Wong's slam paces Cardinals' 4-1 win over Reds
Kolten Wong hit a grand slam that backed Lance Lynn and led the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
1
St. Louis Cardinals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-4
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Wong homered to right center (399 feet), Molina, Piscotty and Bourjos scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (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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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Bruce hit sacrifice fly to center, Phillips scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 1-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Hamilton grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Hamilton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Schumaker flied out to left.
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Fly Out 1-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Schumaker batting
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Play Result 1-4
Schumaker hit for Díaz.
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Lineup Change 1-4
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Lineup Change 1-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Suárez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Suárez batting
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Play Result 1-4
Rosenthal relieved Siegrist.
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Start Inning 1-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-4
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Lineup Change 1-4
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End Inning 1-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Bourjos grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Bourjos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Johnson struck out looking.
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Head to Head
CIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Stephen PiscottyLF26
Dan Johnson1B30
Peter BourjosCF25
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Tony CruzC17
Kevin SiegristP54
Trevor RosenthalP40
CIN
Brandon Phillips2B0
Joey Votto1B37
Todd Frazier3B99
Jay BruceRF30
Brayan PenaC25
Marlon ByrdLF6
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Raisel IglesiasP26
Billy HamiltonCF0
Substitutes
Jason BourgeoisPH4
Burke BadenhopP72
Jumbo Rafael DiazP17- Skip SchumakerPH55
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