Fowler, Gyorko power Cardinals past Reds 7-5
Dexter Fowler and Jedd Gyorko homered and Yadier Molina short-circuited a rally with a bases-loaded pickoff to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
5
St. Louis Cardinals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Gennett doubled to deep left center, Schebler and Mesoraco scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-7
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Advancing On Play 4-7
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Votto homered to right (398 feet), Cozart scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
Molina hit sacrifice fly to left, Gyorko scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-7
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Adams hit sacrifice fly to right, Molina scored, Grichuk to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Grichuk singled to center, Piscotty scored, Molina to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Gyorko homered to right center (414 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Fowler homered to right (389 feet), Wong scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Wong doubled to right, Grichuk scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 5-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Duvall popped out to second.
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Pop Out 5-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Duvall batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Votto struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Votto batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Cozart grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Cozart batting
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Start Inning 5-7
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Díaz grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Díaz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Fowler flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
Fowler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Fryer flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-7
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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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
Dexter FowlerCF25
Aledmys DiazSS12
Matt Carpenter1B13
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Yadier MolinaC4
Randal GrichukLF34
Kolten Wong2B16
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Miguel SocolovichP48
Kevin SiegristP54
Seunghwan OhP18
Matt AdamsPH18
Brett CecilP27
Eric FryerC41
CIN
Billy HamiltonCF0
Zack CozartSS7
Joey Votto1B37
Adam DuvallLF14
Eugenio Suarez3B28
Scott ScheblerRF44
Devin MesoracoC29
Scooter Gennett2B14
Timothy AdlemanP66
Substitutes
Blake WoodP46
Arismendy AlcantaraPH29
Wandy PeraltaP58
Patrick KivlehanPH80
Raisel IglesiasP26
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