Sunday, April 1, 2018

Cardinals Beat Mets 5-1: Luke Weaver Strikes Out Three & Allows One Run Over Five Innings; Paul DeJong Walks & Hits Two Solo Home Runs; Marcell Ozuna Singles Twice, Doubles, & Drives In Two Runs

Individual Highlights:
Tommy Pham started in centerfield and batted second.  2-for-3 with two runs, two walks, and one stolen base.
Matt Carpenter started at second base and batted third.  0-for-3 with two walks.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  3-for-5 with one double, two RBIs (one w/two-outs), and two strikeouts.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted sixth.  1-for-5 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and grounded into one double play.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with two home runs, two RBIs, two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
Jedd Gyorko started at third base and batted eighth.  1-for-3 with one walk, one stolen base, and grounded into one double play.
Luke Weaver started and pitched five innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, three walks, threw one wild pitch, struck three out, and picked one runner off for the winning decision (1-0).  0-for-2 with one strikeout.  (p-s:92-50)(g/f:2-7)
Matthew Bowman entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:23-17)(g/f:1-1)
Jordan Hicks entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:9-5)(g/f:1-1)
Dominic Leone entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:14-10)

Rough Outing:
Dexter Fowler started in right field and batted leadoff.  0-for-4 with one walk and three strikeouts.
Jose Martinez started at first base and batted fifth.  0-for-4 with one hit by pitch.
Yairo Munoz 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
STL Sports Page Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game

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