MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/04/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1717 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (29-48) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 11 1
Chicago Cubs (45-32) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 12 0
Late Magic Gets St. Louis 5-3 Win
Led by Jayden Whaley, the St. Louis Cardinals downed the Chicago Cubs, 5-3. Whaley was 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Cardinals. St. Louis reliever Daniel Beaudry was the winner. His record is now 3-5. The losing pitcher was Tim Linden. Andres Martines closed the game out for St. Louis, earning his 6th save.

Whaley had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a first pitch fastball from Tim Linden, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Cardinals a 5-3 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for Whaley.

Whaley called the win "a lesson in teamwork."

The victory puts St. Louis at 29-48.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rinehart LF, RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 2 10
B. Arnett 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .228 10 32
B. Smolka RF, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .226 13 27
R. Collier 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269 19 48
   a-J. Goldberg LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 10
   b-G. Vega PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 2 8
   d-D. Martinez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 6
J. Nieto DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223 6 11
   c-J. Saxton DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 2 11
J. Guzman C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .221 8 25
J. Whaley 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .253 6 27
B. Herian SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .232 7 29
M. Bushey CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .211 1 4
Totals 37 5 11 5 0 11 13      
a - J. Goldberg substituted for R. Collier in the 7th
b - G. Vega pinch hit for J. Goldberg in the 8th
c - J. Saxton inserted as DH in the 8th
d - D. Martinez substituted for G. Vega in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Nieto (7, 2nd Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Smolka (13, 4th Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Collier (19, 6th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Whaley (6, 8th Inning off T. Linden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rinehart , B. Arnett , B. Smolka 5 , R. Collier 4 , J. Nieto 2 , J. Guzman , J. Whaley 5 , B. Herian , M. Bushey
2-out RBI: J. Whaley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Smolka
Hit by Pitch: J. Nieto
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Arnett (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Herian-Whaley-Collier, Whaley-Herian-Collier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valenzuela CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .308 0 20
K. Luzzo RF 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .316 15 47
E. Fairchild LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .280 16 49
J. Tillman 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .242 16 44
A. Shaw DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263 10 45
Y. Eugnio 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .276 7 23
D. Conley 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .298 0 23
   a-E. Castro PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239 5 24
   b-K. Dellinger 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Griffin SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .247 4 41
   c-D. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 2 6
N. Love C 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .249 2 19
Totals 38 3 12 3 6 7 28      
a - E. Castro pinch hit for D. Conley in the 7th
b - K. Dellinger substituted for E. Castro in the 8th
c - D. Williams pinch hit for B. Griffin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Fairchild (21, 5th Inning off D. Avery, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Luzzo 4 , E. Fairchild 3 , Y. Eugnio 2 , D. Conley , E. Castro , B. Griffin , N. Love
2-out RBI: K. Luzzo , E. Castro , N. Love
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Valenzuela , E. Fairchild , J. Tillman , A. Shaw 2 , N. Love 2
GIDP: J. Tillman , D. Conley
Hit by Pitch: E. Fairchild
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Eugnio (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Luzzo(Nieto at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Avery 6.2 9 3 2 4 5 0 111 3.74   
D. Beaudry W (3-5), BS (3) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 4.85   
A. Martines SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Avery 47
Batters Faced: D. Avery 33, D. Beaudry 7, A. Martines 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Avery 8-5, D. Beaudry 2-2, A. Martines 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Avery 111-71, D. Beaudry 26-13, A. Martines 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Beaudry 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Avery
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alvarez 6.1 9 3 3 0 9 2 102 4.27   
J. Ruhe 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.61   
T. Linden L (3-3) 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 31 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alvarez 52
Batters Faced: A. Alvarez 28, J. Ruhe 2, T. Linden 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alvarez 6-3, J. Ruhe 2-0, T. Linden 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alvarez 102-63, J. Ruhe 9-7, T. Linden 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ruhe 3-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Alvarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jayden Whaley
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 39094
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