Cardinals rally past slumping Pirates 6-4
Harrison Bader's pinch-hit bloop single off Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vazquez keyed a late rally and helped the St. Louis Cardinals surge past the slumping Pirates 6-4 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Pittsburgh Pirates
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ozuna scored, Muñoz out at second, Bader to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 6-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Muñoz walked, Pham scored, Ozuna to third, Bader to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Bader singled to right, J. Martínez scored, Pham to third, Ozuna to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Gyorko singled to left, Wong and Muñoz scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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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
Meadows hit sacrifice fly to left, Frazier scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Frazier tripled to deep left center, Díaz and Mercer scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Polanco grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Polanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Moran flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Moran batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Bell grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Bell batting
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Play Result 6-4
Norris relieved Hicks.
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Start Inning 6-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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End Inning 6-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
O'Neill struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
O'Neill batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Ozuna grounded out to second, Pham to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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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
Adam Frazier2B20
Austin MeadowsLF17
Starling MarteCF0
Josh Bell1B56
Colin Moran3B79
Gregory PolancoRF25
Elias DiazC35
Jordy MercerSS27
Jameson TaillonP60
Substitutes
Sean Rodriguez2B13
Edgar SantanaP67
Corey DickersonPH10
Michael FelizP48
Felipe VazquezP73
Steven BraultP25
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jose Martinez1B16
Tommy PhamCF28
Marcell OzunaLF24
Tyler O'NeillRF9
Kolten Wong2B16
Yairo MunozSS95
Carson KellyC15
Miles MikolasP36
Substitutes
Harrison BaderPH9
Jordan HicksP44
Bud NorrisP28
Jedd GyorkoPH5
Sam TuivailalaP26
Greg Garcia2B4
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