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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

2015-05-05 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 41613 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph to LF · 3:13

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 7–4. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Yadier Molina singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dexter Fowler. Jhonny Peralta scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 5th — Kris Bryant singles on a ground ball to left fielder Matt Holliday. Addison Russell scores. Anthony Rizzo to 2nd. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 6th — Mark Reynolds doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dexter Fowler. Yadier Molina scores. Kolten Wong to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Matt Carpenter homers (5) on a line drive to right center field. Kolten Wong scores. Peter Bourjos scores — worth 29% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	10
SLN	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	0		7	12

W: Mitch Harris L: Edwin Jackson SV: Trevor Rosenthal

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: D.J. Reyburn · 2B: John Tumpane · 3B: John Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	3	0	0	0	1	1
Anthony Rizzo	4	2	3	0	1	0
Kris Bryant	5	1	1	1	0	2
Jorge Soler	4	0	1	1	0	1
Starlin Castro	5	0	1	2	0	2
Junior Lake	5	0	1	0	0	2
Welington Castillo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kyle Hendricks	2	0	0	0	0	2
Addison Russell	3	1	2	0	1	1
Chris Coghlan	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Ross	0	0	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jon Jay	3	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Carpenter	3	1	1	4	1	1
Matt Holliday	5	0	3	0	0	0
Matt Adams	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jhonny Peralta	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jason Heyward	4	1	1	0	0	0
Yadier Molina	4	1	2	1	0	0
Kolten Wong	4	2	3	1	0	0
Tyler Lyons	1	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Bourjos	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mark Reynolds	2	0	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Hendricks	5.0	6	2	1
Edwin Jackson	0.2	4	0	0
James Russell	1.1	2	0	0
Phil Coke	1.0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tyler Lyons	4.1	6	2	7
Seth Maness	0.2	0	0	1
Mitch Harris	1.0	1	0	1
Kevin Siegrist	1.1	2	1	1
Miguel Socolovich	0.2	0	1	1
Trevor Rosenthal	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dexter Fowler: 53/G5S-
Anthony Rizzo: D7/L5-
Kris Bryant: K
Jorge Soler: 53/G56

Bot 1

Jon Jay: HP
Matt Carpenter: 8/F8LM
Matt Holliday: S8/G6+.1-3
Matt Adams: 6/DP.3XH(62)

Top 2

Starlin Castro: K+WP.B-1
Junior Lake: S9/L9M+.1-2
Welington Castillo: K
Kyle Hendricks: K
Addison Russell: W.2-3;1-2
Dexter Fowler: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 2

Jhonny Peralta: D9/L3+
Jason Heyward: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Yadier Molina: S8/G6M-.3-H
Kolten Wong: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 3

Anthony Rizzo: S8/L8RS
Kris Bryant: K
Jorge Soler: PO1(E1).1-3
Jorge Soler: 7/SF/L78M.3-H(UR)
Starlin Castro: K

Bot 3

Tyler Lyons: 63/G6M-
Jon Jay: K
Matt Carpenter: W
Matt Holliday: 9/F9D+

Top 4

Junior Lake: 9/F9D-
Welington Castillo: 63/G6
Kyle Hendricks: K

Bot 4

Matt Adams: W
Jhonny Peralta: E5/G56.1-2
Jason Heyward: 46(1)/FO/G4S-.2-3
Yadier Molina: 54(1)3/GDP/MREV/G56

Top 5

Addison Russell: D7/F7D+
Dexter Fowler: 13/SH/BG13S-.2-3
Anthony Rizzo: W
Kris Bryant: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2
Jorge Soler: S7/L7S+.2-3;1-2
Starlin Castro: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-H
Junior Lake: K

Bot 5

Kolten Wong: D9/F9D+
Peter Bourjos: HP
Jon Jay: 7/F7LD+
Matt Carpenter: HR/F9LD+.2-H;1-H
Matt Holliday: S8/F8LS
Matt Adams: 9/F9D
Jhonny Peralta: 8/F89D

Top 6

Welington Castillo: 8/F89D
Chris Coghlan: 5/P5F
Addison Russell: D7/F78D+
Dexter Fowler: K

Bot 6

Jason Heyward: 13/G-
Yadier Molina: S7/L78M
Kolten Wong: S8/L8RS-.1-2
Mark Reynolds: D8/F89XD+.2-H;1-3
Jon Jay: HP
Matt Carpenter: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
Matt Holliday: S64/G6S-.2-3;1-2
Matt Adams: 63/G6

Top 7

Anthony Rizzo: S9/L34D
Kris Bryant: 7/L78M
Jorge Soler: K
Starlin Castro: 43/G4

Bot 7

Jhonny Peralta: 9/F9D
Jason Heyward: S4/G4M-
Yadier Molina: 53/G5.1-3
Kolten Wong: S6/G56.3-H
Mark Reynolds: 7/F7D+

Top 8

Junior Lake: 8/F8RD
Welington Castillo: D9/F89XD+
David Ross: W
Addison Russell: K
Dexter Fowler: W.2-3;1-2
Anthony Rizzo: 43/G4

Bot 8

Jon Jay: 1/G-
Matt Carpenter: K
Matt Holliday: 13/G15

Top 9

Kris Bryant: 63/G6
Jorge Soler: 53/G56
Starlin Castro: S8/G6M
Junior Lake: DI.1-2
Junior Lake: K

Notes & reviews

replay,4,moliy001,SLN,hirsj901,STL10,,Y,M,CHN,C $when Yadier Molina was called safe at 1B, Cubs manager Joe Maddon challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay, taking a run off the board

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