The first game matchup was Cardinals. vs. Braves. The Cardinals won 6-3 over the Braves who made three errors, while getting 12 hits to the Cardinals 6 hits.
Braves Notes
Chipper Jones played in his last MLB game going 1-5 with a hit in the ninth inning.
Freddie Freeman went 3-4 with a double.
Kris Medlen finally lost after starting 23 games in a row that the Braves won.
Cardinals Notes
Matt Holliday went 2-3 with a homerun.
Allen Craig went 2-4 with a double.
Kyle Lohse got the win.
Jason Motte got the save.
Now onto the AL
The AL matchup was Texas vs. Baltimore and Baltimore won 5-1, Texas outhit them 9-8.
Baltimore notes
Joe Saunders won but has not won a game at home for the O’s.
They were 3-5 with RISP.
J.J. Hardy went 2-5.
Texas Notes
Yu Darvish got the loss.
Josh Hamilton went 0-4 with two strikeouts.
Ian Kinsler went 2-3.
They were 1-7 with RISP.
Jim Thome went 1-3.
Postseason matchups
Nationals vs. Cardinals
A’s vs. Tigers
Reds vs. Giants
Yankees vs. Orioles
