MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
08/20/2017
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 1928 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (72-62) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
San Francisco Giants (77-57) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 3 6 0
Giants Improve to 77-57 with 3-1 Win
The first-place San Francisco Giants took on the St. Louis Cardinals in front of a spirited crowd.

In a tight contest between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, Justin Masterson was the determining factor. The San Francisco right-hander sparkled in his team's 3-1 win. Masterson got the win, improving to 14-5. He gave up 5 hits and walked 1 over 7 innings. He allowed 1 run. Alex Reyes recorded the save, making him 17 for 21.

Francisco Lindor, who finished 2nd in the NL in wins above replacement with 8.5 last year, chipped in a solo home run for San Francisco in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 1 run batted in.

"Justin made some good pitches in some situations he needed to make them in," said San Francisco manager .

San Francisco goes to 77-57. The win puts them 4½ games up in their division.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .257 12 59
M. Olson 1B 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .290 27 76
J. Upton DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 .281 37 96
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .273 6 53
M. Andújar RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 12 64
D. Fletcher 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 9
   a-K. Wong PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 10 55
V. Robles LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 0 13
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 5 47
S. Castro SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .227 4 44
Totals 33 1 7 0 1 9 18      
a - K. Wong pinch hit for D. Fletcher in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Margot , M. Olson 3 , V. Robles , S. Castro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Rendon 2 , M. Andújar
GIDP: T. Barnhart
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Olson (1) , S. Castro (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .252 9 50
J. Weeks 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 10
P. Sandoval 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .283 15 79
F. Lindor SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .263 26 85
R. Hoskins LF, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 12 39
C. Hart DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .263 16 67
B. Abreu 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 10 36
   a-W. Merrifield LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 12 55
N. Reimold RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 0 4
S. Kieboom C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3 1 4 8      
a - W. Merrifield substituted for B. Abreu in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Lindor (26, 6th Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Sandoval (15, 8th Inning off E. Frieri, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer , J. Weeks , P. Sandoval 4 , F. Lindor 5 , S. Kieboom
2-out RBI: P. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lindor
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Lindor (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abreu-Lindor-Abreu)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez L (16-8) 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 1 112 3.70   
E. Frieri 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 61
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 27, E. Frieri 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 9-9, E. Frieri 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 112-72, E. Frieri 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Masterson W (14-5) 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 92 3.88   
A. Swarzak H (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.05   
A. Reyes SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Masterson 69
Batters Faced: J. Masterson 26, A. Swarzak 5, A. Reyes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Masterson 6-7, A. Swarzak 1-1, A. Reyes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Masterson 92-61, A. Swarzak 18-10, A. Reyes 12-7
WP: J. Masterson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Masterson
Ballpark: Oracle Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 40750
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