The Cardinals scored 10 runs in the 1st inning vs the Braves, here's what happened
What Happened
The Atlanta Braves host the St. Louis Cardinals in a high-stakes playoff matchup. In the top of the first inning, the Cardinals explode for 10 runs, an unprecedented outburst that stuns the Braves and their fans. The inning begins with Cardinals pitcher Jordan Hicks on the mound. After a leadoff walk, Hicks struggles to find the strike zone, allowing the Braves to work a favorable count. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt (the Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt) then lines a single, putting runners on the corners with one out. Outfielder Tyler O'Neill (Tyler O'Neill of the Cardinals) follows with a sharp single, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Yadier Molina (Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina) then grounds into a potential inning-ending double play, but Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (Freddie Freeman of the Braves) cannot cleanly field the ball, allowing another run to score. "Damn it," Freeman is heard muttering, knowing the missed opportunity could prove costly. The Cardinals continue to pour it on, with third baseman Nolan Arenado (Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals) delivering a two-run single to make it 4-0. The Braves turn to reliever Max Fried (Max Fried of the Braves) to try to stop the bleeding, but he struggles as well, walking the pitcher and allowing two more runs to cross the plate. "This is not good," laments Braves manager Brian Snitker from the dugout, shaking his head in dismay. By the time the inning finally ends, the Cardinals have sent 14 batters to the plate and scored 10 runs, leaving the stunned Braves faithful in disbelief. "We just couldn't make a play," says Braves outfielder Adam Duvall (Adam Duvall of the Braves). "That first inning really set the tone and we could never recover." The lopsided score and Cardinals' relentless offense prove too much for the Braves to overcome, as St. Louis cruises to a decisive victory in this crucial playoff matchup.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentGame five was weird a lot went wrong for
the Braves this one's brought to you by
the sports ladder fall tees on the mound
he's got him with two strikes and
there's strike three
but McCann can't hang on to the foul tip
not McCann's fault you can't really
practice that but look at him he's like
damn it and what could have been if the
first batter struck out on four pitches
how much difference would that have made
for the rest of the inning we'll never
know but it's interesting because now he
tries to bury some sliders to get him to
swing over the back foot slider but he
does it those are good pitches actually
I like those pitches back foot slider
trying to get him to swing over but they
are spitting on the slider and then he
misses with the fastball because it runs
away from him and that's what happens to
faulty this whole first inning
deep breath leadoff walks never good
they spit on the slider so they gift him
and out they're like you can take this
out I bet Wong isn't happy with this
somebody's like damn it knowing what I
know I wish I didn't give gift them and
out move the runner in scoring position
Goldie's up look at how much he misses
the spot here on this first pitch look
where McCann sets up he jumps low
outside and full-t his fastball so much
run he gets the called strike they tried
to do it again McCann moves to set up
outside and it runs in he puts that in
play fantastic play by Dan's me to get
to stop but he can't throw anyone out
can't get a grip on the ball probably
best to just eat it anyway but now
there's runners on first and third with
one out 0 0 game deep breath from faulty
ozuna's up there's the slider that's a
nice pitch there's the fastball runs on
them but it's fouled back like yeah like
even that fastball look look where he's
set up outside as a chase pitch and look
how much it runs into the zone it's not
good now he's gonna go slider and I was
una just throws his bad at it again
that's a really that's I liked that Oh 2
pitch from full-t it's a low and away
slider to try and get him to chase he
just adjusted his swing so else knit
can't believe it one nothing one out and
the one out was a gift they
first pitch curveball to yachty first
curveball today because he's a he swings
at the first pitch a lot so that to mix
it up
fastball DoublePlay ball would have
ended the inning most likely with only
down one run Freeman's one of the better
defensive first baseman in the league
made like seven errors on the season and
that is bad maybe it was Oona blinded
him a little bit but that would have
been a double play now you got carpenter
up who spits on the slider takes the
fastball that runs out of the zone - Oh
takes that fastball that's what they're
supposed to look like - one spits on the
slider then fouls that one back two
strikes away from getting the next out
there up in Atlanta spits on the slider
they walked in a run he's trying to
throw that slider for them to swing over
or chase and I think this is a little
bit of hey throw your pitches in the
zone we cannot be walking in runs right
now attack the zone let your defense get
your back that gets called a strike but
again it ran away and there's a slider
in the zone and he attacks the zone and
they attack the ball and that's two runs
in and now it's four nothing and the
only out they've gotten was a gift sack
bunt the bench mafias going nuts they're
crazy they change pitchers they bring in
max freed out of the pen and he has that
as his first pitch and yeah I don't know
it's called the ball it's close it might
have crossed the plate this is the
pitcher hitting mind you so it should be
the second gift of an out - Oh counts
Snickers got a bad itch on his head - oh
he takes it dials it down the first
couple pitches were 96 that was 93
dialed it down to find the zone because
he knows the pitchers not swinging when
they're walking in runs then he dialed
it back up misses his own dials it back
down misses his own they walked the
pitcher the pitcher got an RBI it's not
good things aren't going well
Fowler's up now he takes a curve ball
top of the order top of the order one
out he rides the the third base line
this man is tough some more run-scorer
look at this they they Edmond played the
first base
Fowler plays that and he's happy yeah
hell yes seven nothing and now kolten
Wong sup he had to SAP bunt earlier in
the inning that I'm attacking the
first pitch I'm doing what I do I'm
driving in Moore now it's nine nothing
oh don't show faulty oh don't show
braised fence oh don't show Braves fans
this is my favorite bit carpenter who's
in there who's whose good bat not great
defensively he's like you know take me
out win this game move Edmond the third
put Bader in center that's a really good
teammate move spikes the curve ball to
Goldie then loops the curveball in one
in one fastball and this is gonna be the
second out a real out they were trying
to get him out and they got him out and
now there's two outs but Wong moves to
third base that's the tenth run in
scoring position Ozuna ZUP remember they
had him Oh - and he just flung his bat
at the slider his first at-bat he roped
that off-speed pitch that probably put a
scare into him then he fouls that one
back and that kid gets pointed out and
laughed at for flinching and they're
having fun in the stands look at him
laughing nine nothing but they got a
little laugh in there then he chases
that off-speed and I did a solo break
down on just this cuz McCann it's sad
you can't get it that's how the tenth
run scores just he took two steps to the
dugout and still got on first very sad
ten runs in the first slow curve from
freed there yadi chases he's going to
get yachty to ground out eventually for
the third out of the inning but that
kind of is everything that happened and
it's bad guys this one was brought to
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