MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/12/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1692 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (60-52) 4 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 12 12 1
St. Louis Cardinals (59-53) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 2
Red Sox Knock Off Cardinals at Busch Stadium
Boston center fielder Mookie Betts helped his team beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-4. Betts, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in extra base hits with 59, went 4 for 5 for the Red Sox. Cy Young, the winning pitcher, is now 8-13. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits, while fanning 5 and walking 0. The Red Sox sit in third place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 60-52.

The Red Sox got an important contribution from left fielder Carl Yastrzemski, who in the top of the first hit a curveball to right-center for a 2-run triple. It was his 3rd triple of the season and put the Red Sox ahead, 3-0.

"Baseball is a crazy game," said Yastrzemski. "From inning to inning, game to game, you never know what might happen."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .260 8 38
   a-T. Speaker PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 0 12
   b-W. Boggs 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 3 9
J. Collins 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .240 2 27
M. Betts CF 5 3 4 0 0 1 2 .275 20 67
T. Williams DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .302 20 69
X. Bogaerts SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .325 18 75
C. Yastrzemski LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .243 12 49
D. Ortiz 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .201 5 26
C. Fisk C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .217 6 24
M. Greenwell RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .194 2 10
Totals 40 12 12 9 2 6 12      
a - T. Speaker pinch hit for D. Pedroia in the 9th
b - W. Boggs substituted for T. Speaker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts 2 (38, 3rd Inning off M. Lanier, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Wainwright, 0 on, 0 outs) , X. Bogaerts (36, 7th Inning off A. Wainwright, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Yastrzemski (3, 1st Inning off M. Lanier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Speaker , J. Collins , M. Betts 6 , T. Williams , X. Bogaerts 3 , C. Yastrzemski 3 , C. Fisk , M. Greenwell
2-out RBI: , X. Bogaerts 2 , C. Yastrzemski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts , C. Yastrzemski
GIDP: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Speaker (13)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Greenwell (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .212 0 24
A. Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 8 33
R. Hornsby 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .301 9 58
C. Hafey DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 5 53
S. Musial RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .230 13 53
J. Medwick LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 8 50
J. Torre C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .295 7 32
   a-Y. Molina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 2 9
W. McGee CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 3 28
K. Boyer 3B 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 .216 7 32
Totals 36 4 9 4 0 5 13      
a - Y. Molina pinch hit for J. Torre in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Medwick (30, 6th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. McGee (17, 9th Inning off T. Wakefield, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Musial (6, 4th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Musial (13, 2nd Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Boyer (7, 7th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Smith , R. Hornsby 2 , S. Musial 7 , J. Medwick 2 , J. Torre , W. McGee 2 , K. Boyer 4
2-out RBI: R. Hornsby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Smith , C. Hafey , J. Medwick , J. Torre
Hit by Pitch: K. Boyer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pujols (6) , R. Hornsby (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Boyer-Hornsby-Pujols)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Young W (8-13) 7.1 8 4 4 0 5 2 115 4.66   
T. Wakefield 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Young 51
Batters Faced: C. Young 31, T. Wakefield 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Young 8-9, T. Wakefield 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Young 115-72, T. Wakefield 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wakefield 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Young
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lanier L (12-5) 3.1 7 6 5 0 1 0 77 2.73   
A. Wainwright 4.2 3 4 3 2 4 0 62 4.25   
R. Franklin 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lanier 23
Batters Faced: M. Lanier 18, A. Wainwright 19, R. Franklin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lanier 3-6, A. Wainwright 5-4, R. Franklin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lanier 77-48, A. Wainwright 62-38, R. Franklin 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Wainwright 1-0 , R. Franklin 1-1
WP: M. Lanier , R. Franklin 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mookie Betts
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 24393
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