Major League Baseball

FINAL
Chicago Cubs 9
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St. Louis Cardinals 1
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London Stadium · 54,662 att.

Match Report

Happ homers twice, Steele pitches Cubs over Cardinals 9-1 in MLB's return to London

— Pushing back the outfield fences in London couldn’t keep Ian Happ in the ballpark.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

CHC

  • Christopher Morel 1B H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Ian Happ LF H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Mike Tauchman RF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Dansby Swanson SS H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2

STL

  • Paul Goldschmidt 1B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Jordan Walker RF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Nolan Arenado 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Brendan Donovan 3B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

St. Louis Cardinals

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

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

Lineups

Confirmed

STL

  1. Tommy EdmanCF25
  2. Paul Goldschmidt1B48
  3. Nolan Arenado3B28
  4. Willson ContrerasC40
  5. Jordan WalkerDH18
  6. Dylan CarlsonRF5
  7. Lars NootbaarLF21
  8. Paul DeJongSS18
  9. Brendan Donovan2B33

CHC

  1. Mike TauchmanCF50
  2. Nico Hoerner2B2
  3. Seiya SuzukiRF27
  4. Ian HappLF8
  5. Dansby SwansonSS7
  6. Cody Bellinger1B35
  7. Christopher MorelDH28
  8. Yan GomesC15
  9. Nick Madrigal3B20

Substitutes

  1. Trey Mancini1B34

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40947 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40947 9th Inning
  3. Foul Out 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    40947 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33121 9th Inning
  5. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    33121 9th Inning
  6. Play Result 9-1

    Swanson homered to right, Hoerner scored.

    33121 9th Inning
  7. Home Run 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33121 9th Inning
  8. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33121 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    34842 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    34842 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    34842 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    34842 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35284 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    41022 6th Inning
  20. Play Result 7-1

    Goldschmidt singled to right, Edman scored.

    41022 6th Inning
  21. Single 7-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    41022 6th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41022 6th Inning
  26. Ball 7-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41022 6th Inning
  27. Ball 7-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41022 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33106 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33106 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33106 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33106 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 5th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33106 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33106 5th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33106 5th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33106 5th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 7-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41022 4th Inning
  43. End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
    33106 4th Inning
  44. Play Result 7-0

    Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to third, Tauchman scored.

    33106 4th Inning
  45. Batters Fielders Choice - All Runners Safe 7-0

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33106 4th Inning
  46. Ball 6-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    33106 4th Inning
  47. Ball 6-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33106 4th Inning
  48. Ball 6-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33106 4th Inning
  49. Strike Looking 6-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33106 4th Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
    5403 4th Inning
  51. Play Result 6-0

    Tauchman hit a ground rule double, Madrigal scored.

    5403 4th Inning
  52. Ground Rule Double 6-0

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    5403 4th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    5403 4th Inning
  54. Ball 5-0

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    5403 4th Inning
  55. Strike Swinging 6-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    5403 4th Inning
  56. Ball 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    5403 4th Inning
  57. Ball 5-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    5403 4th Inning
  58. Strike Swinging 5-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    5403 4th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    5403 4th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41022 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 9-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    40947 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-1

    DeJong popped out to first.

    40947 9th Inning
  4. Pop Out 9-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    40947 9th Inning
  5. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    40947 9th Inning
  6. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    40947 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40947 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40947 9th Inning
  9. Strike Looking 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40947 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Anthony Kay pitches to Paul DeJong

    40947 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    40947 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 9-1

    Nootbaar lined out to center.

    40947 9th Inning
  13. Line Out 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    40947 9th Inning
  14. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    40947 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Anthony Kay pitches to Lars Nootbaar

    40947 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    40947 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 9-1

    Carlson fouled out to second.

    40947 9th Inning
  18. Foul Out 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    40947 9th Inning
  19. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    40947 9th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    40947 9th Inning
  21. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    40947 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Anthony Kay pitches to Dylan Carlson

    40947 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 9-1

    Kay relieved Fulmer

    40947 9th Inning
  24. Start Inning 9-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. End Inning 9-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    33121 9th Inning
  27. Play Result 9-1

    Mancini struck out looking.

    33121 9th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 9-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking

    33121 9th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33121 9th Inning
  30. Strike Looking 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    33121 9th Inning
  31. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    33121 9th Inning
  32. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    33121 9th Inning
  33. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33121 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Drew VerHagen pitches to Trey Mancini

    33121 9th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    33121 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 9-1

    Swanson homered to right, Hoerner scored.

    33121 9th Inning
  37. Home Run 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33121 9th Inning
  38. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33121 9th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1

    Drew VerHagen pitches to Dansby Swanson

    33121 9th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    33121 9th Inning

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