Final · MLB · Sat Aug 15, 1:20 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Michael McGreevy (STL) vs Matthew Boyd (CHC)
- TV
- Marquee Sports Network, Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365
- Where
- Wrigley Field
Cardinals top Cubs 8-4. Cardinals took the lead for good in the 4th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|
| STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
|---|
| CHC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
|---|
Win: Michael McGreevy. Loss: Matthew Boyd. Home runs: Burleson (STL), Báez 3 (STL), Jordan (STL), Conforto (CHC). Báez drove in 5 for Cardinals.
By the numbers: Hits STL 7, CHC 8; Errors STL 1, CHC 0; Left on base STL 12, CHC 9.
Team stats
| STL | CHC |
|---|
| Hits | 7 | 8 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 12 | 9 |
| Home runs | 5 | 1 |
| Walks | 3 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 4 | 6 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walker, J RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burleson 1B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Báez LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Winn SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pereira CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pagés, P C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| McGreevy (W) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 102 |
| Bruihl | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Stanek | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| O'Brien | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 144 |
Chicago Cubs
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Happ LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hoerner SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Conforto DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor, T DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amaya C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Boyd (L) | 5.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 97 |
| Thornton, T | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rea | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 138 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 6
- 0 out STL JJ Wetherholt walks.
- 0 out STL Iván Herrera hit by pitch. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
- 1 out STL Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Jordan Walker to 1st.
- 2 out STL Alec Burleson grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Nico Hoerner. JJ Wetherholt scores. Jordan Walker out at 2nd. Alec Burleson to 1st. STL 1, CHC 0
- 2 out STL Joshua Báez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Alec Burleson scores. STL 3, CHC 0
- 3 out STL Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to center fielder Everson Pereira.
- 2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki flies out to left fielder Joshua Báez.
- 3 out CHC Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out STL Blaze Jordan pops out to shortstop Nico Hoerner.
- 2 out STL Everson Pereira called out on strikes.
- 3 out STL Pedro Pagés grounds out, pitcher Matthew Boyd to first baseman Michael Busch.
Bottom 2nd 7
- 1 out CHC Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Everson Pereira.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Michael McGreevy.
- 2 out CHC Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Blaze Jordan.
- 2 out CHC Pedro Ramírez doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.
- 2 out CHC Michael Conforto homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Nico Hoerner scores. Pedro Ramírez scores. STL 3, CHC 3
- 2 out CHC Miguel Amaya singles on a fly ball to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.
Top 3rd 4
- 1 out STL JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 1 out STL Iván Herrera walks.
- 2 out STL Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Jordan Walker to 1st.
- 3 out STL Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Bottom 3rd 5
- 1 out CHC Seiya Suzuki grounds out softly, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson.
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Joshua Báez.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ walks. Alex Bregman to 2nd.
- 3 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, pitcher Michael McGreevy to first baseman Alec Burleson.
Top 4th 5
- 0 out STL Joshua Báez homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. STL 4, CHC 3
- 1 out STL Masyn Winn grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out STL Blaze Jordan grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out STL Everson Pereira hit by pitch.
- 3 out STL Pitcher Matthew Boyd picks off Everson Pereira at 1st on throw to first baseman Michael Busch.
Bottom 4th 3
- 0 out CHC Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CHC Miguel Amaya grounds into a double play, third baseman Blaze Jordan to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Pedro Ramírez out at 2nd. Miguel Amaya out at 1st.
Top 5th 4
- 0 out STL Pedro Pagés singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
- 1 out STL JJ Wetherholt grounds into a force out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to shortstop Nico Hoerner. Pedro Pagés out at 2nd. JJ Wetherholt to 1st.
- 2 out STL Iván Herrera pops out to catcher Miguel Amaya in foul territory.
- 3 out STL Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Bottom 5th 4
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
- 1 out CHC Seiya Suzuki walks.
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CHC Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.
Top 6th 6
- 0 out STL Alec Burleson walks.
- 0 out STL Joshua Báez homers (3) on a line drive to right field. Alec Burleson scores. STL 6, CHC 3
- 1 out STL Masyn Winn pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory.
- 1 out STL Blaze Jordan homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. STL 7, CHC 3
- 2 out STL Everson Pereira strikes out swinging.
- 3 out STL Pedro Pagés grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Michael McGreevy.
- 3 out CHC Pedro Ramírez strikes out on a foul tip.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out STL JJ Wetherholt flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 1 out STL Iván Herrera hit by pitch.
- 3 out STL Jordan Walker grounds into a double play, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Jordan Walker out at 1st.
Bottom 7th 3
- 0 out CHC Tyrone Taylor singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Blaze Jordan.
- 2 out CHC Miguel Amaya grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Tyrone Taylor out at 2nd. Miguel Amaya out at 1st.
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to center fielder Everson Pereira.
Top 8th 4
- 0 out STL Alec Burleson homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. STL 8, CHC 3
- 1 out STL Joshua Báez lines out to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 2 out STL Masyn Winn grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out STL Blaze Jordan flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
Bottom 8th 4
- 0 out CHC Seiya Suzuki doubles (23) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Joshua Báez.
- 0 out CHC Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to pitcher Ryne Stanek. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Alex Bregman out at 1st. STL 8, CHC 4
- 3 out CHC Ian Happ flies out to center fielder Everson Pereira.
Top 9th 4
- 0 out STL Everson Pereira singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 1 out STL Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.
- 2 out STL JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Everson Pereira to 2nd.
- 3 out STL Iván Herrera grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Colin Rea.
Bottom 9th 3
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Riley O'Brien.
- 2 out CHC Pedro Ramírez flies out to center fielder Everson Pereira.
- 3 out CHC Tyrone Taylor grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson.