Arrieta moves to 9-0 and Cubs edge Cardinals 9-8
Jake Arrieta remained unbeaten on the season despite allowing as many as four runs for the first time in nearly a year and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
9
St. Louis Cardinals
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| 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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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Adams homered to right (408 feet).
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Holliday homered to right (387 feet), Tejada and Díaz scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-7
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Advancing On Force 9-6
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Bryant homered to left (416 feet), Russell and Szczur scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 0 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Grichuk singled to right, Adams scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Adams doubled to deep right, Piscotty scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 9-8
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Gyorko grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 9-8
Gyorko hit for Tejada.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Tejada batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Grichuk struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-8
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Grichuk batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Molina struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-8
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Bunted Foul 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Molina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Adams singled to right, Piscotty to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-8
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Single 9-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Adams batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Piscotty singled to right.
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Single 9-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Piscotty batting
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Head to Head
CHC win series 2-1
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
Kolten Wong2B16
Aledmys DiazSS12
Matt HollidayLF7
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt Adams1B18
Yadier MolinaC4
Randal GrichukCF34
Ruben Tejada3B33
Carlos MartinezP18
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
Jedd GyorkoPH5
Seunghwan OhP18
Jeremy HazelbakerPH41
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Kevin SiegristP54
Brandon MossLF37
CHC
Dexter FowlerCF25
Jason HeywardRF22
Kris BryantLF23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Ben Zobrist2B18
Tommy La Stella3B4
Miguel MonteroC14
Addison RussellSS27
Jake ArrietaP49
Substitutes
Travis WoodP19
Justin GrimmP46
Pedro StropP64
Jorge SolerPH12
Hector RondonP28
Matt SzczurPH36
Adam WarrenP48
Javier Baez3B28
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