Carpenter homers again as Cardinals beat Rockies 7-0
Matt Carpenter homered for the third time in two games, Michael Wacha pitched seven crisp innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 7-0 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
0
St. Louis Cardinals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
Peralta homered to center (415 feet), Wong scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
Wong singled to left, Piscotty scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 6: foul
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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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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Piscotty doubled to deep center, Grichuk and Wacha scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 0-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
Barnes popped out to second.
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Pop Out 0-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
Barnes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
Hundley struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
Hundley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
Paulsen singled to right, Arenado to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-7
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Single 0-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
Paulsen batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
Stubbs struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 0-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
Stubbs batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
Arenado safe at first on error by shortstop Kozma.
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Error 0-7
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 0-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
Arenado batting
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Play Result 0-7
G. Garcia at second base.
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Play Result 0-7
Grichuk in right field.
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Play Result 0-7
Kozma at shortstop.
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Play Result 0-7
Bourjos in center field.
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Play Result 0-7
Maness relieved Choate.
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Start Inning 0-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Head to Head
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Colorado Rockies
- Kris Bryant Out
- McCade Brown Out
- Chase Dollander Out
- Welinton Herrera Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Stephen PiscottyLF26
Kolten Wong2B16
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Brandon Moss1B37
Randal GrichukRF34
Michael WachaP52
Substitutes
Seth ManessP63
Tony CruzC17
Peter BourjosCF25
Randy ChoateP
Pete KozmaSS38
Greg Garcia2B4
COL
Charlie BlackmonCF19
Jose ReyesSS7
Carlos GonzalezRF2
Nolan Arenado3B28
DJ LeMahieu2B26
Ben Paulsen1B10
Nick HundleyC3
Brandon BarnesLF90
Kyle KendrickP25
Substitutes
Justin MillerP60
Christian FriedrichP92
John AxfordP59
Drew StubbsRF46
Aaron LaffeyP50
Chris RusinPH52
Gonzalez GermenP62
Daniel Descalso2B33
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