Cardinals hit 3 homers in 9th, top Pirates 9-7
Matt Carpenter, Randal Grichuk and Jhonny Peralta all homered off closer Tony Watson with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Cardinals rally past the Pirates 9-7 on Tuesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
9
Pittsburgh Pirates
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Kang homered to center (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
Peralta homered to right center (396 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Grichuk homered to left (411 feet), Molina scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
Carpenter homered to right center (411 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Mercer doubled to left, Polanco and Kang scored, Joyce to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Kang singled to center, McCutchen scored, Polanco to second.
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End Inning 9-7
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Frazier struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Kang homered to center (421 feet).
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Home Run 9-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-6
Kang batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
Polanco grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-6
Pitch 8: in play
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Ball 9-6
Pitch 7: ball 2
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Ball 9-6
Pitch 6: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-6
Polanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
McCutchen struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-6
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-6
McCutchen batting
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Play Result 9-6
Oh relieved Mayers.
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Start Inning 9-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 9-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
Piscotty struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Josh Harrison2B4
John Jaso1B28
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Gregory PolancoLF25
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Matt JoyceRF7
Jordy MercerSS27
Chris StewartC12
Ryan VogelsongP14
Substitutes
Jason RogersPH15
Felipe VazquezP73
Alen HansonPH38
Tony WatsonP56
Jared HughesP35
Adam FrazierRF20
Josh BellPH56
Juan NicasioP40
Antonio BastardoP58
David FreesePH25
Sean Rodriguez1B13
STL
Kolten Wong2B16
Jedd GyorkoSS5
Brandon Moss1B37
Matt Adams1B18
Yadier MolinaC4
Randal GrichukCF34
Jhonny Peralta3B27
Jeremy HazelbakerLF41
Luke WeaverP18
Substitutes
Matt BowmanP51
Zach DukeP32
Jose MartinezPH16
Kevin SiegristP54
Mike MayersP35
Matt CarpenterPH13
Seunghwan OhP18
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Tommy PhamLF28
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