Carpenter homers twice as Cardinals rout Reds 10-2
Matt Carpenter hit a pair of two-run homers, Lance Lynn pitched six scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
2
St. Louis Cardinals
10
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
De Jesús tripled to deep right, Schumaker scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-10
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-10
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Bourjos homered to left (450 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-9
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Play Result 1-9
Votto homered to center (410 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-9
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Play Result 0-9
Adams singled to left center, Reynolds scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-8
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Play Result 0-8
Reynolds doubled to left, Piscotty and Grichuk scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-8
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Advancing On Play 0-7
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
Carpenter homered to right (402 feet), Lynn scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-6
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Holliday doubled to deep right, Pham scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Carpenter homered to right (364 feet), Cruz scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Bunted Foul 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Inning 2-10
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
Bruce flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-10
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-10
Bruce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
Duvall struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-10
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-10
Duvall batting
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Play Result 2-10
Duvall hit for Contreras.
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Lineup Change 2-10
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Lineup Change 2-10
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-10
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Play Result 2-10
De Jesús tripled to deep right, Schumaker scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-10
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Triple 1-10
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
De Jesús batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Frazier struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-10
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 1-10
Schumaker to second on wild pitch by Tuivailala.
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Wild Pitch 1-10
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Schumaker singled to center.
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Single 1-10
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Schumaker batting
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Play Result 1-10
Tuivailala relieved Socolovich.
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Start Inning 1-10
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-10
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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
Matt HollidayLF7
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Stephen PiscottyLF26
Randal GrichukRF34
Mark Reynolds3B12
Tony CruzC17
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Brandon Moss1B37
Tyler LyonsP58
Travis TartamellaC68
Greg Garcia2B4
Jon JayRF9
Peter BourjosCF25
Miguel SocolovichP48
Sam TuivailalaP26
Matt AdamsPH18
Pete KozmaSS38
CIN
- Skip SchumakerLF55
Todd Frazier3B99
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Brennan BoeschCF31
Tucker BarnhartC18
Brandon FinneganP57
Substitutes
Brayan Pena1B25
Jumbo Rafael DiazP17
Carlos ContrerasP53
Adam DuvallPH14
Jason BourgeoisPH4
Collin BalesterP51
Ryan MattheusP41
Ivan De Jesus Jr.2B11
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