Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals
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O'Neill's game-ending HBP lifts Cards over Rockies 5-4
Andrew Knizner and Lars Nootbaar drew walks off Dinelson Lamet (1-2) in the ninth, and Dylan Carlson reached on a bunt single to load the bases before O'Neill was plunked.
“They took good at-bats, worked full counts, and were able to get on there,” O'Neill said. “You could tell he was a little wild out there, so I just wanted to be a little selective, see a good pitch to hit, and ended up getting hit.”
Rockies manager Bud Black said Lamet couldn't seem to find his release point.
“Usually when a pitcher isn't able to find the strike zone, it's usually release point and a little something in his delivery," Black said.
José Quintana pitched no-hit ball with two walks for five innings before allowing two runs on four consecutive hits to lead off the sixth, ending his night.
“It's a little tough when you get five straight innings quickly, and you face four hitters and now can't get outs,” Quintana said. “The game was there, so I'm happy with how I threw the ball.”
Ryan Helsley (7-1) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth to lower his ERA to 0.91 in 49 2/3 innings this season.
Kyle Freeland allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out four batters in six innings to drop the Rockies to 13-42 since Busch Stadium III opened in 2006.
“I went back and looked at video of my start at home at Coors Field against them, and I was at the top of the zone with a lot of my arsenal," Freeland said. “The key for me today was to get back to the bottom of the zone, execute in the bottom of the zone, and it paid off somewhat.”
Goldschmidt hit a sacrifice fly to left field off Lucas Gilbreath in the seventh inning to the the game at 4.
Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run double to right-center field off Packy Naughton in the seventh inning, driving in Wynton Bernard and Connor Joe to put Colorado up 4-3.
Bernard, a 31-year-old rookie, singled up the middle to break up Quintana’s no-hit bid and scored two batters later on a Blackmon single.
Goldschmidt’s two-run home run to left field off Freeland in the fifth inning was the 29th of the season and 100th as a member of the Cardinals.
“I had no idea how many homers I had,” Goldschmidt said. “It's kind of crazy so I hadn't thought about it at all, but it seems fast. It wasn't like a goal or anything like that. I was just trying to do my job.”
Edman hit his eighth home run of the season off Freeland in the fourth inning to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead. It was his first home run since going deep on June 14 in the second game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
DOUBLE THE FUN
Blackmon’s seventh inning double gave Colorado at least one double in 36 straight games. It is the longest streak in the majors this season and the longest since the Oakland Athletics doubled in 36 straight games in 2019.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: 1B/OF Juan Yepez (right forearm strain) was held out of the lineup for Triple-A Memphis on Sunday due to illness. Yepez worked out pregame and will work with the club Wednesday before the team makes a decision on activating him or having him continue his rehab assignment.
UP NEXT
:Cardinals LHP Jordan Montgomery (5-3, 3.37 ERA) will make his first career appearance against Colorado on Wednesday night and is 2-0, having tossed 11 scoreless innings in two starts since being acquired from the New York Yankees on Aug. 2. The Rockies counter with RHP Germán Márquez (6-9, 5.08 ERA), who is 2-1 with a 2.58 ERA in seven career starts against St. Louis.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | O'Neill hit by pitch, Knizner scored, Carlson to second, Nootbaar to third. | |
9th Inning | Hampson in center field. | |
9th Inning | Carlson reached on bunt single to third, Nootbaar to second, Knizner to third. | |
9th Inning | Nootbaar walked, Knizner to second. | |
9th Inning | Knizner walked. | |
9th Inning | Lamet relieved Estévez |
Statistics
COL | STL | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 3 |
14 | Ground Balls | 11 |
7 | Strikeouts | 5 |
4 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
6 | Hits | 10 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
3 | Walks | 3 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
4 | Runs | 5 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
33 | At Bats | 31 |
0 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
10 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 0 |
12 | Fly Balls | 16 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
138 | Pitches | 154 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
7 | Total Bases | 16 |
36 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
1.8 | Runs Created | 6.4 |
.182 | Batting Average | .323 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.212 | Slugging Percentage | .516 |
.152 | Secondary Average | .258 |
.250 | On Base Percentage | .421 |
.462 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .937 |
1.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
1.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.2 |
25.0 | Batter Rating | 36.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.83 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.05 |
.030 | Isolated Power | .194 |
0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
.083 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .079 |
-.030 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.065 |
8.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
72.5 | MLB Rating | 90.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 39,105 | Capacity:
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 12 | 9 | .571 | - | L1 |
San Diego | 11 | 10 | .524 | 1 | L1 |
Arizona | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2 | L1 |
San Francisco | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3 | W1 |
Colorado | 4 | 15 | .211 | 7 | L5 |
2024 National League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee | 11 | 6 | .647 | - | W1 |
Chicago | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.5 | W1 |
Pittsburgh | 11 | 8 | .579 | 1 | L3 |
Cincinnati | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.5 | L3 |
St. Louis | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | L1 |