MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/17/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2570 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (68-83) 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 11 12 2
Atlanta Braves (60-90) 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 12 18 2
Garcia Helps Atlanta Outscore St. Louis
The Atlanta Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 12-11, with the largest share of the credit going to second baseman Leury Garcia. Garcia was 4 for 5 with a home run, a triple, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Braves. Peter Moylan notched his 5th save in 8 chances. Atlanta has now won 4 games in a row.

The Braves got a big at-bat from first baseman Greg Bird. For the game, Bird went 1 for 4 with a walk, while scoring 2 times. In the bottom of the first, with the bases loaded, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 125th hit of the season gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Garcia, "but we got it done."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 .268 12 72
H. Bader CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .254 21 80
J. Martinez LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 21 78
A. Avila C 5 3 3 0 0 1 1 .259 17 59
B. Phillips RF 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 .225 23 67
E. Escobar 1B 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 .240 7 25
A. Hechavarria SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .281 6 56
Y. Gomes 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .238 18 44
W. Chen P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .114 0 1
   a-E. Aybar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 6
   Z. Reininger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 18
   Z. Littell P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Ziegler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 11 12 10 2 9 14      
a - E. Aybar pinch hit for W. Chen in the 4th
b - H. Perez pinch hit for C. Gearrin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies (38, 3rd Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) B. Phillips (19, 3rd Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 2 on, 2 outs) Y. Gomes (13, 2nd Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (23, 6th Inning off B. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Escobar 2 (7, 2nd Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off P. Moylan, 1 on, 2 outs) H. Bader (21, 7th Inning off K. Medlen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 3 , B. Phillips 6 , Y. Gomes 2 , A. Avila 3 , E. Escobar 8 , H. Bader 5
2-out RBI: O. Albies , B. Phillips , E. Escobar , H. Bader
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Chen , Y. Gomes , E. Escobar , H. Bader
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hechavarria (12) , A. Avila (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Hechavarria-Albies-Escobar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 5 3 4 2 1 0 1 .251 20 71
B. Gamel CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .293 7 19
   c-M. Smith CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 5 33
D. Santana LF 5 0 1 1 1 1 7 .259 23 66
M. Sano 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .242 29 70
G. Bird 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .231 27 71
K. Calhoun RF 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .270 1 14
P. Valaika SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .220 7 39
J. Alfaro C 5 1 3 4 0 1 3 .252 6 32
M. Leiter Jr. P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 1
   a-R. Grossman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 3 12
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 1
   b-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .180 13 30
   K. Medlen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Hazelbaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 4 12
   P. Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 12 18 12 7 7 30      
a - R. Grossman pinch hit for M. Leiter Jr. in the 5th
b - H. Renfroe pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 6th
c - M. Smith substituted for B. Gamel in the 8th
d - J. Hazelbaker pinch hit for M. Lorenzen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Valaika 2 (25, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 2 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off W. Chen, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Alfaro (16, 2nd Inning off W. Chen, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Calhoun (4, 6th Inning off C. Gearrin, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Garcia (5, 7th Inning off Z. Littell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Garcia (20, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Alfaro (6, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Valaika 4 , L. Garcia 9 , J. Alfaro 7 , G. Bird , B. Gamel 2 , K. Calhoun 5 , M. Sano , D. Santana
2-out RBI: P. Valaika , L. Garcia , J. Alfaro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Leiter Jr. , J. Alfaro , M. Sano , D. Santana , H. Renfroe
GIDP: G. Bird
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gamel (4)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Valaika 2 (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Chen L (8-12) 3.0 11 10 10 2 2 2 59 34 4.69   
Z. Reininger 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 35 18 4.62   
C. Gearrin 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 17 6.33   
Z. Littell 1.1 4 2 2 2 1 0 44 21 7.62   
B. Ziegler 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 9 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen -5
Batters Faced: W. Chen 22, Z. Reininger 8, C. Gearrin 6, Z. Littell 9, B. Ziegler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 2-5, Z. Reininger 1-3, C. Gearrin 0-1, Z. Littell 1-1, B. Ziegler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 59-34, Z. Reininger 35-18, C. Gearrin 22-17, Z. Littell 44-21, B. Ziegler 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gearrin 2-0 , B. Ziegler 3-1
WP: Z. Littell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Leiter Jr. W (2-3) 5.0 6 4 4 1 5 1 80 49 4.93   
B. Johnson 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 7 5.80   
K. Medlen 1.2 2 4 2 1 3 1 33 21 4.76   
M. Lorenzen H (15) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 6.15   
P. Moylan SV (5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 13 11 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leiter Jr. 43
Batters Faced: M. Leiter Jr. 22, B. Johnson 4, K. Medlen 10, M. Lorenzen 2, P. Moylan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leiter Jr. 6-4, B. Johnson 2-1, K. Medlen 2-0, M. Lorenzen 1-0, P. Moylan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leiter Jr. 80-49, B. Johnson 9-7, K. Medlen 33-21, M. Lorenzen 5-2, P. Moylan 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lorenzen 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leury Garcia
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 26111
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