MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/18/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2585 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (69-83) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 10 0
Atlanta Braves (60-91) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 1
Braves Lose to Cardinals, 5-3
The St. Louis Cardinals racked up a win at SunTrust Park, bumping off the Atlanta Braves, 5-3. Marcos Molina, who started for St. Louis, pitched effectively for his team. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 69-83.

One important at-bat for St. Louis came with two out in the top of the fifth inning. With the bases loaded, Molina hit a run-scoring single, which contributed to the Cardinals win.

"We played hard and won," said Molina. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .266 12 72
H. Bader CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .254 21 80
J. Martinez LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 21 78
   a-H. Perez LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 4 18
A. Avila C 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 .258 17 59
B. Phillips RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .227 23 68
E. Escobar 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .243 7 27
A. Hechavarria SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .282 6 57
Y. Gomes 3B 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .236 18 44
M. Molina P 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .228 0 2
   B. Ziegler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-E. Aybar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 6
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5 7 10 25      
a - H. Perez substituted for J. Martinez in the 5th
b - E. Aybar pinch hit for F. Rodney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (32, 5th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Molina 2 , B. Phillips 2 , A. Hechavarria 2 , J. Martinez 2 , E. Escobar 2 , H. Bader
2-out RBI: M. Molina , B. Phillips , E. Escobar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Albies 2 , A. Hechavarria , E. Escobar , H. Bader 2
Hit by Pitch: O. Albies
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Molina-Escobar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .254 21 73
D. Santana LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .256 23 66
M. Sano 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .244 29 70
G. Bird 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .229 27 71
R. Grossman CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .278 3 12
K. Calhoun RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .277 1 14
K. Suzuki C 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .235 7 35
J. Iglesias SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .219 5 28
T. Walker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116 0 2
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 1
   E. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Gamel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 7 19
   P. Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   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
   b-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183 13 30
Totals 35 3 11 3 1 7 19      
a - B. Gamel pinch hit for E. Romero in the 7th
b - H. Renfroe pinch hit for M. Lorenzen in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Garcia (21, 7th Inning off M. Molina, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Grossman , K. Suzuki , K. Calhoun 2 , M. Sano 2 , L. Garcia 6 , J. Iglesias , H. Renfroe
2-out RBI: L. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Grossman , D. Santana , J. Iglesias
Sac Bunt: T. Walker
Sac Fly: K. Suzuki
Hit by Pitch: K. Suzuki
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Calhoun (2) , L. Garcia (16)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sano (26)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Molina W (11-10) 7.0 8 2 2 1 5 1 91 58 4.57   
B. Ziegler H (15) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 9 4.35   
F. Rodney H (11) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 2.59   
B. Anderson SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 8 4.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Molina 57
Batters Faced: M. Molina 30, B. Ziegler 2, F. Rodney 3, B. Anderson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Molina 9-6, B. Ziegler 0-0, F. Rodney 1-1, B. Anderson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Molina 91-58, B. Ziegler 13-9, F. Rodney 9-5, B. Anderson 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rodney 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Molina
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Walker L (4-12) 4.0 4 2 2 5 6 0 93 57 4.95   
B. Johnson 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 31 21 5.77   
E. Romero 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 16 13 4.97   
P. Moylan 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 6 4.24   
K. Medlen 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 4.26   
M. Lorenzen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 8 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 47
Batters Faced: T. Walker 22, B. Johnson 9, E. Romero 6, P. Moylan 3, K. Medlen 3, M. Lorenzen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 2-4, B. Johnson 3-2, E. Romero 0-1, P. Moylan 0-1, K. Medlen 1-1, M. Lorenzen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 93-57, B. Johnson 31-21, E. Romero 16-13, P. Moylan 11-6, K. Medlen 6-5, M. Lorenzen 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Johnson 2-1 , K. Medlen 2-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Walker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcos Molina
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 19 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM EST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 27394
Special Notes: LF Jose Alberto Martinez was injured while running the bases.
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