St. Louis Cardinals @
Atlanta Braves
0–2Final · Oct 4, 2015
STL 0 ATL 2 Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL100-62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| ATL67-95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
· Line: STL -136
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García singled to center, Bourn scored.
0–1 -
Bourn singled to left, Cunningham scored, Lavarnway to second.
0–2
Play-by-play
- Top 1 Lineup Change
- Top 1 Jay batting
- Top 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
- Top 1 Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
- Top 1 Jay struck out swinging.
- Top 1 Pham batting
- Top 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 1 Pitch 2: in play
- Top 1 Pham flied out to center.
- Top 1 Grichuk batting
- Top 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
- Top 1 Pitch 3: foul
- Top 1 Pitch 4: foul
- Top 1 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
- Top 1 Grichuk struck out swinging.
- Bot 1 Bourn batting
- Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
- Bot 1 Pitch 3: ball 1
- Bot 1 Pitch 4: ball 2
- Bot 1 Pitch 5: ball 3
- Bot 1 Pitch 6: foul
- Bot 1 Pitch 7: in play
- Bot 1 Bourn singled to center.
- Bot 1 Castro batting
- Bot 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 1 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 1 Pitch 3: ball 2
- Bot 1 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
- Bot 1 Pitch 5: foul
- Bot 1 Pitch 6: ball 3
- Bot 1 Pitch 7: in play
- Bot 1 Castro grounded out to second, Bourn to second.
- Bot 1 Olivera batting
- Bot 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 1 Pitch 2: in play
- Bot 1 Olivera grounded out to second, Bourn to third.
- Bot 1 García batting
- Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Bot 1 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
- Bot 1 Pitch 4: foul
- Bot 1 Pitch 5: ball 2
- Bot 1 Pitch 6: ball 3
- Bot 1 Pitch 7: foul
- Bot 1 Pitch 8: in play
- Bot 1 García singled to center, Bourn scored. 0–1
- Bot 1 Peterson batting
- Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
- Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Bot 1 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
- Bot 1 Pitch 4: in play
- Bot 1 Peterson popped out to shortstop.
- Top 2 Adams batting
- Top 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 2 Pitch 2: in play
- Top 2 Adams flied out to center.
- Top 2 Reynolds batting
- Top 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 2 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Top 2 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
- Top 2 Pitch 4: ball 2
- Top 2 Pitch 5: in play
- Top 2 Reynolds singled to center.
- Top 2 G. Garcia batting
- Top 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 2 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 2 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
- Top 2 Pitch 4: in play
- Top 2 G. Garcia grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Reynolds out at second.
- Bot 2 Ciriaco batting
- Bot 2 Pitch 1: in play
- Bot 2 Ciriaco singled to left.
- Bot 2 Cunningham batting
- Bot 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
- Bot 2 Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
- Bot 2 Cunningham struck out swinging.
- Bot 2 Lavarnway batting
- Bot 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 2 Ciriaco picked off first.
- Bot 2 Pitch 2: ball 2
- Bot 2 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 2 Pitch 4: in play
- Bot 2 Lavarnway lined out to shortstop.
- Top 3 Kozma batting
- Top 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 3 Pitch 2: in play
- Top 3 Kozma flied out to right.
- Top 3 Easley batting
- Top 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
- Top 3 Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
- Top 3 Easley struck out swinging.
- Top 3 Lynn batting
- Top 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 3 Pitch 2: ball 2
- Top 3 Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 3 Pitch 4: in play
- Top 3 Lynn flied out to center.
- Bot 3 Wisler batting
- Bot 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 3 Pitch 2: in play
- Bot 3 Wisler singled to right.
- Bot 3 Bourn batting
- Bot 3 Pitch 1: in play
- Bot 3 Bourn grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Wisler out at second.
- Bot 3 Castro batting
- Bot 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 3 Pitch 2: ball 2
- Bot 3 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 3 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
- Bot 3 Pitch 5: foul
- Bot 3 Pitch 6: ball 3
- Bot 3 Pitch 7: in play
- Bot 3 Castro flied out to center.
- Top 4 Jay batting
- Top 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 4 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 4 Pitch 3: in play
- Top 4 Jay lined out to left.
- Top 4 Pham batting
- Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Top 4 Pitch 3: in play
- Top 4 Pham grounded out to pitcher.
- Top 4 Grichuk batting
- Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 4 Pitch 2: in play
- Top 4 Grichuk singled to center.
- Top 4 Adams batting
- Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 4 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
- Top 4 Pitch 3: in play
- Top 4 Adams flied out to center.
- Bot 4 Olivera batting
- Bot 4 Pitch 1: in play
- Bot 4 Olivera doubled to deep left.
- Bot 4 García batting
- Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 4 Pitch 2: in play
- Bot 4 García grounded out to first, Olivera to third.
- Bot 4 Peterson batting
- Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 2
- Bot 4 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 4 Pitch 4: in play
- Bot 4 Peterson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Olivera out at home.
- Bot 4 Ciriaco batting
- Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 4 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 4 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
- Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 2
- Bot 4 Pitch 5: in play
- Bot 4 Ciriaco singled to right, Peterson to second.
- Bot 4 Cunningham batting
- Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 4 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 4 Pitch 3: in play
- Bot 4 Cunningham grounded out to first.
- Top 5 Reynolds batting
- Top 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Top 5 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
- Top 5 Pitch 4: in play
- Top 5 Reynolds grounded out to pitcher.
- Top 5 G. Garcia batting
- Top 5 Pitch 1: in play
- Top 5 G. Garcia flied out to left.
- Top 5 Kozma batting
- Top 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Top 5 Pitch 3: in play
- Top 5 Kozma fouled out to first.
- Bot 5 Lavarnway batting
- Bot 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 5 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 5 Pitch 3: ball 2
- Bot 5 Pitch 4: in play
- Bot 5 Lavarnway doubled to deep right.
- Bot 5 Wisler batting
- Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
- Bot 5 Pitch 2: in play
- Bot 5 Wisler sacrificed to third, Lavarnway to third.
- Bot 5 Bourn batting
- Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 5 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Bot 5 Pitch 3: ball 2
- Bot 5 Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
- Bot 5 Pitch 5: ball 3
- Bot 5 Pitch 6: foul
- Bot 5 Pitch 7: in play
- Bot 5 Bourn grounded out to first.
- Bot 5 Castro batting
- Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 5 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Bot 5 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
- Bot 5 Pitch 4: foul
- Bot 5 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
- Bot 5 Castro struck out swinging.
- Top 6 Easley batting
- Top 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 6 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
- Top 6 Pitch 4: ball 2
- Top 6 Pitch 5: in play
- Top 6 Easley grounded out to third.
- Top 6 Lineup Change
- Top 6 Lineup Change
- Top 6 Bourjos hit for Lynn.
- Top 6 Bourjos batting
- Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
- Top 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Top 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
- Top 6 Pitch 4: in play
- Top 6 Bourjos flied out to left.
- Top 6 Jay batting
- Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Top 6 Pitch 3: ball 2
- Top 6 Pitch 4: in play
- Top 6 Jay grounded out to second.
- Bot 6 Lineup Change
- Bot 6 Lineup Change
- Bot 6 Maness relieved Lynn.
- Bot 6 Olivera batting
- Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
- Bot 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Bot 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
- Bot 6 Pitch 4: ball 2
- Bot 6 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
- Bot 6 Olivera struck out swinging.
- Bot 6 García batting
- Bot 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 6 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
- Bot 6 Pitch 4: foul
- Bot 6 Pitch 5: foul
- Bot 6 Pitch 6: in play
- Bot 6 García popped out to pitcher.
- Bot 6 Peterson batting
- Bot 6 Pitch 1: in play
- Bot 6 Peterson singled to right.
- Bot 6 Ciriaco batting
- Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 6 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
- Bot 6 Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
- Bot 6 Ciriaco struck out swinging.
- Top 7 Pham batting
- Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 7 Pitch 2: in play
- Top 7 Pham reached on infield single to third.
- Top 7 Grichuk batting
- Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
- Top 7 Pitch 3: ball 1
- Top 7 Pitch 4: in play
- Top 7 Grichuk grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Pham out at second.
- Top 7 Adams batting
- Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
- Top 7 Pitch 3: foul
- Top 7 Pitch 4: foul
- Top 7 Pitch 5: in play
- Top 7 Adams lined out to first.
- Bot 7 Lineup Change
- Bot 7 Lineup Change
- Bot 7 Cishek relieved Maness.
- Bot 7 Cunningham batting
- Bot 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 7 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Bot 7 Pitch 3: in play
- Bot 7 Cunningham singled to left.
- Bot 7 Lavarnway batting
- Bot 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
- Bot 7 Pitch 3: ball 1
- Bot 7 Pitch 4: foul
- Bot 7 Pitch 5: in play
- Bot 7 Lavarnway singled to left, Cunningham to second.
- Bot 7 Wisler batting
- Bot 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
- Bot 7 Pitch 3: strike 3 (bunted foul)
- Bot 7 Wisler struck out bunting foul.
- Bot 7 Bourn batting
- Bot 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Bot 7 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
- Bot 7 Pitch 3: ball 2
- Bot 7 Pitch 4: ball 3
- Bot 7 Pitch 5: in play
- Bot 7 Bourn singled to left, Cunningham scored, Lavarnway to second. 0–2
- Bot 7 Castro batting
- Bot 7 Pitch 1: in play
- Bot 7 Castro grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bourn out at second.
- Top 8 Lineup Change
- Top 8 Lineup Change
- Top 8 Lineup Change
- Top 8 Freeman at first base.
- Top 8 Ciriaco at third base.
- Top 8 Reynolds batting
- Top 8 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 8 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
- Top 8 Pitch 3: foul
- Top 8 Pitch 4: ball 1
- Top 8 Pitch 5: in play
- Top 8 Reynolds fouled out to catcher.
- Top 8 G. Garcia batting
- Top 8 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 8 Pitch 2: ball 2
- Top 8 Pitch 3: in play
- Top 8 G. Garcia flied out to center.
- Top 8 Kozma batting
- Top 8 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 8 Pitch 2: in play
- Top 8 Kozma popped out to second.
- Bot 8 Lineup Change
- Bot 8 Lineup Change
- Bot 8 Siegrist relieved Cishek.
- Bot 8 Freeman batting
- Bot 8 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 8 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Bot 8 Pitch 3: ball 2
- Bot 8 Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
- Bot 8 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
- Bot 8 Freeman struck out swinging.
- Bot 8 García batting
- Bot 8 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Bot 8 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
- Bot 8 Pitch 3: foul
- Bot 8 Pitch 4: ball 1
- Bot 8 Pitch 5: ball 2
- Bot 8 Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
- Bot 8 García struck out swinging.
- Bot 8 Peterson batting
- Bot 8 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Bot 8 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
- Bot 8 Pitch 3: ball 1
- Bot 8 Pitch 4: foul
- Bot 8 Pitch 5: ball 2
- Bot 8 Pitch 6: foul
- Bot 8 Pitch 7: foul
- Bot 8 Pitch 8: in play
- Bot 8 Peterson fouled out to catcher.
- Top 9 Lineup Change
- Top 9 Lineup Change
- Top 9 Lineup Change
- Top 9 Bourn in left field.
- Top 9 Maybin in center field.
- Top 9 Easley batting
- Top 9 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 9 Pitch 2: in play
- Top 9 Easley grounded out to second.
- Top 9 Lineup Change
- Top 9 Lineup Change
- Top 9 Moss hit for Siegrist.
- Top 9 Moss batting
- Top 9 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 9 Pitch 2: ball 1
- Top 9 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
- Top 9 Pitch 4: ball 2
- Top 9 Pitch 5: foul
- Top 9 Pitch 6: foul
- Top 9 Pitch 7: in play
- Top 9 Moss doubled to deep right.
- Top 9 Jay batting
- Top 9 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 9 Pitch 2: ball 2
- Top 9 Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
- Top 9 Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
- Top 9 Pitch 5: in play
- Top 9 Jay grounded out to first, Moss to third.
- Top 9 Pham batting
- Top 9 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 9 Pitch 2: ball 2
- Top 9 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 9 Pitch 4: ball 3
- Top 9 Pitch 5: ball 4
- Top 9 Pham walked.
- Top 9 Lineup Change
- Top 9 Lineup Change
- Top 9 Jackson relieved Wisler.
- Top 9 Grichuk batting
- Top 9 Pitch 1: ball 1
- Top 9 Pitch 2: ball 2
- Top 9 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
- Top 9 Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
- Top 9 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
- Top 9 Grichuk struck out swinging.
Box score
STL
batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon JayCF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .210 | .306 | .257 |
| Tommy PhamRF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .268 | .347 | .477 |
| Randal GrichukLF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .276 | .329 | .548 |
| Matt Adams1B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .240 | .280 | .377 |
| Mark Reynolds3B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .230 | .315 | .398 |
| Greg GarciaSS | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .240 | .337 | .387 |
| Pete Kozma2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .152 | .236 | .152 |
| Ed EasleyC | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lance LynnP | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .160 | .160 | .200 |
| Peter BourjosPH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .290 | .333 |
| Seth ManessP | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Steve CishekP | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kevin SiegristP | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brandon MossPH | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .344 | .409 |
pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance LynnP | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79-52 | 3.03 | 79 |
| Seth ManessP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 4.26 | 15 |
| Steve CishekP | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 3.58 | 17 |
| Kevin SiegristP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 2.17 | 19 |
ATL
batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael BournLF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .221 | .303 | .257 |
| Daniel CastroSS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .240 | .263 | .344 |
| Hector Olivera3B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .253 | .310 | .405 |
| Freddie Freeman1B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .276 | .370 | .471 |
| Adonis GarciaLF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .277 | .293 | .497 |
| Cameron MaybinCF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .327 | .370 |
| Jace Peterson2B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .239 | .314 | .335 |
| Pedro Ciriaco3B | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .261 | .275 | .352 |
| Todd CunninghamRF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .221 | .280 | .267 |
| Ryan LavarnwayC | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .227 | .311 | .394 |
| Matt WislerP | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .138 | .194 | .138 |
| Edwin JacksonP | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt WislerP | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 102-73 | 4.71 | 102 |
| Edwin JacksonP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.07 | 5 |
Starting lineups
ATL
- 1 Michael Bourn LF
- 2 Daniel Castro SS
- 3 Hector Olivera 3B
- 4 Adonis Garcia LF
- 5 Jace Peterson 2B
- 6 Pedro Ciriaco 3B
- 7 Todd Cunningham RF
- 8 Ryan Lavarnway C
- 9 Matt Wisler P
STL
- 1 Jon Jay CF
- 2 Tommy Pham RF
- 3 Randal Grichuk LF
- 4 Matt Adams 1B
- 5 Mark Reynolds 3B
- 6 Greg Garcia SS
- 7 Pete Kozma 2B
- 8 Ed Easley C
- 9 Lance Lynn P
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