Cardinals sweep Giants, stay on track for wild card
Miles Mikolas' outing against the San Francisco Giants was typical, and typical for him is pretty good.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Francisco Giants
2
St. Louis Cardinals
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
Carpenter homered to right (425 feet), Sosa scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-9
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Crawford homered to right (412 feet), Longoria scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-7
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
DeJong singled to deep left, O'Neill scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-7
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
J. Martínez doubled to deep center, Bader and Muñoz scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-6
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Bunted Foul 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Muñoz singled to left, Molina scored, Bader to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Bader sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, Wisdom scored, Molina to second.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 2-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
Hanson flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-9
Pitch 8: in play
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Ball 2-9
Pitch 7: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 2-9
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-9
Hanson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
Shaw singled to right.
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Single 2-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-9
Shaw batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
Hundley struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-9
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 2-9
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-9
Hundley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
Crawford struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-9
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-9
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 2-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-9
Crawford batting
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Play Result 2-9
Gallegos relieved Brebbia.
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Play Result 2-9
Peña catching.
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Play Result 2-9
A. García in left field.
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Head to Head
STL wins series 3-0
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
San Francisco Giants
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
- Casey Schmitt Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter1B13
Jose MartinezRF16
Paul DeJongSS18
Marcell OzunaLF24
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Yadier MolinaC4
Harrison BaderCF9
Yairo Munoz2B95
Miles MikolasP36
Substitutes
Tyler O'NeillRF9
Giovanny GallegosP65
Patrick Wisdom3B35
Adolis GarciaLF53
John BrebbiaP60
Edmundo SosaPH33
Francisco PenaC16
SF
Gregor BlancoCF7
Joe Panik2B12
Evan Longoria3B3
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Nick HundleyC3
Chris ShawLF86
Alen HansonRF38
Aramis Garcia1B35
Andrew SuarezP82
Substitutes
Chase d'ArnaudPH6
Ray BlackP50
Steven OkertP48
Pierce JohnsonP52
Hunter StricklandP60
Hunter PencePH8
Casey KellyP60
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