Carlos Beltran, Jon Jay help wrap up Cardinals' win over Cubs
Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals capped an impressive trip with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
5
Chicago Cubs
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J Jay singled to center, Y Molina scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
C Beltran singled to left, M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
C Beltran singled to left, P Kozma scores, M Carpenter out at third.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
D Navarro grounded out to second, N Schierholtz scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
N Schierholtz doubled to right, L Valbuena and A Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
J Jay hit sacrifice fly to center, A Craig scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
C Ransom struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
C Ransom batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
D Navarro popped out to second.
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Pop Out 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
D Navarro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
R Sweeney grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 5-4
E Mujica relieved R Choate.
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
R Sweeney batting
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Start Inning 5-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
C Beltran lined out to right.
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Line Out 5-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
C Beltran batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
M Carpenter walked.
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
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
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis Valbuena2B18
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Ryan SweeneyLF26
Dioner NavarroC17
Cody Ransom3B
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Substitutes
James RussellP88
Julio BorbonPH29
Michael BowdenP28
Kevin GreggP
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
Jon JayCF9
David Freese3B25
Pete KozmaSS38
Jake WestbrookP35
Substitutes
Seth ManessP63
Matt AdamsPH18
Trevor RosenthalP40
Randy ChoateP
Edward MujicaP96
Daniel Descalso2B33
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