MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/08/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1709 - SUNDAY, JULY 8TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (43-52) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals (48-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 1
Expos Win, 2-1, at St. Louis
Montreal Expos pitcher Ivan Nova was in fine form, leading his team past the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1. Nova picked up the win for Montreal, going 6 innings. He gave up no runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 6-5. Kyle Barraclough earned the save, his 23rd in 29 tries.

Avisail Garcia, who is tied for 10th in the NL in runs scored with 57, had a direct impact on the outcome. Garcia contributed a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to put Montreal up, 2-0.

"When you're losing, the game looks more difficult to play than it is," said St. Louis manager AU Cards.

St. Louis's current losing streak has reached 7 games.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Garcia DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .222 21 47
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 7 22
P. Fielder 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .254 21 51
   a-T. Plouffe 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Castellanos RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 17 50
S. Perez C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .203 13 33
G. Springer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 13 27
E. Suárez SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .206 13 37
B. Lawrie 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .203 3 10
B. Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 1 7
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 5 13      
a - T. Plouffe substituted for P. Fielder in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lawrie (6, 3rd Inning off N. Cortes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Garcia , N. Castellanos , S. Perez , B. Lawrie 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Castellanos
GIDP: E. Suárez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Fielder-Suárez-Fielder, Suárez-Lawrie-Fielder, Plouffe-Suárez-Bass)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Andújar LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .294 11 42
M. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .246 21 52
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240 18 53
J. Upton DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212 22 56
R. Laureano RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .249 14 47
D. Fletcher SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .317 3 39
K. Wong 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .254 5 41
M. Margot CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .215 3 20
J. Alfaro C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .279 2 8
Totals 32 1 8 1 2 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Margot (13, 5th Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Andújar , M. Olson , R. Laureano , D. Fletcher , K. Wong , M. Margot 3 , J. Alfaro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Andújar , J. Alfaro
GIDP: M. Andújar , J. Upton , M. Margot
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fletcher (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Rendon-Alfaro-Olson)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Nova W (6-5) 6.0 5 0 0 0 3 0 85 4.27   
D. Robertson H (9) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 4.02   
A. Bass H (11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 3.15   
K. Barraclough SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 65
Batters Faced: I. Nova 22, D. Robertson 5, A. Bass 4, K. Barraclough 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 9-5, D. Robertson 1-1, A. Bass 1-1, K. Barraclough 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 85-56, D. Robertson 22-10, A. Bass 12-6, K. Barraclough 7-6
WP: A. Bass
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Cortes L (9-3) 5.1 4 2 2 3 3 0 80 2.51   
D. Altavilla 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.86   
S. Solis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.57   
B. Cumpton 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.60   
E. Mujica 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cortes 52
Batters Faced: N. Cortes 23, D. Altavilla 2, S. Solis 3, B. Cumpton 2, E. Mujica 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cortes 2-11, D. Altavilla 1-0, S. Solis 1-1, B. Cumpton 0-1, E. Mujica 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cortes 80-50, D. Altavilla 4-4, S. Solis 11-6, B. Cumpton 6-5, E. Mujica 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Altavilla 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Nova
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 49689
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