Arenado homers as Rockies beat Cardinals 6-2
Nolan Arenado and Ben Paulsen homered, sending Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
6
St. Louis Cardinals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Piscotty singled to center, Heyward scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Paulsen doubled to deep left center, LeMahieu and Arenado scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Paulsen homered to center (440 feet).
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Bunted Foul 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Peralta homered to center (428 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: 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 4: 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: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Arenado homered to left (408 feet), González scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 3: in play
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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
González hit sacrifice fly to right, Blackmon scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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End Inning 6-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Moss grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Moss batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Molina grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Molina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Heyward struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Heyward batting
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Start Inning 6-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Paulsen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Arenado out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 6-2
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Paulsen batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Arenado grounded into double play, second to catcher to third, Blackmon out at home, LeMahieu out at third, González to second, Arenado to first.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Arenado batting
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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
Randal GrichukCF34
Kolten Wong2B16
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Brandon Moss1B37
Stephen PiscottyLF26
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Randy ChoateP
Seth ManessP63
Mark ReynoldsPH12
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Steve CishekP33
COL
Charlie BlackmonCF19
DJ LeMahieu2B26
Carlos GonzalezRF2
Nolan Arenado3B28
Ben Paulsen1B10
Michael McKenryC
Drew StubbsLF46
Daniel DescalsoSS33
Jorge De La RosaP29
Substitutes
Rafael BetancourtP63
Kyle ParkerPH16
Boone LoganP48
Tommy KahnleP46
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