Junior Lake homers, drives in 6 as Cubs rout Cardinals 17-5
Junior Lake homered, doubled twice and drove in six runs as the Chicago Cubs broke loose, routing the St. Louis Cardinals 17-5 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
17
St. Louis Cardinals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| STL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 17-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 17-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 17-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 17-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 17-5
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Play Result 17-5
S Castro singled to center, J Lake scored.
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Advancing On Play 17-5
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Foul Ball 16-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-5
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Play Result 16-5
A Rizzo grounded out to second, E Bonifacio scored, J Lake to third.
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Advancing On Play 16-5
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Foul Ball 15-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-5
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Play Result 15-5
J Lake doubled to right, D Barney and R Kalish scored, E Bonifacio to third.
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Advancing On Force 15-5
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Advancing On Force 14-5
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Foul Ball 13-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 13-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-5
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Play Result 13-5
D Barney singled to center, W Castillo scored.
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Advancing On Play 13-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
N Schierholtz hit sacrifice fly to center, M Olt scored, W Castillo to third.
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Advancing On Play 12-5
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
S Castro doubled to left, E Bonifacio scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-5
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
A Rizzo hit sacrifice fly to center, T Wood scored.
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Advancing On Play 10-5
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: 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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 17-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 17-5
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Play Result 17-5
M Carpenter lined out to center.
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Line Out 17-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 17-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 17-5
M Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 17-5
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Play Result 17-5
G Garcia grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 17-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 17-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 17-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 17-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 17-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 17-5
G Garcia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 17-5
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Play Result 17-5
T Cruz grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 17-5
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 17-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 17-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 17-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 17-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 17-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 17-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 17-5
T Cruz batting
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Play Result 17-5
H Rondon relieved J Grimm.
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Play Result 17-5
J Baker catching.
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Start Inning 17-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 17-5
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Lineup Change 17-5
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Lineup Change 17-5
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Lineup Change 17-5
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End Inning 17-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 17-5
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Play Result 17-5
M Olt flied out to left.
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Fly Out 17-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 17-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 17-5
M Olt batting
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Play Result 17-5
D Descalso relieved R Choate.
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Lineup Change 17-5
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Lineup Change 17-5
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Head to Head
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
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen CraigRF11
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Adams1B18
Peter BourjosCF25
Mark Ellis2B3
Tyler LyonsP58
Substitutes
Pat NeshekP93
Randy ChoateP
Daniel DescalsoP33
Tony CruzC17
Eric FornataroP62
Joey ButlerPH
Seth ManessP63
Jon JayLF9
Greg Garcia2B4
CHC
Emilio BonifacioCF27
Junior LakeLF48
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Mike Olt3B25
Welington CastilloC20
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Darwin Barney2B20
Travis WoodP19
Substitutes
John D BakerC4
Chris CoghlanPH7
Brian SchlitterP99
Justin GrimmP46
Ryan KalishPH51
Hector RondonP28
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