MIN2
DET7
TOR0
ATH2
STL6
SF7
WSH2
SD9
TEX2
SEA3
CLE5
BAL9
HOU7
PHI11
NYM15
MIA14
LAA6
BOS4
COL1
NYY6
TB7
ATL2
ARI2
KC5
PIT4
CWS2
CHC6
MIL8
CIN1
LAD14PIT2CHC12COL2DET6LAA3WSH4NYM4NYY6BAL7TOR4KC3BOS2HOU1TB3LAD6MIA2PHI5ATL6CIN0MIL20CLE5MIN2CWS3STL7SEA5ATH6TEX1ARI9SD7SF5This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
⚾ Arcade
St. Louis Cardinals @ 
San Francisco Giants
2017-08-31 · Night game · AT&T Park · Att: 40783 · 80°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph to CF · 3:17
St. Louis Cardinals defeated San Francisco Giants 5–2. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Randal Grichuk homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Jose Martinez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Randal Grichuk homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Jose Martinez scores — worth 20% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| SFN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
W: Michael Wacha L: Matt Cain SV: Seung Hwan Oh
Umpires — HP: Jordan Baker · 1B: Tom Woodring · 2B: Bruce Dreckman · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Carpenter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Pham | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul DeJong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dexter Fowler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Yadier Molina | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kolten Wong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Randal Grichuk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Wacha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Garcia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Stephen Piscotty | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Voit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
San Francisco Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denard Span | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Panik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pablo Sandoval | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buster Posey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brandon Crawford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jarrett Parker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryder Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Moncrief | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gorkys Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelby Tomlinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Matthew Bowman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Lyons | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Brebbia | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach Duke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Seunghwan Oh | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cain | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
 Cory Gearrin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Strickland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Melancon | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Albert Suarez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Matt Carpenter: S9/L89S
- Tommy Pham: 53/G5S-.1-2
- Paul DeJong: 5/F5F-
- Dexter Fowler: K
Bot 1
- Denard Span: 43/G4
- Joe Panik: 4/F4
- Pablo Sandoval: 31/G34
Top 2
- Yadier Molina: 9/F9LS
- Jose Martinez: S9/L34D+
- Kolten Wong: 9/L9D+
- Randal Grichuk: HR/F78XD+.1-H
- Michael Wacha: 3/G34+
Bot 2
- Buster Posey: 63/G6M
- Brandon Crawford: D9/L3
- Hunter Pence: 63/G6.2-3
- Jarrett Parker: 31/G34
Top 3
- Matt Carpenter: 8/F78XD+
- Tommy Pham: S7/L56D
- Paul DeJong: 8/F8LXD+.1-2
- Dexter Fowler: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 3
- Ryder Jones: 2/F2LF-
- Matt Cain: K
- Denard Span: K
Top 4
- Yadier Molina: S8/G6M+
- Jose Martinez: 8/F8RM
- Kolten Wong: D9/L4D+.1-3
- Randal Grichuk: K23
- Michael Wacha: 43/G4MD
Bot 4
- Joe Panik: 3/G3
- Pablo Sandoval: 13/G13-
- Buster Posey: W
- Brandon Crawford: 7/F7LM
Top 5
- Matt Carpenter: 8/F8LM
- Tommy Pham: D9/F9D+
- Paul DeJong: 9/F34D-
- Dexter Fowler: 31/G34
Bot 5
- Hunter Pence: S9/L4D
- Jarrett Parker: S8/L8RM.1-2
- Ryder Jones: 9/L9D+.2-3
- Carlos Moncrief: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H;1-2
- Denard Span: W
- Joe Panik: 7/F78S
Top 6
- Yadier Molina: 63/G6
- Jose Martinez: 9/F9M
- Kolten Wong: K
Bot 6
- Pablo Sandoval: 143/G4MS-
- Buster Posey: S5/G56S-
- Brandon Crawford: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Top 7
- Randal Grichuk: 4/L4MD
- Greg Garcia: E4/G34
- Matt Carpenter: W.1-2
- Tommy Pham: S8/G6M.2-H(UR);1-2
- Paul DeJong: 63/G6S-.2-3;1-2
- Dexter Fowler: 13/G13
Bot 7
- Hunter Pence: 43/G4M
- Jarrett Parker: 6/L6
- Ryder Jones: T8/F8LXD+
- Gorkys Hernandez: 63/G56
Top 8
- Yadier Molina: 53/G5
- Stephen Piscotty: S8/G4M+
- Kolten Wong: W.1-2
- Randal Grichuk: S5/G56S-.2-3;1-2
- Greg Garcia: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Matt Carpenter: 32(3)/FO/G34S.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Pham: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Paul DeJong: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Denard Span: 3/G3
- Joe Panik: 7/F7M
- Pablo Sandoval: 63/G6
Top 9
- Dexter Fowler: K
- Yadier Molina: 7/F7S
- Luke Voit: K
Bot 9
- Buster Posey: D7/F78XD+
- Brandon Crawford: DGR/F9LD/FINT.2-H
- Hunter Pence: 9/L9M
- Jarrett Parker: 53/G56
- Kelby Tomlinson: 9/F9D
Notes & reviews
- Cardinals challenged call that Posey was safe at 1st; call was upheld - single
- umpires reviewed call that Crawford's hit was was a home run; call was overturned - double on fan interference