Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 4:02PM CST

Atlanta Braves

Braves

ATL

Home

6
vs.
Final

Cardinals

STL

Away

7
St. Louis Cardinals

Game Recap

In Game 1 of the National League Division Series on October 3, 2019, the St. Louis Cardinals faced the Atlanta Braves. St. Louis emerged with a dramatic 7-6 win, navigating a wild finish and overcoming some defensive miscues. The Cardinals secured their victory with a pivotal ninth-inning rally that featured two-run doubles hit by both Marcell Ozuna and Kolten Wong. This late surge allowed the Cardinals to build a lead they narrowly protected, holding off Atlanta and extending the Braves' run of postseason disappointments.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

Time: 4:02PM CST

Stadium: Truist Park

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 42,631

Line Score

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Game Stats


Atlanta Braves Batting

Braves Batting

Doubles: McCann (1, Mikolas); Markakis (1, Webb); Acuña Jr. (1, Mikolas)

Home Runs: Freeman (1, 9th inning off C. Martínez 0 on, 1 Out); Acuña Jr. (1, 9th inning off C. Martínez 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Donaldson (1), Freeman (1), Swanson (1), Acuña Jr. 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Swanson

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (Markakis 0-1, Swanson 1-3, Albies 0-1, Keuchel 0-1, Hechavarria 0-1, Donaldson 0-2, Cervelli 0-1, Joyce 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Joyce 1; Donaldson 1; Hechavarria 1; Albies 1; Swanson 1


Atlanta Braves Pitching

Braves Pitching

Intentional Walks: Molina (by Melancon).; DeJong (by Keuchel).; Wong (by Greene).

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: O'Day 1/1; Melancon 3/9; Jackson 3/5; Keuchel 8/20; Fried 1/3; Greene 2/5; Martin 0/0; Newcomb 0/1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: O'Day-0-0-1-1; Melancon-4-5-2-6; Jackson-1-4-4-4; Keuchel-10-3-12-17; Fried-2-1-5-1; Greene-1-0-3-3; Newcomb-1-2-0-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O'Day 0-1; Melancon 1-0; Jackson 1-0; Keuchel 10-2; Fried 1-0; Greene 1-2

Game Scores: D Keuchel 47


Atlanta Braves Fielding

Braves Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Donaldson-Freeman 2)

Assists: Duvall (Wong at Home)


Atlanta Braves Baserunning

Braves Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Acuña Jr. (1, 2nd base by Mikolas/Molina)



St. Louis Cardinals Batting

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: Goldschmidt (1, Keuchel); Ozuna 2 (2, Greene, Melancon); Wong (1, Melancon); Mikolas (1, Keuchel); Edman (1, Keuchel)

Home Runs: Goldschmidt (1, 8th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Fowler (1), Carpenter (1), Goldschmidt (1), Ozuna 2 (2), Wong 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Carpenter, Wong (2)

Sacrifice Hit: Mikolas

Ground Into Double Play: Molina; Edman

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Fowler 0-1, Edman 0-1, DeJong 0-2, Bader 0-1, Wong 1-2, Ozuna 1-1, C. Martínez 0-1, Goldschmidt 0-1, Carpenter 1-1, Molina 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Goldschmidt 1; C. Martínez 2; Wong 1; Bader 1; Edman 1


St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

Cardinals Pitching

Intentional Walks: Duvall (by Webb).

Hit By Pitch: Donaldson (by Webb); Freeman (by Miller)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Miller 3/3; C. Martínez 5/7; Mikolas 9/20; Webb 2/4; Gallegos 2/3; Brebbia 2/2; Helsley 1/2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Miller-3-0-2-2; C. Martínez-8-3-5-4; Mikolas-9-4-15-16; Webb-1-1-2-2; Gallegos-2-3-3-1; Brebbia-1-1-2-2; Helsley-2-0-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Miller 0-2; C. Martínez 2-0; Mikolas 7-6; Webb 1-0; Brebbia 1-0; Helsley 1-0

Game Scores: M Mikolas 57


St. Louis Cardinals Fielding

Cardinals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (DeJong-Wong)

Errors: Wong (1, throw); DeJong (1, throw)


St. Louis Cardinals Baserunning

Cardinals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Bader (1, 3rd base off Keuchel/McCann)


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