Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
8
St. Louis Cardinals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Andrew Miller and Ryan Helsley were hit hard as St. Louis' bullpen stumbled during an 8-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Friday night, but the Cardinals' magic number for clinching the NL Central dropped to two.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Molina singled to right, Edman scored, Ozuna to third.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Zobrist singled to right, Kemp scored.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
García homered to right (393 feet), Caratini scored and Hoerner scored.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Hoerner singled to center, Happ scored, Caratini to second.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Contreras scored on Miller wild pitch, Happ to third on wild pitch by Miller.
Contreras scored on Miller wild pitch, Happ to third on wild pitch by Miller.
Happ doubled to right, Zobrist scored, Contreras to third.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
End of the 9th inning
Carpenter flied out to center.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Brandon Kintzler pitches to Matt Carpenter
Molina singled to right center, Ozuna to third.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Brandon Kintzler pitches to Yadier Molina
Ozuna safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Bote.
Ozuna safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Bote.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Brandon Kintzler pitches to Marcell Ozuna
Goldschmidt struck out swinging.
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Brandon Kintzler pitches to Paul Goldschmidt
Edman lined out to right.
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Brandon Kintzler pitches to Tommy Edman
Kintzler relieved García
Russell at second base.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th inning
Kemp struck out looking.
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Looking
Showing the last 40 of 707 events.
CHC win series 2-1
Dexter FowlerRF25
Tommy Edman2B25
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Marcell OzunaLF24
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Carpenter3B13
Paul DeJongSS18
Harrison BaderCF9
Dakota HudsonP43
Giovanny GallegosP65
Jose MartinezPH16
Andrew MillerP21
Ryan HelsleyP21
Genesis CabreraP92
Mike MayersP35
Rangel RaveloPH35
Junior FernandezP53
Matt WietersPH32
Tony KempRF12
Ben ZobristRF18
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Willson ContrerasC40
Ian HappCF8
Victor Caratini1B37
Nico HoernerSS2
Albert AlmoraCF5
Alec MillsP50
Kyle RyanP58
Rowan WickP99
Pedro StropP64
Addison Russell2B27
Javier BaezPR28
Steve CishekP33
Brad WieckP39
Jonathan LucroyPH14
David Bote3B12
Robel Garcia2B16
Brandon KintzlerP19
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