POSTGAME NOTES
Boston Red Sox (50-64) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (61-52)
Thursday, August 7, 2014
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First Pitch: 7:19 p.m.
Rain Delay: 1:04
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Starting Pitcher (Pitch Count)
Brandon Workman (96 pitches/61 strikes)
Adam Wainwright (122 pitches/78 strikes)
Gametime Temperature: 73° – Fog
Pitcher of Record
WIN: Adam Wainwright (14-6)
LOSS: Brandon Workman (1-5)
SAVE: Pat Neshek (3)
Time of Game: 3:08
Attendance: 44,570 (Sellout #38)
Cardinals Notes
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Adam Wainwright made his 23 start of the season and first of the 2014 and in his career vs. the Red Sox…made two starts vs.
the Red Sox in the 2013 World Series and was 0-2 (Game 1 & 5)…threw a season-high 122 pitches (T4th highest total of his
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career)…the 11 instance he struck out seven or more batters and the first time since 6/26 at LAD…became the second 14-game
winner in the National League (Wily Peralta, MIL, won this afternoon).
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Oscar Taveras extended his hitting streak to seven games with an RBI single in the 7 inning (7-25, .280).
Jhonny Peralta tallied his first RBI that didn’t come via home run since 7/12 at MIL…had 1 RBI in his last 17 games before his
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two RBI double tonight…13 multi-RBI game of the season (STL 11-2).
Kolten Wong set a career-high with three runs scored…tallied his first multi-HR game as a Cardinal and the first by a Cardinals
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second baseman since Tyler Greene (5/6/12 vs. HOU)…hit his 7 home run off a right-handed pitcher, 2 off a left-handed
pitcher…leads the Cardinals with 6 HR (T1st w/Peralta) and 25 RBI w/2 out and is batting .338 (26-77) w/2 out, which would rank
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2 in the N.L. (if qualified)…the Cardinals have won the last 5 games in which Wong has homered...joins Matt Adams (6/23/14
at COL) and Jhonny Peralta (4/27/14 vs. PIT) as the only Cardinals with multi-HR games this season…since returning from the
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disabled list on July 6 , only Chris Carter (HOU, 11) has more home runs than Wong (8, T2nd) in MLB.
Jon Jay was 1-for-1 vs. left-handed pitchers (Breslow) tonight and is batting .418 (23-55) vs. LHP this season.
The Cardinals have won every regular season series against the Red Sox (8-4), all 2-of-3.
Red Sox Notes
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Brandon Workman made his 10 start (13 app.) of the season, first against the Cardinals in 2014 and in his career…made one
relief appearance in the 2013 World Series (Game 6)…has lost his last five straight decisions (0-5, 6.04 ERA, 28.1 IP, 19 ER)…had
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a 9.00 ERA (9 ER/9.0 IP) in the 1 inning entering tonight, and is 12.00 ERA after tonight.
Mike Napoli is batting .375 (15-40) over 14 career games at Busch Stadium including the post-season.
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Christian Vazquez recorded his first hit against a National League opponent with an RBI single in the 3 inning. Started 0-6 with
all at bats vs. the Cardinals…entered the game 7-for-18 (.389) w/RISP and is 5-10 (.500) w/RISP and 2 outs.
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Jackie Bradley, Jr., is now 0-for-27 since July 26 .
Daniel Nava (4-12, .333) has hit safely in his last four games and snapped a streak of 11-straight retired by Adam Wainwright in
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the 7 inning.
David Ortiz is 0-for-4 as a pinch-hitter this season (career: 11-76, .145, 3 HR).
Today’s Home Runs
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STL – Kolten Wong #8 (5 inn., 0 on, 2 out, 1-0 count, off Brandon Workman) – 384 feet (8 career HR)
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STL – Kolten Wong #9 (7 inn., 0 on, 2 out, 1-1 count, off Craig Breslow) – 423 feet (9 career HR) **Multi-HR Game**