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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1759188" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/shark-nado-cardinals-sink-marlins-2-0-when-arenado-punctures-pitching-duel-with-ninth-inning/article_72ef98b3-d908-5eb7-9123-d95d8e8de6dc.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>MIAMI — The hit he’d been waiting years to have in Miami had just escaped the reach of a Marlins outfielder and gone over the wall for the game’s lone runs Wednesday when Nolan Arenado, rounding first base, looked over his shoulder to spot his extended family.</p><p>He pointed to them, pointed to his heart, and would do so again as he rounded third and trotted across the plate.</p><p>As often as he’s in town, they so rarely see him come home.</p><p>“Finally gave them something to enjoy,” Arenado said, grinning.</p><p>Arenado had not hit a homer at the ballpark closest to his Miami-area family in nearly five years, so what was another eight innings to wait? The Cardinals’ third baseman struck out three times in his first three at-bats, all of them against Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara, and could have surrendered to just another one of those nights in Miami before connecting for a hit like none other Wednesday night.</p><p></p><p>Arenado’s two-run homer in the ninth inning pierced a scoreless tie and carried the Cardinals to a 2-0 victory against the Marlins at loanDepot Park. The home run was his fifth of the season and first in Miami in 14 games, dating to August 2017.</p><p>Two of Arenado’s three strikeouts came on Alcantara fastballs, but the moment he faced someone else Arenado turned on a 98.2 mph pitch from Anthony Bender and put it in the nightclub beyond left field for his first hit of the series. About 20 members of Arenado's family, including an uncle and cousins, rose from their seats behind the Cardinals' dugout.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1759188, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/shark-nado-cardinals-sink-marlins-2-0-when-arenado-punctures-pitching-duel-with-ninth-inning/article_72ef98b3-d908-5eb7-9123-d95d8e8de6dc.html[/URL] MIAMI — The hit he’d been waiting years to have in Miami had just escaped the reach of a Marlins outfielder and gone over the wall for the game’s lone runs Wednesday when Nolan Arenado, rounding first base, looked over his shoulder to spot his extended family. He pointed to them, pointed to his heart, and would do so again as he rounded third and trotted across the plate. As often as he’s in town, they so rarely see him come home. “Finally gave them something to enjoy,” Arenado said, grinning. Arenado had not hit a homer at the ballpark closest to his Miami-area family in nearly five years, so what was another eight innings to wait? The Cardinals’ third baseman struck out three times in his first three at-bats, all of them against Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara, and could have surrendered to just another one of those nights in Miami before connecting for a hit like none other Wednesday night. Arenado’s two-run homer in the ninth inning pierced a scoreless tie and carried the Cardinals to a 2-0 victory against the Marlins at loanDepot Park. The home run was his fifth of the season and first in Miami in 14 games, dating to August 2017. Two of Arenado’s three strikeouts came on Alcantara fastballs, but the moment he faced someone else Arenado turned on a 98.2 mph pitch from Anthony Bender and put it in the nightclub beyond left field for his first hit of the series. About 20 members of Arenado's family, including an uncle and cousins, rose from their seats behind the Cardinals' dugout. [/QUOTE]
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