Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 6:30PM CST
The St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to three games on Tuesday night, earning an 8-1 victory over the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves. St. Louis pulled ahead late, scoring four runs in the eighth inning which included a key two-run single from Yadier Molina. Earlier in the contest, Paul DeJong provided a lift with a two-run home run.
Date: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
Time: 6:30PM CST
Stadium: Truist Park
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 23,083
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |

Doubles: Markakis (43, Gomber); F. Freeman (39, Mayers)
Home Runs: Acuña Jr. (26, 3rd inning off Gomber 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Acuña Jr. (57)
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Inciarte 0-3, Sánchez 0-1, Markakis 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Inciarte 3; Sánchez 1; Markakis 2

Pitcher Notes: Venters pitched to 2 batters in the 8th;Winkler pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
Hit By Pitch: Wong (By Sánchez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sánchez 13/22; Brach 4/5; Venters 0/2; Winkler 1/2; S. Freeman 2/4; Wilson 5/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sánchez 17-11-18-12; Brach 3-5-4-3; Venters 1-0-2-1; Winkler 0-1-1-1; S. Freeman 0-7-5-1; Wilson 1-5-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sánchez 3-5; Brach 2-0; Venters 0-0; Winkler 0-0; S. Freeman 0-0; Wilson 0-2
Game Scores: A Sanchez 65

Errors: Acuña Jr. (4, bobble)

Stolen Bases: Camargo (1, 2nd base off Gomber/Molina)

Doubles: J. Martínez (26, Venters); O'Neill (5, Wilson)
Home Runs: DeJong (19, 4th inning off Sánchez 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: DeJong 3 (62), Molina 2 (68), O'Neill (21), Ozuna (84)
2-out Runs Batted In: Molina 2, Ozuna
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Carpenter 0-1, Ozuna 1-1, DeJong 1-2, Bader 0-1, Molina 1-1, Gomber 0-1, Wisdom 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Carpenter 1; Bader 1

Intentional Walks: Culberson (By Gomber)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gomber 17/25; Brebbia 2/3; Hicks 2/3; Leone 1/4; Mayers 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gomber 13-11-15-17; Brebbia 4-2-1-1; Hicks 1-2-4-2; Leone 3-3-6-1; Mayers 4-2-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gomber 6-4; Brebbia 0-1; Hicks 1-1; Leone 1-0; Mayers 0-1
Game Scores: A Gomber 53

Errors: Gyorko (14, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: Wong (5, 2nd base by Sánchez/Suzuki)
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