Friday, August 11, 2017

Cardinals Beat Braves 8-5: Paul DeJong Doubles Twice & Drives In Three Runs; Randal Grichuk Collects One Single, One Triple, & Two RBIs; Adam Wainwright Allows One Run & Knocks In One Run Over Five Innings For The Win

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at first base and batted leadoff.  1-for-3 with one double, one RBI, two runs, two walks, and assisted in three double plays.
Tommy Pham started in left field and batted second.  1-for-3 with one double, one run, and two walks.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted third.  2-for-5 with two doubles, three RBIs (two w/two-outs), two strikeouts, and assisted in three double plays.
Dexter Fowler started in centerfield and batted fourth.  0-for-2 with three walks and one strikeout.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one double, one RBI, two runs, and one hit by pitch.
Randal Grichuk started in right field and batted eighth.  2-for-4 with one triple, two RBIs, two runs, and two strikeouts.
Adam Wainwright started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, one earned run, three walks, and assisted in two double plays for the winning decision (12-5).  1-for-2 with one RBI, one sac fly, and one strikeout.  (p-s:77-47)(g/f:8-2)
John Brebbia entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk for the hold (3).  (p-s:18-11)(g/f:2-1)
Zach Duke entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the hold (3).  (p-s:13-9)(g/f:3-0)(ir-s:1-0)
Matthew Bowman entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs for the save (2).  (p-s:13-9)(g/f:0-3)

Rough Outing:
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted fifth.  0-for-5 with one stolen base and two strikeouts.
Jose Martinez entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Brett Cecil entered in the sixth and pitched to six batters.  He allowed three his, four earned runs, one home run, and one walk.  (p-s:24-14)(g/f:1-1)

Former Cardinals:
Matt Adams started in left field and batted sixth.  1-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one run, and grounded into one double play.
Sam Freeman entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:10-7)(g/f:1-1)
Jason Motte entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk.  (p-s:12-5)(g/f:1-0)

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game

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