MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/09/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1710 - MONDAY, JULY 9TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (44-52) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (48-48) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 2
St. Louis Drops Another One, 5-3
Montreal pitcher Joe Musgrove had a large part in his team beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The losing streak for St. Louis has now reached 8 games.

Montreal used a clutch at-bat from Prince Fielder to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Expos ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We're not exactly playing great right now," said AU Cards, the St. Louis manager.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Garcia RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .225 21 47
M. Franco 3B 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 .216 7 23
P. Fielder 1B 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .255 22 54
   a-E. Suárez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 13 37
N. Castellanos LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .251 17 50
S. Perez C 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .207 14 34
C. Utley DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 10 35
S. Long Jr. 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 1 1
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178 1 7
T. Plouffe SS, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .059 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 5 1 9 9      
a - E. Suárez substituted for P. Fielder in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Fielder (22, 3rd Inning off J. Fernandez, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Perez (14, 3rd Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Garcia 2 , P. Fielder 4 , N. Castellanos 2 , S. Perez 5 , T. Plouffe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Perez , S. Long Jr.
GIDP: B. Buxton
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Plouffe (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Long Jr.-Plouffe-Fielder, Long Jr.-Suárez-Plouffe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Andújar LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .290 11 42
M. Olson 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .246 22 53
A. Rendon 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .243 18 53
J. Upton DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .214 22 56
R. Laureano RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .249 14 47
D. Fletcher SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 .314 3 39
T. Barnhart C 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .188 6 32
M. Margot CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .213 3 20
K. Wong 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .251 5 41
Totals 32 3 7 3 6 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rendon (23, 8th Inning off A. Bass, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Olson (22, 1st Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Olson 4 , A. Rendon 3 , J. Upton , R. Laureano , T. Barnhart 2
2-out RBI: T. Barnhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Andújar , D. Fletcher , M. Margot
GIDP: M. Olson , D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Wong (25)
CS: D. Fletcher (6)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Wong 2 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Fletcher-Wong-Olson)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove W (5-6) 5.2 4 1 1 3 7 1 101 3.95   
J. Alvarado H (11) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.21   
A. Bass 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 34 3.50   
N. Wittgren H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.05   
T. Hildenberger SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 61
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 23, J. Alvarado 5, A. Bass 6, N. Wittgren 1, T. Hildenberger 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 4-4, J. Alvarado 2-1, A. Bass 0-1, N. Wittgren 0-1, T. Hildenberger 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 101-58, J. Alvarado 16-9, A. Bass 34-16, N. Wittgren 6-3, T. Hildenberger 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarado 2-0 , N. Wittgren 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez L (5-8) 7.0 6 5 4 1 7 2 114 4.88   
V. Arano 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.99   
N. Anderson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 53
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 29, V. Arano 5, N. Anderson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 7-6, V. Arano 1-1, N. Anderson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 114-73, V. Arano 13-9, N. Anderson 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Musgrove
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 49608
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