Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Chicago Cubs
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Kyle Hendricks went eight innings in another strong start, Kris Bryant homered and the Chicago Cubs moved closer to the NL Central championship and dealt another hit to St. Louis' playoff hopes, beating the Cardinals 8-4 on Friday.
| 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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J. Martínez safe at first on error by shortstop Báez, O'Neill scored.
O'Neill reached on infield single to third, Muñoz scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Almora Jr. singled to right, Contreras and La Stella scored, Bote to third.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Bote walked, Bryant scored, Contreras to third, La Stella to second.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Murphy hit sacrifice fly to left, Hendricks scored.
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Ozuna singled to left, J. Martínez scored.
DeJong grounded out to third, Carpenter scored.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Rizzo hit sacrifice fly to center, Murphy scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Bryant homered to center (448 feet).
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Middle of the 9th
DeJong struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
DeJong batting
J. Martínez safe at first on error by shortstop Báez, O'Neill scored.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: ball 2
O'Neill to second on fielder's indifference.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
J. Martínez batting
Carpenter flied out to left.
Pitch 1: in play
Carpenter batting
O'Neill reached on infield single to third, Muñoz scored.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
O'Neill batting
O'Neill hit for Leone.
Bader flied out to right.
Pitch 1: in play
Bader batting
Muñoz singled to left, Muñoz to third on throwing error by left fielder Bryant.
Pitch 1: in play
Muñoz batting
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CHC win series 2-1
Daniel Murphy2B9
Ben Zobrist2B18
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Javier BaezSS28
Jason HeywardRF22
Kris BryantLF23
Willson ContrerasC40
Kyle HendricksP28
David Bote3B12
Albert AlmoraCF5
Tommy La StellaPH4
Jorge De La RosaP29
Matt Carpenter1B13
Jose MartinezRF16
Paul DeJongSS18
Marcell OzunaLF24
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Yadier MolinaC4
Kolten Wong2B16
Harrison BaderCF9
Adam WainwrightP50
Yairo MunozPH95
Greg GarciaPH4
Tyler WebbP64
John BrebbiaP60
Matt AdamsPH18
Bud NorrisP28
Chasen ShreveP57
Jordan HicksP44
Dominic LeoneP55
Tyler O'NeillPH9
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