Carpenter homers twice as Cardinals rout Angels, 8-1
Matt Carpenter homered twice, including a leadoff shot on the fifth pitch of the game, and the St. Louis Cardinals had nine extra-base hits Tuesday night in an 8-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
8
Los Angeles Angels
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Calhoun hit sacrifice fly to left, Pennington scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-1
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Holliday homered to left.
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
Carpenter homered to right center.
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Gyorko singled to right, Molina scored, Moss to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Grichuk homered to center, Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Holliday doubled to deep center, Piscotty scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Díaz doubled to left center, Gyorko scored, Díaz thrown out at third attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 8-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Pennington struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Pennington batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Soto struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Soto batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Giavotella reached on infield single to second.
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Single 8-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Giavotella batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Cron popped out to second.
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Pop Out 8-1
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Cron batting
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Play Result 8-1
Lyons relieved Leake.
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Play Result 8-1
Fryer catching.
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Start Inning 8-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Tejada lined out to third.
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Line Out 8-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Tejada batting
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Head to Head
STL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedLAA
Yunel Escobar3B0
Kole CalhounRF56
Mike TroutCF27
Albert PujolsDH5
Daniel NavaLF25
C.J. Cron1B28
Johnny Giavotella2B12
Geovany SotoC18
Cliff Pennington3B7
Substitutes
Shane RobinsonCF38
Brendan RyanSS23
Jiman ChoiLF26
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt HollidayDH7
Randal GrichukCF34
Yadier MolinaC4
Brandon Moss1B37
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Jeremy HazelbakerLF41
Aledmys DiazSS12
Substitutes
Kolten Wong2B16
Eric FryerC41
Ruben TejadaSS33
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