Saturday, April 7, 2018

Cardinals Beat Diamondbacks 5-3: Jose Martinez Singles, Homers, & Drives In Four Runs; Matt Carpenter Singles & Knocks In One Run; Bud Norris Strikes Out Three Over One Scoreless Inning For The Save

Individual Highlights:
Dexter Fowler started in right field and batted leadoff.  1-for-4 with one double and one run.
Matt Carpenter started at third base and batted third.  1-for-3 with one RBI, one run, one sac fly, two strikeouts, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  3-for-4 with one run.
Jose Martinez started at first base and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one home run, four RBIs (one w/two-outs), one run, and assisted in one double play.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted sixth.  2-for-4 at the plate.
Michael Wacha started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, five walks, one balk, and struck five out for the winning decision (1-1).  0-for-2 with one strikeout.  (p-s:89-48)(g/f:6-3)
Dominic Leone entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out for the hold (1).  (p-s:14-8)
Matthew Bowman entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out for the hold (3).  (p-s:14-9)(g/f:0-1)
Bud Norris entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck three out for the save (1).  (p-s:17-13)

Rough Outing:
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted seventh.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted eighth.  0-for-3 at the plate.
Harrison Bader entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

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

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