Sunday, September 23, 2018

Cardinals Beat Giants 9-2: Matt Carpenter Hits A Two-Run Homer; Miles Mikolas Strikes Out Eight, Drives In One Run, & Allows Two Runs Over Seven Innings For The Win; Jose Martinez Collects Two Doubles & Two RBIs

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at first base and batted leadoff.  1-for-5 with one home run, two RBIs, and one run.
Jose Martinez started in right field and batted second.  2-for-4 with two doubles, two two-out RBIs, and one strikeout.
Tyler O'Neill entered late in the game in right field and batted second.  One run and one hit by pitch.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted third.  1-for-5 with one two-out RBI and four strikeouts.
Jedd Gyorko started at third base and batted fifth.  1-for-2 with one run and one walk.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one run and grounded into one double play.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with one double, one RBI, two runs, one sacrifice, and one strikeout.
Yairo Munoz started at second base and batted eighth.  2-for-4 with two RBIs (one w/two-outs), one run, one strikeout, and two fielding errors.
Edmundo Sosa entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  One run and one walk.
Miles Mikolas started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed two hits, two runs (one earned), one home run, and struck eight out for the winning decision (17-4).  1-for-2 with one two-out RBI and one sacrifice.  (p-s:96-72)(g/f:7-3)
John Brebbia entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:18-12)(g/f:0-1)
Giovanny Gallegos entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:24-17)(g/f:0-1)

Rough Outing:
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with one walk and two strikeouts.

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

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