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The Cardinals are 78-5 when leading after 7 innings
Uggla foul back... Runners at 2nd & 3rd
0-1
1-1
1-2 low strike called. Uggla looks at it.. .Grounder to 2nd... GAME OVER!
Freeman with ground rule double!!!! Matheny talking to pitcher
Freeman at bat 2 OUTS--- Chipper Jones at 1st
Allen Craig could not put his foot on the bag as Descalso threw ball awayl
Chipper Jones in his possible last at bat of his career-- CHIPPER REACHES!
Mott blows the first one by Chipper
0-1
1-1
1-2 foul ball
2-2 Chipper holds up
Foul ball Chipper fights
Heyward at bat
pop up to left
Prado at bat down 1-2 in BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Grounder to second
1,2, 3 inning for Kimbrel...
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Bourn fouls first pitch off
0-1
1-1 up and away
2-1 ball high again
3-1 ball high and away
3-2 swing and a miss! Fastball 98 MPH
MOTT WITH THE STRIKEOUT!
That would have been a run.... Bourn at bat
WE RE BACK! McCANN AT BAT!--- Ball 1 high
2-0 ball high and away
Fall ball on fastball on inner half of the plate
3-1 the count BALL 4
Mott warming up for the Cardinals
FREDI GONZALEZ files for protest! If it is reversed... the Game will resume from the bottom of the 8th with 1 out and the bases load!
Commercials resume...... Bottles and cans still being thrown. More importantly, no players were injured after the fans threw stuff onto the field.
BASES LOADED! Kozma drops it!..... They call it an infield fly rule.... 2 OUTS! .... Fans are dumping stuff on the field!! Delay in the game continues....
Runners on 1st & 2nd 1 OUT Simmons at bat-- McCann on deck
1-2 the count on Simmons
3-2 the count
Ross at bat runner on 1st 1 OUT
Ross 3-4 with a single
UGGLA at bat-- Safe at 1st
Check swing
Force out.
Freeman at bat-- Boggs pitching---- WALK
1-2 the count
foull ball
2-2
=================Middle of the 8th==============
1 OUT Molina at bat-- Double play
1 OUT Base hit for Freese Runners on 1st & 2nd
Beltran grounds out to Chipper
Redemption for Chipper?? Rzepczynski gets him to groundout----------END OF THE 7TH------------
Heyward at bat.... Pitching change
Heyward with a poop up... Nobody grabs it. Runners on 2nd & 3rd for Chipper Jones
Prado at bat-- single to right
Bourn at bat- RBI Groundout
Constanza at bat-- Triple for Constanza and the crowd is alive.
Simmons with the pop up
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Double play... Braves get out of it
Durbin out of the game.....Johnny Venters in....
Carpenter drives in run on infield single. Kozma scores
1 OUT Kozma at bat-- Durbin pitching 2-0 the count
3-1 Dubin misses outside .... Simmons throws it away. Run scores. Runner goes to 2nd
Descalso bunts .... Fredi out to get Medlen... Runner on 3rd. 1 OUT
Runner on 2nd Freese out of the game. Chambers pinch runch. Descalso at bat--
Freese at bat 1-2 the count
Fastball outside 2-2
3-2 Ump doesnt call the strike, said it was low... Uggla fields.... ERROR on Uggla. Freese to second
2 OUTS Ross at bat--Flyout the other way... ball carries to the warning track 3 OUTS------ END OF THE SIXTH---------------
1 OUT Runner on 1st Uggla at bat
Lohse hitting the outside once again 1-0 the count
Uggla gets under one... Sends Holliday to the warning track...... 2 OUTS
1 OUT Freeman at bat--
Change up cut and a miss
Freeman goes opposite field with a base hit!
CHIPPER LEADS OFF THE SIXTH
1-1--- POPOUT to 2ND... 1 OUT
2 OUT Craig out at first... 3 OUTS Chipper puts Molina away =====MIDDLE OF THE SIXTH=========
1 OUT Holliday at bat--HOMERUN TO LEFT! 4-2 SCORE
Beltran flyouts to centerfield
2 OUTS Heyward up at bat-- Flyout to left... 3 OUTS----------END OF THE FIFTH-------------
3-0 the count
3-1 fastball strike. Heyward taking
Swing and a miss. Foul tip
3-2
1 OUT Prado at bat--
1-1 Prado loads up.. lazy flyball to right field
Bourn
1-1
1-2 takes a strike
Line drive right back to Lohse... Bourn hustles down the line.. OUT AT FIRST
Top of the Braves order up at bat: Bourn, Prado, Heyward
2 OUTS Jay at bat-- Groundout to 2nd base. 3 OUTS=====MIDDLE OF THE 5th=====
1 OUT Lohse at bat--
Lohse with the popup to right field
Top of the 5th--- Kozma at bat--
Medlen fields. OUT at first
3 OUTS-----------END OF THE 4TH-------------
2 OUTS- Medlen at bat... Runners on 1st & 3rd---
Medlen strikesout!
1 OUT Runners on 1st & 3rd Simmons at bat--
Bunt... two runs had scored, but Simmons called out after the ball hit off his helmet...
1 OUT- Runner on 2nd Ross at bat--
Ross bunts... Hustles down the line... SAFE!
0 OUTS Runner on 1st Uggla at bat--
Takes a strike outside
1-1 ball low
1-2 strike low and away
2-2 ball barely misses the outside corner
everything away to Uggla
OUT AT FIRST ON THE CHOPPER TO FREESE!
BOT of the 4TH--- Freeman at bat--
Swing and a miss
Freeman pulls one down the line... Freeman at first
CARDINALS PUT UP A 3-SPOT after Chipper's error ====MIDDLE OF THE 4TH======
Descalso Flyout to right... 3 OUTS
Runner on 3rd Freese at bat 1 OUT
Flyball to center... RBI Sac Fly for Freese
Runners on 2nd & 3 NO OUTS- Molina at bat--
1-0
1-1 Foul ball
2-1 ball outside
Uggla to first for the out... Run scored
Chipper's error proved costly
Runners on 1st and 3rd No outs--- Craig at bat--
1-0 ball a little outside
2-0 two seamer up and high
2-1 two seamer outside
3-1 breaking ball up and in
RBI Double for Allen Craig
Top of the 4th--- Holliday at bat
2-0 two balls
2-1 two seamer cuts back over the outside corner
One hopper to Chipper.... Chipper throws it to right field! Everybody safe!
Beltran at first after a single
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2 OUTS Chipper at bat---- Grounder to second... 3 OUTS
0-1 two seamer comes back over the plate
1 OUT Heyward at bat--
Pop up to left
0 OUTS- Runner on 1st Prado at bat-- 5th Strikeout for Lohse
1-1 the count
2-1 ball outside
2-2 Prado pops it up foul out of play
Strikeout... Prado goes fishing
Bourn at bat
base hit up the middle
Bourn, Prado, Heyward come up to bat
Another 1,2,3 inning for Medlen==== Middle of the third=======
2 OUTS Jay at bat--
Ball 1
1-1 Foul ball
1-2 foul ball
Popup to Chipper
1 OUT Lohse at bat
1-1 the count
2-1 high ball
Simmons with play up the middle... Groundout
TOP OF THE THIRD-- Kozma at bat
1-1 the count
3-1
3-2 foul ball
STRIKEOUT LOOKING!
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2 OUTS Medlen bunts... Out at first
2 OUTS Simmons base hit
ROSS WITH THE 2-RUN HOMERUN!!
2 OUTS Runner on 1st Ross at bat
1-0 fastball outside
1-1 Ross late on the fastball
1-2 Ross fouls it off.... Craig cannot make the play
Swing and a miss BUT TIME WAS CALLED... No strikeout
1-2 change up handled
2 OUTS Uggla at bat-- WALK
1-2 the count on Uggla, fastball outside, ball inside, foul ball
2-2 ball in the dirt
3-2 change up outside
Foul ball change up down the pipe
Ball 4
1 OUT-- Freeman at bat--
1-0 high with fastball
1-1 swings at high fastball
1-2 takes a strikeoutside
Foul ball
2-2 Change up outside
Slider for the strikeout
Chipper Jones at bat--
takes a strike 0-1
Takes two balls
Ball 3
3-2 foul ball
Strikeout swinging
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2 OUTS Descalso at bat--
quickly 0-2
1-2 fastbal; high
2-2 inside pitch
Fans going crazy....Grounder to Freeman... 1,2,3 inning
1 OUT Freese at bat-- Strikeout
1-1- count
2-1 Medlen misses high
2-2 Freese rolls it foul
Foul ball
Change up swing and a miss!
Molina at bat-- FLYOUT TO RIGHT!
1-0 Ball outside
1-1 swing and a miss
FLYBALL TO RIGHT!! Heyward at the wall... SAVES A HOMERUN!!!
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2 OUTS-- Heyward at bat--STRIKEOUT Heyward
Count 2-1
1 OUT-- Prado at bat--
Grounder to first... Craig bobbles! Lobs it to Lohse who covers... OUT!
Bourn at bat--- Strikeout!
1-0 Outside fastball
1-1 strike low
1-2 strike inside
Change up swing and a miss!
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2 OUTS Craig at bat-- Runner on 1st
1-0 ball outside
Pickoff attempt-- Holliday gets back
2-0 fastball outside
grounder to short.... OUT AT FIRST
2 OUT-- Holliday at bat-- Holliday at first
0-1 outside corner fastball
HIts Holliday
1 OUT Beltran at bat-- Strikeout!
0-1 foul ball
1-1 ball outside
1-2 change up swing and a miss
2-2 ball low and outside
Change up SWING AND A MISS!
Jay at bat--- STRIKEOUT
Fast ball low for a strike
Change up outside for the strike
2 seamer gets Jay looking!
PLAY BALL! First pitch strike to John Jay and ball is retired. Going to the Hall of Fame as first pitch of Wild Card playoff.
5:06 Braves have taken the field! Players warming up
First pitch just minutes away!
St. Louis Cardinals
1. Jay CF
2. Beltran RF
3. Holliday LF
4. Craig 1B
5. Molina C
6. Freese 3B
7. Descalso 2B
8. Kozma SS
9. Lohse P
Atlanta Braves
1. Bourn CF
2. Prado LF
3. Heyward RF
4. Jones 3B
5. Freeman 1B
6. Uggla 2B
7. Ross C
8. Simons SS
9. Medlen P
4:50 We will bring lineups soon
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The players are taking the field soon for the first pitch of the National League Wild Card game in Atlanta where the Braves will host the defending World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
Both teams have offensive lineups that can create havoc for opposing pitchers. The Cardinals have a terrifying middle of the order featuring Carlos Beltran, Allen Craig, Daivd Freese and Matt Holliday.
The Braves have Dan Uggla, Freddie Freeman, Jason Heyward, Michael Bourn and the old man Chipper Jones.
However powerful the lineups might be, the story today will be about pitching as both clubs will have pure aces on the mound.
The Braves will have Kris Medlen who is 10-1 in the season and 9-0 as a starter. The Cardinals have Kyle Lohse who is 16-3 in 2012. So you have two pitchers who are combined 26-4. It will be one crazy matchup.
Both teams are in the Top 10 in team ERA. The Braves are fifth with a 3.42 and the Cardinals are eighth with a 3.71.
The Braves possess the advantage in the bullpen as they have the second lowest ERA in the Majors, behind the Cincinnati Reds at 2.76.
So it will not be good news for the Cardinals if the Braves score early and take the lead.
Join us as we will bring you live play-by-play and scores from tonight's matchup. For the latest updates refresh the page and scroll to the top of the article.
The Braves are 5-1 this season against the Cardinals.
