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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

2015-07-08 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 37993 · 63°F, overcast · Wind 4 mph from CF · 3:11

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Dan Johnson singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Yadier Molina scores. Randal Grichuk to 3rd. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 6th — Miguel Montero doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Jason Heyward. Dexter Fowler scores. Anthony Rizzo scores. Jorge Soler scores. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 9th — Jhonny Peralta homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. Pete Kozma scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Jhonny Peralta homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. Pete Kozma scores — worth 73% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Yadier Molina (P): Balls and strikes.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	8
CHN	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	9

W: Miguel Socolovich L: Pedro Strop SV: Trevor Rosenthal

Umpires — HP: Pat Hoberg · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Chris Conroy · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Pham	4	0	0	0	1	1
Matt Carpenter	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jhonny Peralta	4	1	1	2	1	1
Jason Heyward	5	0	0	0	0	1
Yadier Molina	3	1	1	0	0	0
Mark Reynolds	3	1	1	0	1	2
Randal Grichuk	3	2	1	1	1	0
Dan Johnson	4	0	2	2	0	2
Michael Wacha	3	0	2	1	0	1
Tony Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	1
Peter Bourjos	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	4	1	1	0	1	1
Anthony Rizzo	4	2	2	0	0	1
Kris Bryant	3	1	1	1	1	1
Jorge Soler	4	1	2	0	0	1
Starlin Castro	4	0	1	1	0	2
Miguel Montero	4	0	1	3	0	2
Chris Coghlan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Clayton Richard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Addison Russell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Travis Wood	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Baxter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Denorfia	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Michael Wacha	6.0	7	1	6
Mitch Harris	1.0	0	0	0
Randy Choate	0.1	0	0	1
Miguel Socolovich	0.2	1	1	2
Trevor Rosenthal	1.0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Hammel	1.0	0	0	1
Clayton Richard	3.0	7	3	1
Travis Wood	3.0	0	1	5
Hector Rondon	1.0	0	0	2
Pedro Strop	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Pham: 6/F6D
Matt Carpenter: 3/G34+
Jhonny Peralta: K

Bot 1

Dexter Fowler: W
Anthony Rizzo: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Kris Bryant: K
Jorge Soler: 8/L8RD+

Top 2

Jason Heyward: K
Yadier Molina: S8/L8RS
Mark Reynolds: W.1-2
Randal Grichuk: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
Dan Johnson: S9/L4D-.3-H;1-3
Michael Wacha: S9/L34D.3-H;1-2
Tommy Pham: W.2-3;1-2
Matt Carpenter: 3/L34

Bot 2

Starlin Castro: 9/F89M
Miguel Montero: K
Chris Coghlan: 143/G15+

Top 3

Jhonny Peralta: 7/F7D+
Jason Heyward: 43/G34
Yadier Molina: 53/G56

Bot 3

Clayton Richard: 7/L78S
Addison Russell: K
Dexter Fowler: 7/F7D+

Top 4

Mark Reynolds: T9/L89D+
Randal Grichuk: T8/F89XD+.3-H
Dan Johnson: S68/G4S+.3-H
Michael Wacha: S9/L34+.1-2
Tommy Pham: 53/G56S-.2-3;1-2
Matt Carpenter: FC3/G34S.3XH(32);2-3;B-1
Jhonny Peralta: IW.1-2
Jason Heyward: 43/G4S-

Bot 4

Anthony Rizzo: S8/G4M
Kris Bryant: T8/F8RXD+.1-H
Jorge Soler: K
Starlin Castro: S3/G34S.3-H
Miguel Montero: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 5

Yadier Molina: 4/L4-
Mark Reynolds: K
Randal Grichuk: W
Dan Johnson: K

Bot 5

Chris Coghlan: 13/G13S-
Travis Wood: K
Addison Russell: 9/F9D

Top 6

Michael Wacha: K
Tommy Pham: 6/F5DF-
Matt Carpenter: K

Bot 6

Dexter Fowler: S8/G6M
Anthony Rizzo: S9/G34+.1-2
Kris Bryant: 4/F34D-
Jorge Soler: S15/G13.2-3;1-2
Starlin Castro: K
Miguel Montero: D9/L89D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Chris Coghlan: 4/F34D-

Top 7

Jhonny Peralta: 53/G5
Jason Heyward: 13/G13+
Tony Cruz: K

Bot 7

Mike Baxter: 53/G15-
Addison Russell: 9/F9D+
Dexter Fowler: 43/G4

Top 8

Mark Reynolds: K
Randal Grichuk: 63/G6M
Dan Johnson: K

Bot 8

Anthony Rizzo: K
Kris Bryant: W
Jorge Soler: S8/G6+.1-3
Starlin Castro: K/MREV
Miguel Montero: SB2
Miguel Montero: K

Top 9

Peter Bourjos: 6/F6-
Tommy Pham: K
Matt Carpenter: W
Jhonny Peralta: HR/F78D+.1-H
Jason Heyward: 5/F15S-

Bot 9

Chris Coghlan: 6/L6
Chris Denorfia: 43/G4
Addison Russell: D8/F89XD+
Dexter Fowler: K

Notes & reviews

Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel left the game due to an injured leg
Yadier Molina was not happy with the fifth pitch to Miguel Montero being called a ball; as the play was in progress, Molina turned to HP umpire Pat Hoberg and yelled at the umpire, who looked around Molina to ensure the runners all touched HP; Molina and Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny ejected by Hoberg
replay,8,casts001,CHN,barrt901,CHI11,,N,M,CHN,O $Starlin Castro's fly down the LF line was ruled foul; Cubs manager Joe Maddon challenged the call, which was upheld by replay

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