MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/20/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2819 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (86-63) 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 2
St. Louis Cardinals (82-69) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
Jimenez Slugs Cubs to 6-4 Win
Chicago and St. Louis duked it out and the Cubs came out victorious.

The Chicago Cubs dealt the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-4 loss at Busch Stadium. Manuel Jimenez was the star on offense. He was 3-5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Jonathan Hager nailed down the save.

With Chicago leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Jimenez hit a curveball from Chris Fama for a solo home run. It was his 34th home run of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 2-0.

"Manuel is still learning," said Cubs manager Vin Calia. "The sky's the limit for him."

Chicago has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hudkins RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .316 3 21
T. Ash 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .266 25 60
N. Wilder LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .279 17 63
M. Jimenez 1B 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 .332 34 100
J. Van Vleet C 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .321 8 48
J. Sanders DH 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 .212 20 63
C. Buffington CF 4 0 0 0 1 4 6 .237 23 68
   b-A. Northup CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 13
D. Feeney 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 2 12
   a-H. Naranjo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 12 44
M. Gerena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 18 75
Totals 38 6 12 6 5 9 21      
a - H. Naranjo substituted for D. Feeney in the 8th
b - A. Northup substituted for C. Buffington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jimenez (44, 3rd Inning off C. Fama, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Sanders (20, 7th Inning off J. Knapp, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Jimenez 2 (34, 1st Inning off C. Fama, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Fama, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Hudkins , T. Ash , N. Wilder 2 , M. Jimenez 10 , J. Van Vleet 3 , J. Sanders 3
2-out RBI: T. Ash , M. Jimenez 2 , J. Van Vleet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jimenez , C. Buffington , H. Naranjo , M. Gerena
Sac Fly: N. Wilder
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Hudkins 2 (26)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Dumont (2) , C. Buffington (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Freeman RF 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .268 13 42
M. Santiago SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 1 49
P. Lewis 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .313 48 109
J. Osborne LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 24 58
E. Lopez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .386 4 12
J. Brown 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 25 73
R. Morales C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .238 14 48
M. Gravel 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .211 4 29
B. Forrey CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234 0 33
   a-J. Galdamez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 3 21
Totals 35 4 7 3 2 7 9      
a - J. Galdamez pinch hit for B. Forrey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Freeman (16, 7th Inning off J. Dumont, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Freeman (13, 5th Inning off J. Dumont, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Freeman 6 , P. Lewis , J. Osborne , R. Morales , M. Gravel , B. Forrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Osborne , E. Lopez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Freeman (10) , M. Santiago (20)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dumont W (17-10) 6.2 7 4 4 2 3 1 108 3.63   
J. Hager SV (1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 29 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dumont 45
Batters Faced: J. Dumont 30, J. Hager 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dumont 6-11, J. Hager 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dumont 108-71, J. Hager 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hager 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Fama L (9-14) 4.0 8 6 6 2 3 2 81 4.04   
C. Bryant 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 26 3.56   
B. Morgan 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.65   
J. Knapp 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 12.46   
B. Chopp 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 33 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Fama 23
Batters Faced: C. Fama 22, C. Bryant 7, B. Morgan 3, J. Knapp 4, B. Chopp 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Fama 4-5, C. Bryant 0-2, B. Morgan 1-1, J. Knapp 1-1, B. Chopp 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Fama 81-47, C. Bryant 26-17, B. Morgan 14-8, J. Knapp 11-7, B. Chopp 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Morgan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manuel Jimenez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 42542
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