Major League Baseball

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Chicago Cubs 5
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Match Report

Hendricks goes 8 innings, Cubs beat Cardinals 5-1

Kyle Hendricks went eight innings, and the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs beat the second-place St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Monday.

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Top Performers

STL

  • Paul Goldschmidt 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Brad Miller DH H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Paul DeJong 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Harrison Bader CF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

CHC

  • Ian Happ LF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Jason Kipnis 2B H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Kyle Schwarber DH H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Anthony Rizzo 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
  • Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
  • Riley Martin 60-Day-IL

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Richard Fitts Day-To-Day
  • Hunter Dobbins Out
  • Max Rajcic 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

CHC

  1. Ian HappCF8
  2. Kris Bryant3B23
  3. Anthony Rizzo1B48
  4. Javier BaezSS28
  5. Kyle SchwarberLF12
  6. Willson ContrerasDH40
  7. Victor CaratiniC37
  8. Cameron MaybinRF15
  9. Jason Kipnis2B22

Substitutes

  1. Jose MartinezPH16
  2. Nico Hoerner2B2

STL

  1. Kolten Wong2B16
  2. Tommy EdmanRF25
  3. Paul Goldschmidt1B48
  4. Brad MillerDH15
  5. Paul DeJongSS18
  6. Yadier MolinaC4
  7. Matt Carpenter3B13
  8. Tyler O'NeillLF9
  9. Harrison BaderCF9

Substitutes

  1. Matt WietersC32

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34190 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33193 8th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33193 8th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33193 8th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33193 8th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 8th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    40324 7th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40324 7th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40324 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    40324 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40324 7th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    33173 7th Inning
  15. Play Result 1-5

    Wieters singled to center, B. Miller scored, DeJong to second.

    33173 7th Inning
  16. Single 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33173 7th Inning
  17. Ball 0-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    33173 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 7th Inning
  19. Strike Swinging 0-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33173 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 12 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 11 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33778 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 5th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41405 5th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41405 5th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
    41405 5th Inning
  36. Play Result 0-5

    Contreras singled to left, Báez scored and Schwarber scored.

    41405 5th Inning
  37. Single 0-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41405 5th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 5th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33173 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 5th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 4th Inning
  42. End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
    41405 4th Inning
  43. Play Result 0-3

    Kipnis doubled to shallow left, Maybin scored.

    41405 4th Inning
  44. Double 0-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41405 4th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 4th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41405 4th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33173 4th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33173 4th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 3rd Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 3rd Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41405 3rd Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 3rd Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
    41405 3rd Inning
  54. Play Result 0-2

    Rizzo hit sacrifice fly to center, Kipnis scored.

    41405 3rd Inning
  55. Sacrifice Fly 0-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41405 3rd Inning
  56. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 1

    41405 3rd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 3rd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 3rd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41405 3rd Inning
  60. Strike Swinging 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41405 3rd Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    34190 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 1-5

    B. Miller flied out to center.

    34190 9th Inning
  3. Fly Out 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    34190 9th Inning
  4. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    34190 9th Inning
  5. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    34190 9th Inning
  6. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34190 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Rowan Wick pitches to Brad Miller

    34190 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    34190 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 1-5

    Goldschmidt flied out to right.

    34190 9th Inning
  10. Fly Out 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34190 9th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Rowan Wick pitches to Paul Goldschmidt

    34190 9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    34190 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 1-5

    Edman grounded out to shortstop.

    34190 9th Inning
  14. Ground Out 1-5

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    34190 9th Inning
  15. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    34190 9th Inning
  16. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    34190 9th Inning
  17. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    34190 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34190 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    34190 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Rowan Wick pitches to Tommy Edman

    34190 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 1-5

    Wick relieved Hendricks

    34190 9th Inning
  22. Start Inning 1-5

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  23. End Inning 1-5

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    33193 8th Inning
  25. Play Result 1-5

    Rizzo flied out to center.

    33193 8th Inning
  26. Fly Out 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33193 8th Inning
  27. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    33193 8th Inning
  28. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    33193 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33193 8th Inning
  30. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33193 8th Inning
  31. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Rob Kaminsky pitches to Anthony Rizzo

    33193 8th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    33193 8th Inning
  33. Play Result 1-5

    Bryant singled to center.

    33193 8th Inning
  34. Single 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33193 8th Inning
  35. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    33193 8th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33193 8th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33193 8th Inning
  38. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33193 8th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Rob Kaminsky pitches to Kris Bryant

    33193 8th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    33193 8th Inning

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