MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/18/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1032 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (28-20) 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (31-17) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Braves Win at St. Louis, 7-3
The St. Louis Cardinals got a sterling performance from left fielder Juan Soto, but the Atlanta Braves still prevailed, 7-3. Soto hit 2 home runs. The win lifted the Atlanta record to 28-20.

Atlanta used the bat of Corey Seager to get the win. The shortstop hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Braves ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

Seager told a Atlanta News reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .246 10 22
K. Hiura 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .225 11 27
F. Freeman 1B 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .207 6 22
Y. Alvarez LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .321 12 34
M. Sano 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 4 .133 2 6
C. Seager SS 4 1 1 4 0 2 3 .302 9 29
Y. Puig RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 8 19
T. Flowers C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .196 2 17
S. Strasburg P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 3
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 8
   L. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 3
   B. Moran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 6 7 6 15 15      
a - M. Smith pinch hit for L. Jackson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Seager (9, 1st Inning off M. Keller, 3 on, 2 outs) M. Sano (2, 5th Inning off R. Sanchez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. , C. Seager 4 , M. Sano 4 , F. Freeman , K. Hiura 2
2-out RBI: C. Seager , M. Sano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Puig , C. Seager
GIDP: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Hiura (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hiura-Seager-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Soto LF 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .314 14 30
O. Albies 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .258 13 24
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 12 37
M. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .231 10 31
A. Meadows RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .256 11 36
Y. Grandal C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .234 5 18
L. Urias SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .252 7 13
B. Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .095 0 2
M. Keller P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
   R. Sanchez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 1 4
   B. Wieck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Milner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Betances P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 3
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 10 21      
a - J. Martinez pinch hit for R. Sanchez in the 6th
b - H. Perez pinch hit for D. Betances in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Meadows (10, 4th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Albies (13, 5th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 1 out) J. Soto 2 (14, 1st Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Bregman , O. Albies 5 , A. Meadows 3 , M. Olson , Y. Grandal , J. Soto 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Olson , B. Phillips 3
GIDP: O. Albies
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Meadows (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Urias-Olson)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Strasburg W (7-2) 5.1 8 3 3 1 5 3 96 60 2.59   
M. Lorenzen 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 14 3.81   
L. Jackson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 8 2.61   
B. Moran 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 10 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 44
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 25, M. Lorenzen 5, L. Jackson 5, B. Moran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 4-7, M. Lorenzen 1-1, L. Jackson 0-2, B. Moran 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 96-60, M. Lorenzen 26-14, L. Jackson 16-8, B. Moran 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lorenzen 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Keller L (3-4) 4.1 5 6 6 4 6 1 84 46 4.19   
R. Sanchez 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 14 3.38   
B. Wieck 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 11 4.91   
H. Milner 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 12 2.25   
D. Betances 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 8 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Keller 31
Batters Faced: M. Keller 21, R. Sanchez 6, B. Wieck 3, H. Milner 4, D. Betances 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Keller 5-1, R. Sanchez 2-2, B. Wieck 0-0, H. Milner 0-0, D. Betances 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Keller 84-46, R. Sanchez 20-14, B. Wieck 19-11, H. Milner 18-12, D. Betances 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sanchez 1-1
WP: H. Milner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Soto
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 28637
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