St. Louis Cardinals hit San Francisco Giants hard with 3-1 hammering in Game 3 of NLCS
St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 in Game 3 of National League Championship Series on Wednesday, October 17 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
With this win, the Cardinals are now leading the seven game series 2-1.
"They said if we didn't score, I was going to go out there. I was in the clubhouse running around; I've never really had to sit around like that, It was probably the most nervous I've ever been," said Jason Motte on his team’s performance.
Cardinals’ entire roster played offensively and earned a great victory. They all proved their game and did not allow the Giants to take control. Instead they kept them under pressure during the entire game and eventually won in style.
“I've been caught before where you try to predict what's going to happen with the rain and started. Just a couple years ago I started a pitcher thinking the same thing and it didn't rain for four or five innings. Then I put my starter in and then it started raining, and so it came back to bite me,” Bochy said.
Cards' batters and pitchers showed their true class and rattled the Giants in every area of play.
Starter Kyle Lohse started the game for the Cardinals as he tossed over five innings spell and allowed only one run. He received seven hits and struck-out two Giants’ batters on his persistent 1.59 ERA.
Along with Lohse, the Cardinals' relief pitchers also played well and supported their starter.
Closer Mitchell Boggs pitched 0.2 innings and struck-out two which ended the game in Cardinals’ favour.
Cards’ batters also remained consistent during the game. They played really well and hammered the Giants’ pitchers with great force.
Right fielder and currently playing as first baseman Matt Carpenter was the one hitter who played the Giants' pitchers with great intelligence. He scored one run and smashed one hit along with two RBIs on his three at-bats. Carpenter stood tall against the entire Giants' pitchers and remained calm on his 1.333 slugging percentage.
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