Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
9
St. Louis Cardinals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
M Carpenter tripled to deep center, D Freese and Y Molina scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-5
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
Y Molina singled to left, C Beltran scored, D Freese to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
D Freese singled to right, J Jay scored, C Beltran to third.
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Advancing On Play 9-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
J Jay singled to right, S Robinson scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-1
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 9-0
A Soriano grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D DeJesus scored, S Castro out at second, D Barney to third.
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Advancing On Force 9-0
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
B LaHair homered to left center (395 feet), S Castro, A Soriano and I Stewart scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 9-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
C Beltran struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-5
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
C Beltran batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
M Holliday popped out to second.
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Pop Out 9-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
M Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
J Jay struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 9-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
J Jay batting
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Play Result 9-5
C Marmol relieved K Wood.
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Start Inning 9-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 9-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
A Soriano grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
A Soriano batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
S Castro flied out to right.
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Fly Out 9-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
S Castro batting
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Rafael FurcalSS
Jon JayCF9
Matt HollidayLF7
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
David Freese3B25
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Carpenter1B13
Daniel Descalso2B33
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Victor MarteP66
Shane RobinsonPH38
J.C. RomeroP
Erik KomatsuPH
Kyle McClellanP37
Tyler GreenePH7
Fernando SalasP31
CHC
David DeJesusRF3
Darwin Barney2B20
Starlin CastroSS13
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Ian Stewart3B10
Bryan LaHair1B61
Geovany SotoC18
Marlon ByrdCF6
Jeff SamardzijaP29
Substitutes
Joe MatherPH22
Rafael DolisP41
Blake DeWittPH
James RussellP88
Kerry WoodP34
Carlos MarmolP41
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