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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1758019" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/catch-and-release-dazzling-defense-early-sends-wainwright-cardinals-to-5-1-win-vs-marlins/article_86e8ea9d-a5b9-5e3f-9341-96694b14b97f.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p>MIAMI — The cleats Paul Goldschmidt wears are Nike size 14, and there might be a little extra wiggle room in there for moments like Tuesday when every added inch helps change a game.</p><p>In the first inning at loanDepot Park, Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright walked two of the first four Marlins he faced and then left a curveball over the plate that Avisail Garcia rocketed down the third-base line. Nolan Arenado went to his right, gloved the grounder, bobbled the transfer momentarily, and threw from foul territory toward Goldschmidt at first. Arenado “ran two or three miles on that ball,” Wainwright said. And Goldschmidt had only a foot to spare on the catch.</p><p>The Cardinals’ first baseman steadied himself with his right hand as he dove to scoop Arenado’s throw, all while keeping the tip of his cleat against the bag. Goldschmidt said with two on and two out he “didn’t want to say we were on our heels.” But he got the out by a toe.</p><p></p><p>It’s not a stretch to claim that play put the win within reach.</p><p>“It’s a game-changer right there,” catcher Yadier Molina said. “That ball goes through, and it’s a different ballgame.”</p><p>From there, the Cardinals struck immediately for two runs and Wainwright wasn’t threatened again until he had a five-run lead on the way to a 5-1 victory against Miami. Albert Pujols doubled, singled, and scored from first on Tommy Edman’s triple to push the Cardinals out to a 4-0 lead by the end of the third inning. Goldschmidt added two hits to his big stretch, and the Cardinals chocked the box score with three doubles, two stolen bases, and their 13th win in their past 16 games against the Marlins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1758019, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/catch-and-release-dazzling-defense-early-sends-wainwright-cardinals-to-5-1-win-vs-marlins/article_86e8ea9d-a5b9-5e3f-9341-96694b14b97f.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] MIAMI — The cleats Paul Goldschmidt wears are Nike size 14, and there might be a little extra wiggle room in there for moments like Tuesday when every added inch helps change a game. In the first inning at loanDepot Park, Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright walked two of the first four Marlins he faced and then left a curveball over the plate that Avisail Garcia rocketed down the third-base line. Nolan Arenado went to his right, gloved the grounder, bobbled the transfer momentarily, and threw from foul territory toward Goldschmidt at first. Arenado “ran two or three miles on that ball,” Wainwright said. And Goldschmidt had only a foot to spare on the catch. The Cardinals’ first baseman steadied himself with his right hand as he dove to scoop Arenado’s throw, all while keeping the tip of his cleat against the bag. Goldschmidt said with two on and two out he “didn’t want to say we were on our heels.” But he got the out by a toe. It’s not a stretch to claim that play put the win within reach. “It’s a game-changer right there,” catcher Yadier Molina said. “That ball goes through, and it’s a different ballgame.” From there, the Cardinals struck immediately for two runs and Wainwright wasn’t threatened again until he had a five-run lead on the way to a 5-1 victory against Miami. Albert Pujols doubled, singled, and scored from first on Tommy Edman’s triple to push the Cardinals out to a 4-0 lead by the end of the third inning. Goldschmidt added two hits to his big stretch, and the Cardinals chocked the box score with three doubles, two stolen bases, and their 13th win in their past 16 games against the Marlins. [/QUOTE]
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