MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MIAMI MARLINS
08/07/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MIAMI MARLINS
GAME ID: 2029 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (53-60) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 2
Miami Marlins (49-66) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
Cardinals Turn Back Miami, 4-2
The St. Louis Cardinals got a stellar performance from pitcher Marcos Molina, who handcuffed the Miami offense en route to a 4-2 win at Marlins Park. Molina, now 8-7, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing no earned runs. Fernando Abad converted his 2nd save in 3 tries.

Adeiny Hechavarria, who is tied for 3rd in the NL in triples with 8, aided the St. Louis cause with a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth. For the game, the shortstop went 1-4 with a double.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Hechavarria said.

The 4th-place Cardinals improved to 53-60.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .274 10 52
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 11 43
J. Martinez LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .279 16 61
Y. Gomes C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 13 29
H. Bader CF 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .258 16 66
A. Hechavarria SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .289 3 43
A. Avila 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .258 14 45
B. Phillips RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .215 18 45
M. Molina P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 0 1
   a-E. Escobar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 1 10
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 6 10      
a - E. Escobar pinch hit for M. Molina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hechavarria (22, 4th Inning off M. Moore, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Avila (21, 9th Inning off T. Clippard, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Avila (14, 2nd Inning off M. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Martinez (16, 6th Inning off M. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Bader (16, 2nd Inning off M. Moore, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Albies 2 , A. Hechavarria 2 , A. Avila 6 , J. Martinez 4 , H. Bader 6
2-out RBI: A. Hechavarria , A. Avila
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Avila , A. Bregman
GIDP: J. Martinez , E. Escobar
Hit by Pitch: H. Bader
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hechavarria (8) , A. Avila (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Albies-Hechavarria-Avila, Hechavarria-Albies-Avila)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Desmond LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 6 27
C. Culberson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 1 8
F. Lindor SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 20 85
Y. Tomas RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 23 57
C. Cron 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .233 16 50
R. Refsnyder 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269 2 15
C. Cuthbert 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 2 12
M. Maldonado C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .177 2 10
M. Moore P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   C. Stammen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 0 2
   a-A. Gordon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 18
   T. Clippard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 3
Totals 33 2 6 1 0 2 9      
a - A. Gordon pinch hit for C. Stammen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cron (12, 9th Inning off C. Gearrin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Refsnyder 2 , F. Lindor , C. Cron 3 , C. Cuthbert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Moore , M. Maldonado
GIDP: R. Refsnyder , C. Cuthbert
Hit by Pitch: F. Lindor
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Refsnyder-Lindor-Cron, Cron-Maldonado-Cron)
PB: M. Maldonado
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Molina W (8-7) 8.0 4 1 0 0 2 0 95 59 4.46   
C. Gearrin H (9) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 7.71   
F. Abad SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Molina 74
Batters Faced: M. Molina 29, C. Gearrin 3, F. Abad 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Molina 12-9, C. Gearrin 0-1, F. Abad 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Molina 95-59, C. Gearrin 5-3, F. Abad 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Abad 2-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Gearrin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Moore L (0-2) 7.0 7 4 4 0 6 3 101 62 5.68   
C. Stammen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 5.38   
T. Clippard 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 9 6.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Moore 53
Batters Faced: M. Moore 28, C. Stammen 3, T. Clippard 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Moore 7-7, C. Stammen 0-3, T. Clippard 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Moore 101-62, C. Stammen 8-6, T. Clippard 16-9
Hit Batsmen: M. Moore
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcos Molina
Ballpark: Marlins Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 28969
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