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2–8Final · Sep 30, 2015
STL 2 PIT 8 Final
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STL99-59000101000281
PIT96-6201050101890

· Line: PIT -140

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

  1. Walker homered to right center (383 feet).

    0–1

  2. Holliday singled to center, Carpenter scored.

    1–1

  3. Cervelli homered to left (392 feet), McCutchen, Ramírez and Álvarez scored.

    1–5

  4. Polanco doubled to right center, Mercer scored, Polanco thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.

    1–6

  5. Carpenter homered to right (414 feet).

    2–6

  6. Mercer singled to center, Cervelli scored.

    2–7

  7. Polanco singled to right, Harrison scored.

    2–8

Play-by-play

  1. Top 1 Lineup Change
  2. Top 1 Carpenter batting
  3. Top 1 Pitch 1: in play
  4. Top 1 Carpenter flied out to left.
  5. Top 1 Jay batting
  6. Top 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  7. Top 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  8. Top 1 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  9. Top 1 Pitch 4: ball 2
  10. Top 1 Pitch 5: foul
  11. Top 1 Pitch 6: foul
  12. Top 1 Pitch 7: ball 3
  13. Top 1 Pitch 8: in play
  14. Top 1 Jay lined out to second.
  15. Top 1 Holliday batting
  16. Top 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
  17. Top 1 Pitch 2: ball 2
  18. Top 1 Pitch 3: in play
  19. Top 1 Holliday grounded out to second.
  20. Bot 1 Polanco batting
  21. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  22. Bot 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  23. Bot 1 Pitch 3: foul
  24. Bot 1 Pitch 4: foul
  25. Bot 1 Pitch 5: in play
  26. Bot 1 Polanco grounded out to second.
  27. Bot 1 Marte batting
  28. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  29. Bot 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  30. Bot 1 Pitch 3: in play
  31. Bot 1 Marte hit by pitch.
  32. Bot 1 McCutchen batting
  33. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  34. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  35. Bot 1 Pitch 3: ball 2
  36. Bot 1 Marte to second on balk by Wacha.
  37. Bot 1 Pitch 4: ball 3
  38. Bot 1 Pitch 5: ball 4
  39. Bot 1 McCutchen walked.
  40. Bot 1 Ramírez batting
  41. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  42. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  43. Bot 1 Pitch 3: ball 2
  44. Bot 1 Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
  45. Bot 1 Pitch 5: foul
  46. Bot 1 Pitch 6: in play
  47. Bot 1 Ramírez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, McCutchen out at second.
  48. Top 2 Heyward batting
  49. Top 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  50. Top 2 Pitch 2: ball 1
  51. Top 2 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  52. Top 2 Pitch 4: in play
  53. Top 2 Heyward grounded out to first.
  54. Top 2 Peralta batting
  55. Top 2 Pitch 1: in play
  56. Top 2 Peralta flied out to center.
  57. Top 2 Reynolds batting
  58. Top 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  59. Top 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  60. Top 2 Pitch 3: ball 1
  61. Top 2 Pitch 4: in play
  62. Top 2 Reynolds grounded out to first.
  63. Bot 2 Walker batting
  64. Bot 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  65. Bot 2 Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
  66. Bot 2 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  67. Bot 2 Pitch 4: foul
  68. Bot 2 Pitch 5: ball 2
  69. Bot 2 Pitch 6: in play
  70. Bot 2 Walker homered to right center (383 feet). 0–1
  71. Bot 2 Álvarez batting
  72. Bot 2 Pitch 1: in play
  73. Bot 2 Álvarez grounded out to first.
  74. Bot 2 Cervelli batting
  75. Bot 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  76. Bot 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  77. Bot 2 Pitch 3: ball 1
  78. Bot 2 Pitch 4: foul
  79. Bot 2 Pitch 5: ball 2
  80. Bot 2 Pitch 6: foul
  81. Bot 2 Pitch 7: ball 3
  82. Bot 2 Pitch 8: foul
  83. Bot 2 Pitch 9: foul
  84. Bot 2 Pitch 10: strike 3 (swinging)
  85. Bot 2 Cervelli struck out swinging.
  86. Bot 2 Mercer batting
  87. Bot 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  88. Bot 2 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  89. Bot 2 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  90. Bot 2 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  91. Bot 2 Mercer struck out swinging.
  92. Top 3 Wong batting
  93. Top 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  94. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  95. Top 3 Pitch 3: ball 1
  96. Top 3 Pitch 4: foul
  97. Top 3 Pitch 5: in play
  98. Top 3 Wong grounded out to pitcher.
  99. Top 3 Cruz batting
  100. Top 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
  101. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  102. Top 3 Pitch 3: ball 2
  103. Top 3 Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
  104. Top 3 Pitch 5: foul
  105. Top 3 Pitch 6: in play
  106. Top 3 Cruz flied out to center.
  107. Top 3 Wacha batting
  108. Top 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  109. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  110. Top 3 Pitch 3: in play
  111. Top 3 Wacha grounded out to pitcher.
  112. Bot 3 Cole batting
  113. Bot 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  114. Bot 3 Pitch 2: ball 1
  115. Bot 3 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  116. Bot 3 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  117. Bot 3 Cole struck out swinging.
  118. Bot 3 Polanco batting
  119. Bot 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  120. Bot 3 Pitch 2: ball 1
  121. Bot 3 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  122. Bot 3 Pitch 4: ball 2
  123. Bot 3 Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
  124. Bot 3 Polanco struck out looking.
  125. Bot 3 Marte batting
  126. Bot 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  127. Bot 3 Pitch 2: ball 1
  128. Bot 3 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  129. Bot 3 Pitch 4: foul
  130. Bot 3 Pitch 5: ball 2
  131. Bot 3 Pitch 6: in play
  132. Bot 3 Marte grounded out to pitcher.
  133. Top 4 Carpenter batting
  134. Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  135. Top 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  136. Top 4 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  137. Top 4 Pitch 4: foul
  138. Top 4 Pitch 5: foul
  139. Top 4 Pitch 6: foul
  140. Top 4 Pitch 7: ball 2
  141. Top 4 Pitch 8: in play
  142. Top 4 Carpenter doubled to deep right.
  143. Top 4 Jay batting
  144. Top 4 Pitch 1: in play
  145. Top 4 Jay sacrificed to pitcher, Carpenter to third.
  146. Top 4 Holliday batting
  147. Top 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  148. Top 4 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  149. Top 4 Pitch 3: ball 2
  150. Top 4 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  151. Top 4 Pitch 5: ball 3
  152. Top 4 Pitch 6: in play
  153. Top 4 Holliday singled to center, Carpenter scored. 1–1
  154. Top 4 Heyward batting
  155. Top 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  156. Top 4 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  157. Top 4 Pitch 3: in play
  158. Top 4 Heyward grounded out to second, Holliday to second.
  159. Top 4 Peralta batting
  160. Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  161. Top 4 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  162. Top 4 Pitch 3: in play
  163. Top 4 Peralta singled to right, Holliday thrown out at home.
  164. Bot 4 McCutchen batting
  165. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  166. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 2
  167. Bot 4 Pitch 3: in play
  168. Bot 4 McCutchen singled to center.
  169. Bot 4 Ramírez batting
  170. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  171. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 2
  172. Bot 4 Pitch 3: ball 3
  173. Bot 4 Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
  174. Bot 4 Pitch 5: ball 4
  175. Bot 4 Ramírez walked, McCutchen to second.
  176. Bot 4 Walker batting
  177. Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  178. Bot 4 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
  179. Bot 4 Pitch 3: in play
  180. Bot 4 Walker grounded out to second, McCutchen to third, Ramírez to second.
  181. Bot 4 Álvarez batting
  182. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
  183. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 2 (intentional ball)
  184. Bot 4 Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
  185. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
  186. Bot 4 Álvarez intentionally walked.
  187. Bot 4 Cervelli batting
  188. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  189. Bot 4 Pitch 2: in play
  190. Bot 4 Cervelli homered to left (392 feet), McCutchen, Ramírez and Álvarez scored. 1–5
  191. Bot 4 Mercer batting
  192. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  193. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 2
  194. Bot 4 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
  195. Bot 4 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  196. Bot 4 Pitch 5: foul
  197. Bot 4 Pitch 6: ball 3
  198. Bot 4 Pitch 7: ball 4
  199. Bot 4 Mercer walked.
  200. Bot 4 Cole batting
  201. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  202. Bot 4 Pitch 2: in play
  203. Bot 4 Cole fouled out to first.
  204. Bot 4 Polanco batting
  205. Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  206. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  207. Bot 4 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  208. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 2
  209. Bot 4 Pitch 5: in play
  210. Bot 4 Polanco doubled to right center, Mercer scored, Polanco thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. 1–6
  211. Top 5 Reynolds batting
  212. Top 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  213. Top 5 Pitch 2: in play
  214. Top 5 Reynolds grounded out to shortstop.
  215. Top 5 Wong batting
  216. Top 5 Pitch 1: in play
  217. Top 5 Wong flied out to left.
  218. Top 5 Cruz batting
  219. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  220. Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 2
  221. Top 5 Pitch 3: in play
  222. Top 5 Cruz doubled to deep center.
  223. Top 5 Lineup Change
  224. Top 5 Lineup Change
  225. Top 5 Adams hit for Wacha.
  226. Top 5 Adams batting
  227. Top 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  228. Top 5 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
  229. Top 5 Pitch 3: foul
  230. Top 5 Pitch 4: foul
  231. Top 5 Pitch 5: foul
  232. Top 5 Pitch 6: in play
  233. Top 5 Adams flied out to center.
  234. Bot 5 Lineup Change
  235. Bot 5 Lineup Change
  236. Bot 5 Socolovich relieved Wacha.
  237. Bot 5 Marte batting
  238. Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  239. Bot 5 Pitch 2: ball 1
  240. Bot 5 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  241. Bot 5 Pitch 4: in play
  242. Bot 5 Marte reached on infield single to pitcher.
  243. Bot 5 McCutchen batting
  244. Bot 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  245. Bot 5 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  246. Bot 5 Marte stole second.
  247. Bot 5 Pitch 3: ball 2
  248. Bot 5 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  249. Bot 5 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
  250. Bot 5 McCutchen struck out swinging.
  251. Bot 5 Ramírez batting
  252. Bot 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  253. Bot 5 Pitch 2: ball 2
  254. Bot 5 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
  255. Bot 5 Pitch 4: in play
  256. Bot 5 Ramírez grounded out to shortstop.
  257. Bot 5 Walker batting
  258. Bot 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  259. Bot 5 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  260. Bot 5 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  261. Bot 5 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  262. Bot 5 Walker struck out swinging.
  263. Top 6 Carpenter batting
  264. Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  265. Top 6 Pitch 2: in play
  266. Top 6 Carpenter homered to right (414 feet). 2–6
  267. Top 6 Jay batting
  268. Top 6 Pitch 1: in play
  269. Top 6 Jay grounded out to second.
  270. Top 6 Holliday batting
  271. Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  272. Top 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
  273. Top 6 Pitch 3: in play
  274. Top 6 Holliday grounded out to shortstop.
  275. Top 6 Heyward batting
  276. Top 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  277. Top 6 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  278. Top 6 Pitch 3: ball 2
  279. Top 6 Pitch 4: in play
  280. Top 6 Heyward singled to right.
  281. Top 6 Peralta batting
  282. Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  283. Top 6 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  284. Top 6 Pitch 3: ball 1
  285. Top 6 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  286. Top 6 Peralta struck out swinging.
  287. Bot 6 Álvarez batting
  288. Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  289. Bot 6 Pitch 2: in play
  290. Bot 6 Álvarez flied out to right.
  291. Bot 6 Cervelli batting
  292. Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  293. Bot 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
  294. Bot 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  295. Bot 6 Pitch 4: in play
  296. Bot 6 Cervelli doubled to deep center.
  297. Bot 6 Mercer batting
  298. Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  299. Bot 6 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  300. Bot 6 Pitch 3: ball 1
  301. Bot 6 Pitch 4: ball 2
  302. Bot 6 Pitch 5: in play
  303. Bot 6 Mercer singled to center, Cervelli scored. 2–7
  304. Bot 6 Cole batting
  305. Bot 6 Pitch 1: in play
  306. Bot 6 Cole sacrificed to first, Mercer to second.
  307. Bot 6 Polanco batting
  308. Bot 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  309. Bot 6 Pitch 2: ball 2
  310. Bot 6 Pitch 3: ball 3
  311. Bot 6 Pitch 4: ball 4
  312. Bot 6 Polanco walked.
  313. Bot 6 Marte batting
  314. Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  315. Bot 6 Pitch 2: in play
  316. Bot 6 Marte grounded out to pitcher.
  317. Top 7 Lineup Change
  318. Top 7 Lineup Change
  319. Top 7 Rodriguez at first base.
  320. Top 7 Reynolds batting
  321. Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  322. Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  323. Top 7 Pitch 3: ball 1
  324. Top 7 Pitch 4: in play
  325. Top 7 Reynolds grounded out to pitcher.
  326. Top 7 Wong batting
  327. Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  328. Top 7 Pitch 2: ball 1
  329. Top 7 Pitch 3: in play
  330. Top 7 Wong lined out to second.
  331. Top 7 Cruz batting
  332. Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  333. Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
  334. Top 7 Pitch 3: in play
  335. Top 7 Cruz doubled to deep center.
  336. Top 7 Lineup Change
  337. Top 7 Lineup Change
  338. Top 7 Moss hit for Socolovich.
  339. Top 7 Moss batting
  340. Top 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  341. Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  342. Top 7 Pitch 3: ball 2
  343. Top 7 Pitch 4: ball 3
  344. Top 7 Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
  345. Top 7 Pitch 6: foul
  346. Top 7 Pitch 7: foul
  347. Top 7 Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
  348. Top 7 Moss struck out swinging.
  349. Bot 7 Lineup Change
  350. Bot 7 Lineup Change
  351. Bot 7 Lineup Change
  352. Bot 7 Lineup Change
  353. Bot 7 Tartamella catching.
  354. Bot 7 Harris relieved Socolovich.
  355. Bot 7 McCutchen batting
  356. Bot 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  357. Bot 7 Pitch 2: ball 1
  358. Bot 7 Pitch 3: in play
  359. Bot 7 McCutchen safe at first on error by shortstop Peralta.
  360. Bot 7 Ramírez batting
  361. Bot 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  362. Bot 7 Pitch 2: ball 1
  363. Bot 7 Pitch 3: ball 2
  364. Bot 7 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  365. Bot 7 Pitch 5: foul
  366. Bot 7 Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
  367. Bot 7 Ramírez struck out swinging.
  368. Bot 7 Walker batting
  369. Bot 7 Pitch 1: in play
  370. Bot 7 Walker lined out to center.
  371. Bot 7 Rodriguez batting
  372. Bot 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  373. Bot 7 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  374. Bot 7 Pitch 3: ball 2
  375. Bot 7 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  376. Bot 7 Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
  377. Bot 7 Rodriguez struck out looking.
  378. Top 8 Lineup Change
  379. Top 8 Lineup Change
  380. Top 8 Lineup Change
  381. Top 8 Lineup Change
  382. Top 8 Bastardo relieved Cole.
  383. Top 8 Harrison at third base.
  384. Top 8 Carpenter batting
  385. Top 8 Pitch 1: ball 1
  386. Top 8 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  387. Top 8 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  388. Top 8 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  389. Top 8 Carpenter struck out swinging.
  390. Top 8 Lineup Change
  391. Top 8 Lineup Change
  392. Top 8 Pham hit for Jay.
  393. Top 8 Pham batting
  394. Top 8 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  395. Top 8 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  396. Top 8 Pitch 3: ball 1
  397. Top 8 Pitch 4: ball 2
  398. Top 8 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
  399. Top 8 Pham struck out swinging.
  400. Top 8 Holliday batting

Box score

STL

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Matt Carpenter3B2-4422110115.269.362.499
Jon JayCF0-2200000010.217.300.266
Tommy PhamCF0-110000015.274.348.493
Matt HollidayLF1-4401100017.282.396.414
Jason HeywardRF1-4401000015.288.354.429
Jhonny PeraltaSS2-4402000113.274.332.411
Mark Reynolds1B0-4400000011.234.320.406
Kolten Wong2B0-4400000012.263.323.385
Tony CruzC2-3302000012.197.230.280
Travis TartamellaC0-0000000001.0001.0001.000
Michael WachaP0-110000003.154.214.173
Matt AdamsPH0-110000006.250.291.390
Miguel SocolovichP0-000000000.000.000.000
Brandon MossPH0-110000018.234.326.387
Mitch HarrisP0-000000000.000.000.000
Adam WainwrightP0-000000000.000.000.000
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Michael WachaP4.046644286-503.3886
Miguel SocolovichP2.031112035-221.8235
Mitch HarrisP1.000002015-103.6715
Adam WainwrightP1.021101015-121.7315

PIT

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Gregory PolancoRF2-4402201120.257.321.382
Starling MarteLF1-4401000016.287.336.443
Andrew McCutchenCF1-3311001116.293.405.489
Aramis Ramirez3B0-3310001121.247.294.425
Antonio BastardoP0-000000000.000.000.000
Jared HughesP0-000000000.000.000.000
Neil Walker2B1-4411110114.269.329.429
Pedro Alvarez1B0-221000107.243.318.465
Sean Rodriguez1B0-110000015.248.283.365
Francisco CervelliC2-4422410220.300.377.408
Jordy MercerSS1-3311101118.245.297.322
Gerrit ColeP0-220000017.150.177.150
Josh Harrison3B1-111100007.282.323.379
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Gerrit ColeP7.0722021100-732.60100
Antonio BastardoP1.000002014-103.0914
Jared HughesP1.010000013-72.3313

Starting lineups

PIT

  1. 1 Gregory Polanco RF
  2. 2 Starling Marte LF
  3. 3 Andrew McCutchen CF
  4. 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
  5. 5 Neil Walker 2B
  6. 6 Pedro Alvarez 1B
  7. 7 Francisco Cervelli C
  8. 8 Jordy Mercer SS
  9. 9 Gerrit Cole P

STL

  1. 1 Matt Carpenter 3B
  2. 2 Jon Jay CF
  3. 3 Matt Holliday LF
  4. 4 Jason Heyward RF
  5. 5 Jhonny Peralta SS
  6. 6 Mark Reynolds 1B
  7. 7 Kolten Wong 2B
  8. 8 Tony Cruz C
  9. 9 Michael Wacha P

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