Garcia, Carpenter team up to lead Cardinals over Marlins
Jaime Garcia pitched shutout ball into the ninth inning and Matt Carpenter homered, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Miami Marlins 3-1 Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Miami Marlins
1
St. Louis Cardinals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 1-3
Gillespie singled to right, Dietrich to third, McGehee to second, Dietrich scored on error by right fielder Heyward.
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Error 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Carpenter homered to center (412 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Reynolds singled to left, Grichuk scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Carpenter reached on bunt single to third, Reynolds scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: 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 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 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: 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 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: 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 1: strike 1 (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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: 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: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Suzuki popped out to third.
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Pop Out 1-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-3
Suzuki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Realmuto flied out to left.
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Fly Out 1-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-3
Realmuto batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Gillespie singled to right, Dietrich to third, McGehee to second, Dietrich scored on error by right fielder Heyward.
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Error 1-3
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Single 0-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
Gillespie batting
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Play Result 0-3
Rosenthal relieved García.
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
McGehee walked, Dietrich to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
McGehee batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Dietrich hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 0-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
Dietrich batting
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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
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Kolten Wong2B16
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Randal GrichukCF34
Stephen PiscottyLF26
Mark Reynolds1B12
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
MIA
Dee Strange-Gordon2B9
Martin Prado3B14
Derek DietrichLF12
Casey McGehee1B31
Cole GillespieCF92
J.T. RealmutoC10
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Adeiny HechavarriaSS56
Tom KoehlerP70
Substitutes
Miguel RojasPH19
Mike DunnP38
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