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October 1, 2021

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Rafael Ortega Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .290
OBP .500 .360
At Bats 3 290
Hits 1 84
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 0 33

Giovanny Gallegos Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 14
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Busch Stadium - October 1, 2021
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Giovanny Gallegos
Andrew Knizner
Paul Goldschmidt
Tommy Edman
Nolan Arenado
Paul DeJong
Tyler O'Neill
Harrison Bader
Lars Nootbaar
Rafael Ortega
 
Willson Contreras
 
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Ortega hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Contreras trying to get to home. O'Neill throws the ball in to Knizner who tags Contreras, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Ortega moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Johneshwy Fargas pinch hits for Adbert Alzolay. Fargas bunts towards the mound. Gallegos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Giovanny Gallegos now pitching. Willson Contreras pinch hits for Erick Castillo. Contreras hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nootbaar. Contreras reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Bader strikes out.
Bottom 8 Nootbaar is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Arenado strikes out. There goes O'Neill. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 8 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giambrone misplays the ball. That's an error on Giambrone.
Bottom 8 Goldschmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Ortega settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Giambrone strikes out.
Top 8 Alcantara strikes out.
Top 8 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Duffy moves to second.
Top 8 Duffy is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Andrew Miller now pitching. Happ hits a line drive into center field. Bader settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Edman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schwindel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edman for the out.
Bottom 7 Dylan Carlson pinch hits for Alex Reyes. Carlson bunts towards third. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Knizner hits a line drive into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adbert Alzolay now pitching. DeJong hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schwindel strikes out.
Top 7 Ortega hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castillo moves to second.
Top 7 Greg Deichmann pinch hits for Scott Effross. Deichmann strikes out.
Top 7 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeJong fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Alex Reyes now pitching. Giambrone hits a fly ball into left field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bader strikes out. There goes Nootbaar. The throw from Castillo to second, and Nootbaar is out.
Bottom 6 Nootbaar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Neill scores.
Bottom 6 Arenado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giambrone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Neill moves to third.
Bottom 6 Scott Effross now pitching. O'Neill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Happ. O'Neill reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Alcantara hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeJong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 T.J. McFarland now pitching. Thompson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Duffy takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Happ. The throw from Knizner and he is safe. Happ steals second.
Top 6 Happ takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Schwindel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cabrera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Genesis Cabrera now pitching. Ortega takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Goldschmidt strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Edman. The throw from Castillo and he is safe. Edman steals second.
Bottom 5 Edman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giambrone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Matt Carpenter pinch hits for Dakota Hudson. Carpenter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Knizner strikes out. Castillo drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Knizner out.
Top 5 Abbott strikes out.
Top 5 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Arenado fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Giambrone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Arenado fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Alcantara takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 DeJong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alcantara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Bader. The throw from Castillo and he is safe. Bader steals second.
Bottom 4 Bader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nootbaar moves to third.
Bottom 4 Nootbaar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Arenado hits a fly ball into center field. Ortega settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Neill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Goldschmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alcantara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thompson strikes out.
Top 4 Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Happ hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Edman hits a line drive towards short. Alcantara reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hudson strikes out. The throw from Castillo to pick off Knizner, and he's out.
Bottom 3 Knizner takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Schwindel hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeJong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Ortega. The throw from Knizner and he is safe. Ortega steals second.
Top 3 Ortega hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Castillo strikes out.
Bottom 2 DeJong hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bader hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nootbaar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alcantara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Giambrone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeJong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Alcantara strikes out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a popup towards first. Goldschmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Duffy moves to second.
Top 2 Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Arenado strikes out.
Bottom 1 O'Neill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Goldschmidt hits a popup towards short. Alcantara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Edman hits a fly ball into center field. Ortega settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Happ hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schwindel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Arenado fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ortega hits a fly ball into center field. Bader settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.