PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/07/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 992 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (13-14) 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 7 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals (15-12) 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 9 14 2
Cardinals Beat Expos, 9-7
St. Louis left fielder Mike Matthews was a significant contributor in his team's 9-7 triumph over the Montreal Expos. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for St. Louis. The win brings the Cardinals to 15-12, a promising start as the team looks to return to the playoffs.

Ric Hodges's at-bat in the bottom of the eighth was significant, coming with runners on 1st and 2nd and the game tied, 7-7. The St. Louis third baseman hit a run-scoring single off Mario Villanueva to put the Cardinals up.

In postgame comments to the St. Louis Citizen, Hodges said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Burns RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .265 2 11
I. Pérez 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .222 0 4
O. Blackwell LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .200 5 14
D. Bullock DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 2 18
   a-M. Arrodondo DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 0
T. Laird SS 3 2 2 2 0 1 2 .333 1 4
J. Moustaka 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .419 0 2
   b-E. Basset PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 0 2
   c-M. Cháves 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 2 7
R. Lewis 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 2 6
L. Rivera CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .257 5 20
F. Rivas C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .173 0 8
Totals 37 7 10 6 1 12 16      
a - M. Arrodondo inserted as DH in the 7th
b - E. Basset pinch hit for J. Moustaka in the 8th
c - M. Cháves substituted for E. Basset in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bullock (10, 1st Inning off R. Encarnación, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Rivas (5, 2nd Inning off R. Encarnación, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Lewis (4, 4th Inning off R. Encarnación, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Laird (1, 4th Inning off R. Encarnación, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Rivera (5, 8th Inning off E. Rosa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Pérez 2 , O. Blackwell , D. Bullock 2 , T. Laird 5 , R. Lewis 2 , L. Rivera 5 , F. Rivas 2
2-out RBI: L. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Burns , I. Pérez , M. Arrodondo , J. Moustaka
GIDP: R. Lewis
Sac Fly: T. Laird
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Blackwell (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pérez-Lewis-Moustaka)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Odhiambo DH 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 .196 5 11
   a-G. Johnson DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 1
M. Matthews LF 5 3 3 2 0 1 2 .258 2 8
L. Vogler 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250 4 11
E. Girometta 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .217 4 10
V. Becerra RF 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .326 5 20
R. Hodges 3B 4 0 2 3 1 0 3 .330 3 15
S. Rivera CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .258 4 15
A. Gómez C 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .213 1 6
A. Torres SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .205 0 6
Totals 37 9 14 9 5 6 25      
a - G. Johnson inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hodges (3, 1st Inning off S. Richardson, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Rivera 2 (3, 3rd Inning off C. García, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Villanueva, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Matthews (2, 2nd Inning off S. Richardson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Odhiambo , M. Matthews 6 , L. Vogler 2 , E. Girometta , V. Becerra , R. Hodges 3 , S. Rivera 4 , A. Gómez , A. Torres
2-out RBI: R. Hodges , S. Rivera , A. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Johnson , M. Matthews , R. Hodges , A. Gómez 2
GIDP: R. Hodges
Hit by Pitch: Z. Odhiambo , V. Becerra
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Odhiambo (2) , A. Torres (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Girometta (3) , A. Torres (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hodges-Girometta-Vogler)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Richardson 2.0 7 6 6 1 2 1 57 4.24   
C. García 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 40 4.02   
L. Miles 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.85   
M. Herrera L (2-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 37 4.50   
M. Villanueva 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Richardson 15
Batters Faced: S. Richardson 15, C. García 9, L. Miles 8, M. Herrera 8, M. Villanueva 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Richardson 2-2, C. García 3-2, L. Miles 1-4, M. Herrera 1-2, M. Villanueva 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Richardson 57-36, C. García 40-22, L. Miles 28-17, M. Herrera 37-22, M. Villanueva 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Miles 1-0 , M. Herrera 1-0 , M. Villanueva 1-1
WP: S. Richardson
Hit Batsmen: S. Richardson , M. Villanueva
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Encarnación 4.2 7 5 3 0 6 1 96 4.22   
D. Sanders 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 3.18   
T. Pryor H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
E. Rosa W (1-1), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 16 4.80   
A. Smith SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Encarnación 40
Batters Faced: R. Encarnación 23, D. Sanders 6, T. Pryor 2, E. Rosa 5, A. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Encarnación 4-4, D. Sanders 2-0, T. Pryor 2-0, E. Rosa 1-0, A. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Encarnación 96-67, D. Sanders 20-14, T. Pryor 4-2, E. Rosa 16-10, A. Smith 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sanders 1-1 , T. Pryor 1-0
WP: D. Sanders , T. Pryor
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Matthews
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 33589
Saturday, January 13th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 24.10 Build 82