2008 Jr Cardinals Game 14

CN Cardinals (away) vs. LA Rockies (home)

Starting pitchers:

1st inning
Cards

• Sam strikes out on a 3rd strike passed ball; the catcher throws to 1st for the out
• Nick strikes out
• Arthur hits a single on a ground ball up the middle
• With Joey batting, Arthur steals 2nd base
  The shortstop misses the catch
  Arthur to 3rd on the error
• Joey walks
• With Austin batting, the pitcher balks trying to pickoff Joey at 1st
  Arthur scores, Joey to 2nd
• Austin flies out to the catcher on a popup in foul territory

Rockies

• Kuo walks
• Gachina is hit by a pitch and is awarded 1st base
  Kuo to 2nd
• Covell grounds to the shortstop and is thrown out at 1st
  Kuo to 3rd, Gachina to 2nd
• Tinker walks
• Orton grounds to the 2nd baseman, who throws to the shortstop at 2nd
  Kuo scores, Gachina to 3rd on the hit
  Tinker out at 2nd, Orton to 1st on the fielder's choice
• Becker walks
  Orton to 2nd
• Heintzen strikes out

2nd inning
Cards

• Aaron hits a ground ball to the 3rd baseman who has trouble fielding the ball
  Aaron safe at 1st on the error
• With Ryan batting, Aaron steals 2nd base
• Ryan strikes out
• Zack grounds to the 1st baseman, who steps on the bag unassisted
  Aaron to 3rd
• Shuhei grounds to the 3rd baseman and is thrown out at 1st

Rockies

• Sandor strikes out
• Putnam grounds to the 2nd baseman and is thrown out at 1st
• Kuo walks
• Gachina hits a double to left field
  Kuo scores
• With Covell batting, a bad pickoff throw to 2nd
  Gachina to 3rd
• Covell hits a single on a fly to shallow left-center field
  Gachina scores
• Tinker walks
  Covell to 2nd
• Orton hits a double
  Covell scores, Tinker to 3rd
• Becker walks
• Heintzen walks
  Tinker scores, Orton to 3rd, Becker to 2nd
• Putnam hits a single to left field
  Orton scores, Becker to 3rd, Heintzen to 2nd
• Sandor is hit by a pitch and is awarded 1st base
  Becker scores, Heintzen to 3rd, Putnam to 2nd
• Keegan subs for Sandor

New Cards pitcher: Ryan

• Kuo walks
  Heintzen scores, Putnam to 3rd, Keegan to 2nd
• Gachina hits a line drive into the pitcher's chest
  Putnam scores, Keegan to 3rd, Kuo to 2nd, Gachina safe at 1st

The pitcher (Ryan) stays in the game

• Covell walks
  Keegan scores, Kuo to 3rd, Gachina to 2nd
• With Tinker batting, a bad pickoff throw to 2nd
  Kuo scores
  Gachina attempts to go to 3rd on the error

  Gachina out at 3rd

3rd inning
Cards
Cards substitutions: Max for Aaron. Jack for Ryan, Edmund for Shuhei
Rockies substitutions Mertz for Heintzen

• Sam strikes out
• Nick flies out to left field
• Arthur walks
• Joey strikes out

Rockies
New Cards pitcher: Max

• Tinker is hit by a pitch and is awarded 1st base
• With Orton batting, a wild pitch
  Tinker to 2nd
• Orton walks on a a wild pitch
  Tinker to 3rd
• Becker hits a single to center field
  Tinker scores, Orton to 2nd
• Mertz hits a triple to left-center field
  Orton scores, Becker scores
  The throw to 3rd is short and gets past the 3rd baseman

  Mertz scores on the error
• Putnam hits a single to center field
• Keegan walks
  Putnam to 2nd
• Kuo hits a single to left field
  Putnam to 3rd, Keegan to 2nd
• Gachina hits a double to left-center field
  Putnam scores, Keegan scores, Kuo scores

New Cards pitcher: Jack

• Covell grounds to the shortstop and is thrown out at 1st
  Gachina to 3rd
• Tinker hits a ground ball to the 3rd baseman, who has trouble
  fielding the ball
  Gachina scores, Tinker to 1st on the error
• Orton walks
  Tinker to 2nd
• Becker grounds to the pitcher, who throws wide to 1st
  Tinker scores, Orton to 3rd, Becker to 2nd on the error
• Mertz walks
• Putnam walks
  Orton scores, Becker to 3rd, Mertz to 2nd
• Keegan grounds to the shortstop, who throws to 2nd
  Becker scores, Mertz to 3rd on the hit
  Putnam out at 2nd, Keegan to 1st on the fielder's choice
• Kuo walks
  Keegan to 2nd
• Gachina hits a single to shallow right field
  Mertz scores, Keegan to 3rd, Kuo to 2nd
• Covell flies out to the 2nd baseman

4th inning
Cards

• Austin flies out to the 2nd baseman
• Max walks
• Jack grounds to the shortstop, who throws to 2nd
  Max out at 2nd, Jack to 1st on the fielder's choice
• Zack strikes out

Rockies New Cards pitcher Austin
Rockies sustitution: Heintzen for Putnam

• Tinker hits a double to center field
• Orton flies out to the pitcher on a popup
• Becker strikes out
• Mertz grounds to the pitcher and is thrown out at 1st

5th inning
Cards

• Edmund hits a single to shallow right field
• Sam strikes out
• With Nick batting, a wild pitch
  Edmund to 2nd
• Nick hits a double to left field
  Edmund scores
• Arthur strikes out
• Joey hits a single to right field
  Nick to 3rd
• Austin strikes out

Final score: Rockies 23, Cards 2