Russell and Heyward homer, Cubs rally past Cardinals 6-3
Addison Russell and Jason Heyward homered and Ian Happ's double broke a 3-all tie as the Chicago rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
6
St. Louis Cardinals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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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 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Heyward homered to right, Zobrist scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Happ doubled to right, Rizzo scored, Schwarber to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Schwarber singled to center, Bryant scored, Contreras to third, Schwarber to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 2-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
C. Martínez singled to right, Fowler scored, Muñoz to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Russell homered to center.
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Contreras reached on infield single to second, Zobrist scored, Rizzo to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Pham struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Pham batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Carpenter struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Garcia grounded out to pitcher, Muñoz to third, Wong to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Ground Out 6-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Garcia batting
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Play Result 6-3
Garcia hit for Bowman.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Wong singled to right, Muñoz to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Single 6-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Wong batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Muñoz singled to center.
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Single 6-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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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
- Riley Martin Out
- Ben Brown Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter1B13
Tommy PhamCF28
Yadier MolinaC4
Marcell OzunaLF24
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Dexter FowlerRF25
Yairo MunozSS95
Kolten Wong2B16
Carlos MartinezP18
Substitutes
Austin GomberP40
Luke VoitPH99
Sam TuivailalaP26
Jordan HicksP44
Matt BowmanP51
Greg GarciaPH4
CHC
Ben ZobristLF18
Jason HeywardRF22
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Willson ContrerasC40
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Addison RussellSS27
Ian HappLF8
Kyle HendricksP28
Substitutes
Brandon MorrowP23
Pedro StropP64
Albert AlmoraCF5
Tommy La StellaPH4
Randy RosarioP43
Steve CishekP33
Javier Baez2B28
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