Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
7
St. Louis Cardinals
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Rizzo hit a pair of home runs and Jon Lester pitched eight dominant innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 on Wednesday to clinch at least a wild-card playoff berth.
| 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 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 6: in play
Rizzo homered to right (405 feet), Bryant scored.
Bryant tripled to deep center, Soler scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Rizzo homered to right (379 feet).
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Ross homered to center (426 feet), Heyward scored.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Lester singled to center, Báez scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
End of the 9th
Hazelbaker lined out to left.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Hazelbaker batting
Hazelbaker hit for Díaz.
Carpenter grounded out to first.
Pitch 9: in play
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Carpenter batting
G. Garcia struck out looking.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 5: ball 2
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
G. Garcia batting
G. Garcia hit for Wacha.
Rondón relieved Lester.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
Zobrist fouled out to second.
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CHC win series 2-1
Matt Carpenter1B13
Aledmys DiazSS12
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Brandon MossLF37
Yadier MolinaC4
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Randal GrichukCF34
Kolten Wong2B16
Carlos MartinezP18
Jeremy HazelbakerPH41
Jhonny PeraltaPH27
Jonathan BroxtonP30
Zach DukeP32
Michael WachaP52
Greg GarciaPH4
Dexter FowlerCF25
Kris BryantLF23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Ben Zobrist2B18
Addison RussellSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Javier Baez3B28
David RossC3
Jon LesterP31
Jorge SolerPH12
Hector RondonP28
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