Piscotty gets go-ahead hit, Cardinals beat Reds 2-1
Rookie Stephen Piscotty doubled in the go-ahead run in a two-run eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals turned it on late for a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
1
St. Louis Cardinals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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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 Out 1-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Piscotty doubled to deep left center, Bourjos scored, Piscotty to third advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Peralta singled to right, Pham scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (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: strike 2 (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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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (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 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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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Phillips singled to right, Bourgeois scored, Votto to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: 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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End Inning 1-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Peña grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Peña batting
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Play Result 1-2
Peña hit for Hoover.
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Lineup Change 1-2
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Lineup Change 1-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Bruce flied out to left.
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Fly Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Bruce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Frazier singled to left, Phillips to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Single 1-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Phillips singled to left.
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Single 1-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Phillips batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Votto struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Votto batting
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Play Result 1-2
Rosenthal relieved Broxton.
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Play Result 1-2
Bourjos in center field.
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Head to Head
STL wins series 3-0
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
Matt Carpenter3B13
Tommy PhamCF28
Jason HeywardRF22
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Stephen PiscottyLF26
Randal GrichukLF34
Kolten Wong2B16
Tony CruzC17
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Pete KozmaSS38
Peter BourjosCF25
Mark Reynolds1B12
Matt HollidayPH7
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Trevor RosenthalP40
CIN
Jason BourgeoisCF4
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Todd Frazier3B99
Jay BruceRF30
Adam DuvallLF14
Ramon Salvador CabreraC37
John LambP46
Substitutes
Manny ParraP39
J.J. HooverP40
Brayan PenaPH25
Burke BadenhopP72- Skip SchumakerLF55
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