Friday, July 26, 2019

Cardinals Beat Astros 5-3: Paul Goldschmidt Singles & Hits A Three-Run Homer; Matt Wieters Hits A Solo Home Run; Jack Flaherty Strikes Out Nine & Allows Two Runs Over Six Innings

Individual Highlights:
Dexter Fowler started in centerfield and batted second.  1-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Jose Martinez started in right field and batted third.  1-for-4 with one double and one strikeout.
Paul Goldschmidt started at first base and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one home run, three RBIs, two runs, and one strikeout.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted fifth.  0-for-2 with two walks and one strikeout.
Tyler O'Neill started in left field and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with one walk.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted seventh.  2-for-4 with one two-out RBI.
Matt Wieters started at catcher and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Jack Flaherty started and pitched six innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, one home run, one walk, and struck nine out.  0-for-2 with two strikeouts.  (p-s:108-70)(g/f:5-1)
John Brebbia entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:9-7)(g/f:2-0)
Carlos Martinez entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out for the save (10).  (p-s:12-9)(g/f:1-1)

Rough Outing:
Yairo Munoz started at third base and moved to right field, batting leadoff.  0-for-4 at the plate.
Rangel Ravelo entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.
John Gant entered in the eighth and pitched to five batters.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, two walks, and struck one out.  (p-s:18-9)
Andrew Miller entered in the ninth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out for the winning decision (4-4).  (p-s:10-3)(ir-s:3-1)

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

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