Gant keeps Tigers' bats quiet, Cards come alive in 5-2 win
John Gant pitched effectively into the seventh inning and gave the St. Louis Cardinals' offense enough time to get rolling in a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
5
Detroit Tigers
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Rodríguez doubled to left, McCann scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Mahtook grounded out to second, Castellanos scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
J. Martínez singled to left, G. Garcia scored, Kelly to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Carpenter hit sacrifice fly to center, Muñoz scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Kelly reached on infield single to shortstop, Wong scored, Muñoz to third, G. Garcia to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Muñoz hit sacrifice fly to line right, DeJong scored, Wong to third, Muñoz to second on error by right fielder Goodrum.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Wong singled to left, Ozuna scored, DeJong to third, Wong to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Stewart popped out to third.
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Pop Out 5-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Stewart batting
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Play Result 5-2
Stewart hit for Rodríguez.
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
McCann grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
McCann batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Mahtook popped out to second.
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Pop Out 5-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Mahtook batting
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Play Result 5-2
St Louis's M Carpenter ejected by L Barrett in the 9th.
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Play Result 5-2
C. Martínez relieved Hicks.
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Start Inning 5-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Inning 5-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Carpenter struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Kelly flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Jeimer Candelario3B46
Jim Adduci1B33
Nick CastellanosDH21
Niko GoodrumRF0
Mikie MahtookLF99
James McCannC8
Ronny RodriguezSS65
Dawel Lugo2B18
JaCoby JonesCF21
Substitutes
Christin StewartPH20
STL
Matt CarpenterDH13
Jose MartinezRF16
Matt Adams1B18
Marcell OzunaLF24
Paul DeJongSS18
Kolten Wong2B16
Yairo Munoz3B95
Greg Garcia3B4
Carson KellyC15
Substitutes
Harrison BaderCF9
Tyler O'NeillRF9
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