But it was 4-0 in the 9th and the Cardinals were down to their last strike with runners on 2nd and 3rd when So Taguchi hit a double and drove in 2 runs to (briefly) keep the game alive. The "half a strike" was because the previous pitch had been a ball, but it was such a close call that the ump had started to raise his hand to call a strike before he decided it was a ball.
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But it was 4-0 in the 9th and the Cardinals were down to their last strike with runners on 2nd and 3rd when So Taguchi hit a double and drove in 2 runs to (briefly) keep the game alive. The "half a strike" was because the previous pitch had been a ball, but it was such a close call that the ump had started to raise his hand to call a strike before he decided it was a ball.