Saturday, June 9, 2018

Cardinals Beat Reds 6-4: Yadier Molina Singles, Doubles, Walks, & Drives In Three Runs; Matt Carpenter Singles & Hit A Solo Home Run; Jordan Hicks Strikes Out One Over One Scoreless Inning For The Save

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at third base and moved to first, batting leadoff.  2-for-5 with one home run, one two-out RBI, two runs, and two strikeouts.
Jose Martinez started at first base and batted third.  1-for-2 with one home run, one two-out RBI, two runs, two walks, and one strikeout.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one home run, one two-out RBI, and one run.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted fifth.  2-for-3 with one double, three two-out RBIs, and one walk.
Michael Wacha started and pitched 5.2 innings.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, one home run, three walks, and struck six out for the winning decision (8-1).  0-for-1 with one run and one walk.  (p-s:96-60)(g/f:3-5)
Austin Gomber entered in the seventh and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and threw one wild pitch for the hold (3).  (p-s:10-5)(g/f:0-1)(ir-s:1-0)
Jordan Hicks entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck three out for the save (1).  (p-s:21-13)

Rough Outing:
Jedd Gyorko started at second base and moved to third, batting sixth.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Dexter Fowler started in right field and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with three strikeouts.
Yairo Munoz started at shortstop and batted eighth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Harrison Bader entered late in the game in right field and batted ninth.  0-for-2 at the plate.
Mike Mayers entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and struck one out for the hold (1).  (p-s:21013)(g/f:1-1)(ir-s:1-0)
Sam Tuivailala entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, and one home run for the hold (2).  (p-s:25-18)(g/f:2-0)

Boxscore
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