Braves 3-0 Cardinals (Oct 4, 2019) Play-by-Play

Atlanta Braves

97-65, 50-31 home


STL
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	3	8	1

CardinalsTop 1st
- M. Foltynewicz pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 84
  3
  Strike Looking
  Slider 84
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 1st
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  ATL
- Albies to second on wild pitch by Flaherty.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- M. Foltynewicz pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- DeJong safe at first on error by second baseman Albies, Molina to second.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
BravesBottom 2nd
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- M. Foltynewicz pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 3rd
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- M. Foltynewicz pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 4th
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- M. Foltynewicz pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 5th
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- M. Foltynewicz pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 6th
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- M. Foltynewicz pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 7th
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  ATL
- Duvall hit for Foltynewicz
  0
  1
- Acuña Jr. to third on wild pitch by Flaherty.
  0
  3
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- M. Fried pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- Markakis in right field.
  0
  3
- Duvall in left field.
  0
  3
- J. Martínez hit for Flaherty
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 8th
- T. Webb pitching for STL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- M. Melancon pitching for ATL
  STL
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
2 Strike Swinging	Slider	84
3 Strike Looking	Slider	84

0:35

Duvall: 'Every game from here on is a must-win'

0:35

Foltynewicz: Slider was sharp in scoreless outing

0:43

Cardinals
7
Braves
6

Game 1

10/3

Cardinals
0
Braves
3

Game 2

10/4

Braves
3
Cardinals
1

Game 3

10/6

Braves
4
Cardinals
5

Game 4

10/7

Cardinals
13
Braves
1

Game 5

10/9

Truist Park

4:37 PM, October 4, 2019Coverage: TBS

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 42,911

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alan Porter
First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Left Field Umpire - Ed Hickox
Right Field Umpire - Pat Hoberg

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	35	21	.625	-	W4
St. Louis	32	24	.571	3	W2
Milwaukee	29	28	.509	6.5	W4
Cincinnati	28	29	.491	7.5	L1
Pittsburgh	21	36	.368	14.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	36	20	.643	-	L1
New York	34	22	.607	2	L1
Atlanta	26	29	.473	9.5	W1
Washington	25	30	.455	10.5	W1
Miami	22	32	.407	13	W1

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