Adam Wainwright earns 20th win as Cardinals shut out Cubs
Adam Wainwright joined Clayton Kershaw as the majors' only 20-game winners, pitching three-hit ball over seven innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
8
Chicago Cubs
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wrigley Field · 28,893 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
J Jay singled to right, M Adams scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-0
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
M Adams singled to right center, M Holliday and J Peralta scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-0
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
M Holliday singled to right, M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Jay singled to shallow left center, J Peralta and Y Molina scored, J Jay to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Y Molina singled to right, M Holliday scored, J Peralta to third, Y Molina to second on throwing error by right fielder J Soler.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
J Peralta doubled to deep left center, R Grichuk scored, M Holliday to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: 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 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 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 8-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
L Valbuena grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Soler out at second.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Ground Out 8-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-0
L Valbuena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
J Soler singled to center.
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Single 8-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-0
J Soler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
A Rizzo lined out to center.
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Line Out 8-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-0
A Rizzo batting
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Play Result 8-0
R Choate relieved S Freeman.
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Play Result 8-0
P Kozma at shortstop.
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Play Result 8-0
T Cruz catching.
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Play Result 8-0
D Descalso at second base.
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Start Inning 8-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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Lineup Change 8-0
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End Inning 8-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Head to Head
CHC win 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
Chris CoghlanLF7
Javier BaezSS28
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Jorge SolerRF12
Luis Valbuena3B18
Welington CastilloC20
Arismendy Alcantara2B29
Ryan KalishCF51
Travis WoodP19
Substitutes
Matt SzczurCF36
Blake ParkerP53
Logan WatkinsPH
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Mike OltPH25
Arodys VizcainoP68
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Randal GrichukRF34
Matt HollidayLF7
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Adams1B18
Jon JayLF9
Pete KozmaSS38
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Peter BourjosCF25
Daniel Descalso2B33
Tony CruzC17
Oscar TaverasPH18
Sam FreemanP77
Randy ChoateP
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