Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
0
St. Louis Cardinals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
The St. Louis Cardinals clinched their first NL Central title in four years, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Friday night behind the strong pitching of Lance Lynn and home runs by David Freese and Matt Holliday.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
M Holliday homered to left (385 feet).
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Beltran scored, M Holliday out at second.
M Holliday walked, M Carpenter to third, C Beltran to second, M Carpenter scored, C Beltran to third on throwing error by catcher D Navarro.
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
D Freese homered to right center (402 feet).
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Middle of the 9th
D Barney grounded out to second.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
D Barney batting
B Bogusevic reached on infield single to shortstop, D Navarro to second.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
B Bogusevic batting
R Sweeney struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
R Sweeney batting
N Schierholtz struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
N Schierholtz batting
D Navarro singled to right.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
D Navarro batting
T Rosenthal relieved C Martinez.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
M Adams grounded into double play, shortstop to first, M Holliday out at second.
Showing the last 40 of 628 events.
STL wins series 3-0
Matt Carpenter2B13
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Yadier MolinaC4
David Freese3B25
Jon JayCF9
Pete KozmaSS38
Lance LynnP31
Shane RobinsonRF38
Kevin SiegristP54
Edward MujicaP96
Kolten WongPH16
Carlos MartinezP18
Trevor RosenthalP40
Starlin CastroSS13
Donnie Murphy3B
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Dioner NavarroC17
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Ryan SweeneyCF26
Brian BogusevicLF17
Darwin Barney2B20
Travis WoodP19
Brooks RaleyP43
Logan WatkinsPH
Alberto CabreraP66
Blake ParkerP53
Hector RondonP28
Junior LakePH48
News
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander apologizes for sharing anti-Muslim posts
Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander apologized for sharing anti-Muslim social media posts, saying it caused hurt and fell short of his own convictions.
News
Astros manager Brad Ausmus sets goal of winning World Series
New Astros manager Brad Ausmus said he's "not here to talk about glory days" after playing for the franchise and is instead focused on winning the World Series.
ESPN
2026-27 MLB free agency, trade grades: Offseason analysis
We've got you covered with grades and analysis on every winter signing and big offseason trade.
Video
'The Rich Eisen Show' reacts to Jake Bauers heading to the Red Sox
'The Rich Eisen Show' reacts to Jake Bauers heading to the Red Sox