Diaz, with heavy heart, powers Cards past Reds 12-5
Playing with a heavy heart, Aledmys Diaz hit his first career grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals finished with five home runs Tuesday night in a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
5
St. Louis Cardinals
12
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Peralta singled to center, Molina scored, Piscotty to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-12
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Foul Ball 5-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-11
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Play Result 5-11
Grichuk homered to left (422 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
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Play Result 5-10
Adams homered to center (427 feet), G. Garcia scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-10
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-8
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Play Result 5-8
Schebler homered to right (364 feet), Barnhart scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-8
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Peralta homered to center (422 feet), Grichuk and Piscotty scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-8
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Foul Out 3-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Votto homered to right (417 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Díaz homered to left center (408 feet), Molina, Peralta and Moss scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-12
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Iribarren grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-12
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12
Iribarren batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Duvall flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-12
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12
Duvall batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Votto flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-12
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-12
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-12
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12
Votto batting
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Play Result 5-12
Kiekhefer relieved Rosenthal.
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Play Result 5-12
Pham in left field.
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Start Inning 5-12
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-12
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Lineup Change 5-12
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Lineup Change 5-12
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Lineup Change 5-12
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End Inning 5-12
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Peralta grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-12
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-12
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Play Result 5-12
Piscotty to second on wild pitch by Cingrani.
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Wild Pitch 5-12
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Ball 5-12
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-12
Peralta batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-12
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Play Result 5-12
Piscotty walked.
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Ball 5-12
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Foul Ball 5-12
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Looking 5-12
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-12
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Head to Head
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 Carpenter1B13
Randal GrichukCF34
Yadier MolinaC4
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Jhonny Peralta3B27
Brandon MossLF37
Aledmys DiazSS12
Greg Garcia2B4
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Tommy PhamLF28
Zach DukeP32
Matt AdamsPH18
Matt BowmanP51
Jeremy HazelbakerPH41
Trevor RosenthalP40
Dean KiekheferP63
CIN
Scott ScheblerCF44
Eugenio Suarez3B28
Joey Votto1B37
Adam DuvallLF14
Brandon Phillips2B0
Steve SelskyRF62
Tucker BarnhartC18
Ivan De Jesus Jr.SS11
Robert StephensonP24
Substitutes
Tyler HoltCF40
Hernan Iribarren2B33
Matt MagillP36
Tony RendaPH43
Keyvius SampsonP68
Ross OhlendorfP27
Ramon Salvador CabreraPH37
Tony CingraniP54
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