Carpenter's slam in 11th lifts Cardinals over Blue Jays
Randal Grichuk hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie it and Matt Carpenter delivered a grand slam in the 11th, lifting the Cardinals over the Blue Jays.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
4
St. Louis Cardinals
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Carpenter homered to right center (409 feet), Wong, Grichuk and Fowler scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-8
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Advancing On Force 4-7
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Advancing On Force 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Grichuk homered to center (412 feet), Molina scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Carpenter singled to right, Fowler scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Grichuk singled to center, J. Martínez scored, Grichuk thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Smoak hit sacrifice fly to center, Pillar scored, Carrera to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Goins singled to center, Bautista and Martin scored, Travis to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: 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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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 1: in play
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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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: 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 1 (foul)
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End Inning 4-8
End of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Carpenter homered to right center (409 feet), Wong, Grichuk and Fowler scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-8
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Advancing On Force 4-7
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Advancing On Force 4-6
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Home Run 4-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Carpenter batting
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Play Result 4-4
Howell relieved Tepera.
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Díaz flied out to left.
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Fly Out 4-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Díaz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Fowler intentionally walked, Grichuk to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Fowler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Grichuk intentionally walked.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Grichuk batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Wong tripled to right.
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Triple 4-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Wong batting
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Play Result 4-4
Tepera relieved Leone.
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Start Inning 4-4
Bottom of the 11th inning
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End Inning 4-4
Middle of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Pillar grounded into double play, third to second to first, Morales out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Ground Out 4-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Dexter FowlerCF25
Aledmys DiazSS12
Matt Carpenter1B13
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Yadier MolinaC4
Jose MartinezLF16
Kolten Wong2B16
Carlos MartinezP18
Substitutes
Tyler LyonsP58
Matt AdamsPH18
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Seunghwan OhP18
Greg GarciaPH4
Matt BowmanP51
Randal GrichukRF34
TOR
Kevin PillarCF1
Ezequiel CarreraLF41
Jose BautistaRF19
Justin Smoak1B46
Russell MartinC55
Chris Coghlan3B7
Devon Travis2B29
Ryan GoinsSS25
Mat LatosP57
Substitutes
Darwin Barney3B20
Joe BiaginiP41
Steve PearcePH25
Joe SmithP38
Roberto OsunaP54
Dominic LeoneP55
Kendrys MoralesPH36
Ryan TeperaP38
J.P. HowellP56
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