Kyle Lohse, Cardinals control Cubs, maintain wild card lead
Kyle Lohse and the St. Louis Cardinals won for the sixth time in seven games, holding their lead in the NL wild-card race with a 6-3 win Sunday over the Chicago Cubs.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Chicago Cubs
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wrigley Field · 33,354 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
C Beltran singled to center, S Schumaker scored, T Cruz to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
P Kozma hit sacrifice fly to right, A Chambers scored, S Schumaker to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
A Soriano homered to left center (381 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
P Kozma homered to left (383 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 3-2
W Castillo scored on K Lohse's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
W Castillo doubled to deep left, S Castro scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
D Freese singled to center, A Craig scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
A Craig doubled to left, J Jay and M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 6-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
L Valbuena struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 8: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
L Valbuena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
B LaHair grounded out to first, W Castillo to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Ground Out 6-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
B LaHair batting
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Play Result 6-3
B LaHair hit for M Socolovich.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
D Sappelt grounded out to pitcher, W Castillo to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Ground Out 6-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
D Sappelt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
W Castillo singled to right.
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Single 6-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
W Castillo batting
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Play Result 6-3
J Motte relieved M Boggs.
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Play Result 6-3
A Chambers in left field.
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Play Result 6-3
S Robinson in right field.
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Start Inning 6-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
D Descalso lined out to right.
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Line Out 6-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
David DeJesusCF3
Darwin Barney2B20
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Starlin CastroSS13
Welington CastilloC20
Dave SappeltRF
Joe Mather3B22
Justin GermanoP49
Substitutes
Alberto CabreraP66
Michael BowdenP28
Miguel SocolovichP48
Bryan LaHairPH61
James RussellP88
Luis Valbuena3B18
STL
Jon JayCF9
Matt Carpenter3B13
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
David Freese3B25- Skip Schumaker2B55
Tony CruzC17
Pete KozmaSS38
Kyle LohseP49
Substitutes
Shane RobinsonRF38
Adron ChambersLF40
Daniel Descalso2B33
Edward MujicaP96
Carlos Ivan BeltranPH15
Mitchell BoggsP41
Jason MotteP30
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