Shuck hit for Soto.
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Play Result 8-5
Rosenthal relieved Siegrist.
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Play Result 8-5
Bourjos in center field.
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Play Result 8-5
Grichuk in left field.
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Start Inning 8-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-0
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Adam EatonCF9
Tyler Saladino3B13
Jose Abreu1B79
Melky CabreraLF53
Avisail GarciaRF24
Adam LaRocheDH25
Alexei RamirezSS24
Geovany SotoC18
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Substitutes
JB ShuckPH38
STL
Kolten Wong2B16
Randal GrichukLF34
Matt HollidayDH7
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Carpenter3B13
Mark Reynolds1B12
Stephen PiscottyLF26
Substitutes
Peter BourjosCF25
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