Wacha sparks Cardinals in win over Cubs
Wacha sparks Cardinals in win over Cubs
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
3
St. Louis Cardinals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| STL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
J Lake hit sacrifice fly to right, A Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Y Molina singled to shallow left, M Holliday scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
S Castro homered to left (371 feet), A Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
M Carpenter doubled to deep right center, M Wacha scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
M Wacha singled to center, A Craig and P Bourjos scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
M Ellis grounded out to second, Y Molina scored, A Craig to third, P Bourjos to second.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 3-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
R Kalish struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
R Kalish batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
E Bonifacio flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
E Bonifacio batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
W Castillo grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 3-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
W Castillo batting
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Start Inning 3-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
A Craig flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
A Craig batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Y Molina walked.
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Play Result 3-5
J Peralta to second on wild pitch by N Ramirez.
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Wild Pitch 3-5
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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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
Matt Adams1B18
Yadier MolinaC4
Allen CraigRF11
Peter BourjosCF25
Mark Ellis2B3
Michael WachaP52
Substitutes
Joey ButlerPH
Kevin SiegristP54
Trevor RosenthalP40
CHC
Emilio BonifacioCF27
Ryan KalishRF51
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis Valbuena2B18
Junior LakeLF48
Mike Olt3B25
John D BakerC4
Jason HammelP39
Substitutes
Nate SchierholtzPH62
Neil RamirezP56
Jose VerasP57
Chris CoghlanPH7
Wesley WrightP57
Welington CastilloC20
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