Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
6
St. Louis Cardinals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kyle Hendricks and Addison Russell had successful squeeze bunts and Jorge Soler capped a five-run second with a two-run homer, and the Cubs held off the Cardinals 6-3 on Saturday.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
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Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Grichuk homered to left (433 feet).
Wong homered to right (410 feet).
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Montero grounded out to second, Rizzo scored, Castro to second.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Soler homered to center (413 feet), Fowler scored.
Pitch 5: foul
Fowler reached on infield single to shortstop, Hendricks scored.
Russell sacrificed to pitcher, Montero scored, Hendricks to third.
Hendricks sacrificed to catcher, Jackson scored, Montero to second, Hendricks safe at second on throwing error by pitcher J. García. Montero to third on throwing error by pitcher J. García.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
End of the 9th
Reynolds grounded out to third.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Reynolds batting
Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, Heyward out at second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Peralta batting
Heyward reached on infield single to shortstop.
Pitch 1: in play
Heyward batting
Holliday grounded out to third.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: ball 2
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Holliday batting
Rondón relieved Cahill.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
Denorfia struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Denorfia batting
Showing the last 40 of 554 events.
STL leads series 2-1
Matt Carpenter3B13
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt HollidayLF7
Jason HeywardCF22
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Brandon Moss1B37
Yadier MolinaC4
Kolten Wong2B16
Jaime GarciaP64
Mark Reynolds1B12
Lance LynnP31
Jon JayPH9
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Randal GrichukPH34
Seth ManessP63
Adam WainwrightP50
Greg GarciaPH4
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Dexter FowlerCF25
Jorge SolerRF12
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin Castro2B13
Austin JacksonLF16
Miguel MonteroC14
Kyle HendricksP28
Addison RussellSS27
Chris DenorfiaRF38
Travis WoodP19
Kyle SchwarberPH12
Trevor CahillP35
Hector RondonP28
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