Baez hits tiebreaking HR in 8th, Cubs beat Cardinals 6-5
Javier Baez led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking homer, and the surging Chicago Cubs wiped out a four-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday.
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St. Louis Cardinals
5
Chicago Cubs
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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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 5-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Báez homered to right (413 feet).
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Home Run 5-6
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 5-5
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 5-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Davis homered to left (416 feet), Báez scored, Bote scored and Schwarber scored.
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Home Run 5-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Carpenter singled to right, Wong scored, Wacha to second.
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Single 5-1
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Wacha singled to left center, Fowler scored and J. Martínez scored, Wong to second.
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Single 4-1
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Carpenter doubled to center, Wacha scored.
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Double 2-1
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 1-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 1-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 5-6
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Fowler grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-6
Pedro Strop pitches to Dexter Fowler
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Molina struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-6
Pedro Strop pitches to Yadier Molina
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
J. Martínez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 5-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-6
Pedro Strop pitches to Jose Martinez
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Play Result 5-6
Strop relieved Kintzler
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Play Result 5-6
Contreras catching.
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Start Inning 5-6
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-6
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Schwarber struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 5-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 5-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-6
John Brebbia pitches to Kyle Schwarber
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Head to Head
CHC win series 3-0
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Riley Martin Out
- Ben Brown Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Daniel Descalso2B33
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Javier BaezSS28
David Bote2B12
Albert AlmoraCF5
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Taylor DavisC3
Yu DarvishP11
Substitutes
Jason HeywardRF22
Willson ContrerasC40
Allen WebsterP61
Kyle RyanP58
Brad BrachP53
Mark ZagunisPH80
Steve CishekP33
Brandon KintzlerP19
Pedro StropP64
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Paul DeJongSS18
Marcell OzunaLF24
Jose MartinezRF16
Yadier MolinaC4
Dexter FowlerCF25
Kolten Wong2B16
Michael WachaP52
Substitutes
Jedd GyorkoPH5
John GantP33
Matt WietersPH32
Andrew MillerP21
John BrebbiaP60
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