Molina's homer pushes Cardinals past Giants 4-3
Yadier Molina's 100th career home run in the bottom of the eighth inning snapped a tie and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Francisco Giants
3
St. Louis Cardinals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 3-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Molina homered to left (383 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Carpenter grounded into fielder's choice to second, Pham scored, Moss to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Tomlinson singled to right, Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Crawford singled to shallow left, Duffy scored, Posey to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Cain hit sacrifice fly to center, Crawford scored, Susac to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: 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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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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Piscotty homered to left (379 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: 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 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Molina singled to right, Peralta scored, Molina thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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End Inning 3-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Bumgarner struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
Bumgarner batting
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Play Result 3-4
Bumgarner hit for Kontos.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Pérez fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 3-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Blanco struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
Blanco batting
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Play Result 3-4
Blanco hit for Maxwell.
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Play Result 3-4
Rosenthal relieved Siegrist.
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Start Inning 3-4
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Heyward grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
Heyward batting
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Play Result 3-4
Heyward hit for Kozma.
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Play Result 3-4
Kontos relieved López.
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Play Result 3-4
Kozma hit for Siegrist.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Pham walked.
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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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
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Yadier MolinaC4
Mark Reynolds1B12
Kolten Wong2B16
Tommy PhamLF28
Brandon MossLF37
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Kevin SiegristP54
Pete KozmaPH38
Jason HeywardPH22
Trevor RosenthalP40
Steve CishekP33
Peter BourjosCF25
SF
Kelby Tomlinson2B88
Matt Duffy3B9
Brandon BeltLF13
Buster Posey1B28
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Andrew SusacC80
Justin MaxwellRF10
Juan PerezCF5
Matt CainP18
Substitutes
Gregor BlancoPH7
Josh OsichP35
Hunter StricklandP60
Javier LopezP49
George KontosP30
Madison BumgarnerPH40
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