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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

2017-07-18 · Night game · Citi Field · Att: 29964 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph to LF · 2:52

St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Mets 5–0. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 1st — Jedd Gyorko out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jay Bruce in foul territory. Matt Carpenter scores. Tommy Pham to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Matt Carpenter doubles (20) on a fly ball to left fielder Yoenis Cespedes. Kolten Wong scores. Michael Wacha to 3rd — worth 8% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	13
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

W: Michael Wacha L: Rafael Montero SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chad Fairchild · 1B: David Rackley · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Alfonso Marquez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Carpenter	5	1	4	1	0	0
Tommy Pham	5	1	2	1	0	1
Dexter Fowler	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jedd Gyorko	4	0	1	1	0	2
Yadier Molina	4	0	1	1	1	1
Paul DeJong	5	1	1	0	0	2
Kolten Wong	3	1	1	0	0	1
Magneuris Sierra	4	0	1	0	0	0
Michael Wacha	4	1	1	1	0	2

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Michael Conforto	4	2	0	1
Asdrubal Cabrera	3	0	1	2
Yoenis Cespedes	4	1	0	1
Jay Bruce	4	0	0	1
T. J. Rivera	3	0	0	1
Lucas Duda	3	0	0	1
Jose Reyes	3	0	0	0
Rene Rivera	3	0	0	0
Rafael Montero	1	0	0	1
Curtis Granderson	1	0	0	0
Wilmer Flores	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Michael Wacha	9.0	3	1	8

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rafael Montero	6.0	8	1	5
Fernando Salas	0.2	3	0	2
Josh Edgin	0.2	2	0	0
Neil Ramirez	0.2	0	0	0
Hansel Robles	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Carpenter: D9/L9LS
Tommy Pham: E5/G5.2-3
Dexter Fowler: SB2
Dexter Fowler: 5/F56-
Jedd Gyorko: 9/SF/F9LDF.3-H(UR);2-3
Yadier Molina: 63/G6

Bot 1

Michael Conforto: K23
Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Yoenis Cespedes: S9/L4D
Jay Bruce: 63/G6MS-

Top 2

Paul DeJong: D8/F8RXD+
Kolten Wong: S6/G6.2-2
Magneuris Sierra: S9/G34+.2-3;1-2
Michael Wacha: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;2-3
Matt Carpenter: D7/F7LD+.3-H;1-3
Tommy Pham: S5/G56S.3-H;2-3
Dexter Fowler: PO1(13)
Dexter Fowler: 43/G4

Bot 2

T. J. Rivera: 8/F8LD
Lucas Duda: 3/G3
Jose Reyes: 7/F7LM

Top 3

Jedd Gyorko: S7/F7LS
Yadier Molina: K
Paul DeJong: 3/F3SF-
Kolten Wong: SB2
Kolten Wong: HP
Magneuris Sierra: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 3

Rene Rivera: 63/G6S-
Rafael Montero: K
Michael Conforto: 43/G4

Top 4

Michael Wacha: K
Matt Carpenter: S8/L4MD-
Tommy Pham: K
Dexter Fowler: 9/F89D

Bot 4

Asdrubal Cabrera: W
Yoenis Cespedes: K
Jay Bruce: WP.1-2
Jay Bruce: 9/F89D+
T. J. Rivera: K

Top 5

Jedd Gyorko: 43/G4
Yadier Molina: W
Paul DeJong: 8/F8LM
Kolten Wong: K

Bot 5

Lucas Duda: 7/F78D+
Jose Reyes: 43/G4+
Rene Rivera: 53/G56

Top 6

Magneuris Sierra: 8/L8LM
Michael Wacha: K
Matt Carpenter: 7/F78M

Bot 6

Curtis Granderson: 8/F8RM
Michael Conforto: D7/L7LS
Asdrubal Cabrera: 6/L6
Yoenis Cespedes: 53/G56+

Top 7

Tommy Pham: S8/L6D+
Dexter Fowler: S8/L4MD.1-3
Jedd Gyorko: K
Yadier Molina: FLE3
Yadier Molina: S8/L8RS.3-H(UR);1-2
Paul DeJong: K+WP.2-3;1-2
Kolten Wong: 3/G3

Bot 7

Jay Bruce: 9/F9D+
T. J. Rivera: 7/F7D
Lucas Duda: K

Top 8

Magneuris Sierra: 43/G4
Michael Wacha: S9/G34
Matt Carpenter: S9/G34.1-2
Tommy Pham: 2/P2F
Dexter Fowler: 5/F5S-

Bot 8

Jose Reyes: 7/F56D-
Rene Rivera: 63/G6
Wilmer Flores: 3/F34S-

Top 9

Jedd Gyorko: K
Yadier Molina: 8/F8RXD+
Paul DeJong: K

Bot 9

Michael Conforto: S9/L4D-
Asdrubal Cabrera: WP.1-2
Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Yoenis Cespedes: 3/G34.2-3
Jay Bruce: K

Notes & reviews

originally scored as error, changed to RBI single on 08-02-2017, making run earned
Cardinals challenged call that Wong was caught stealing; call was overturned - stolen base

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