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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

2016-09-14 · Day game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 44701 · 83°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph L to R · 2:37

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–0. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 3rd — Jon Lester singles on a line drive to center fielder Randal Grichuk. Javier Baez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: David Ross homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Jason Heyward scores — worth 18% 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	2	1	0	0	3	7	12
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

W: Jon Lester L: Carlos Martinez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Mark Ripperger · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	5	0	2	0	0	2
Kris Bryant	5	1	1	1	0	2
Anthony Rizzo	5	2	2	3	0	2
Ben Zobrist	4	0	1	0	0	1
Addison Russell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Heyward	3	1	2	0	1	1
Javier Baez	4	1	1	0	0	1
David Ross	4	1	1	2	0	2
Jon Lester	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jorge Soler	1	1	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Matt Carpenter	4	0	0	0
Aledmys Diaz	2	0	1	0
Stephen Piscotty	3	1	0	0
Brandon Moss	3	0	0	2
Yadier Molina	3	1	0	0
Jedd Gyorko	3	0	0	1
Randal Grichuk	3	1	0	2
Kolten Wong	3	0	0	1
Carlos Martinez	1	0	0	1
Jhonny Peralta	1	0	0	1
Greg Garcia	1	0	0	1
Jeremy Hazelbaker	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	8.0	3	1	8
Hector Rondon	1.0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Martinez	6.0	8	0	9
Jonathan Broxton	1.0	1	0	0
Zach Duke	1.0	0	1	1
Michael Wacha	1.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dexter Fowler: K
Kris Bryant: K
Anthony Rizzo: K

Bot 1

Matt Carpenter: 43/G4
Aledmys Diaz: W
Stephen Piscotty: CS2(24)
Stephen Piscotty: 4/F8RS

Top 2

Ben Zobrist: 43/G34-
Addison Russell: 4/F4D-
Jason Heyward: K

Bot 2

Brandon Moss: K
Yadier Molina: 63/G6
Jedd Gyorko: 63/G6MD

Top 3

Javier Baez: D7/L5+
David Ross: K
Jon Lester: S8/L4D-.2-H
Dexter Fowler: 7/L7S
Kris Bryant: K

Bot 3

Randal Grichuk: K23
Kolten Wong: 1/BG34S+
Carlos Martinez: K

Top 4

Anthony Rizzo: K
Ben Zobrist: K
Addison Russell: 63/G6

Bot 4

Matt Carpenter: 31/G3
Aledmys Diaz: 9/F9D
Stephen Piscotty: S2/G-
Brandon Moss: 43/G4

Top 5

Jason Heyward: S68/G6MD+
Javier Baez: 4/F4-
David Ross: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Jon Lester: 7/L7D+
Dexter Fowler: S9/L89S
Kris Bryant: 7/F78XD+

Bot 5

Yadier Molina: 8/F8RS-
Jedd Gyorko: 13/G15+
Randal Grichuk: S8/L6D+
Kolten Wong: CS2(26)/MREV

Top 6

Anthony Rizzo: HR/F9LD+
Ben Zobrist: S8/L4MD
Addison Russell: 9/F9S
Jason Heyward: S7.1-2
Javier Baez: K
David Ross: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Kolten Wong: K
Jhonny Peralta: K
Matt Carpenter: 31/G34-

Top 7

Jon Lester: 13/G13
Dexter Fowler: S9/G34
Kris Bryant: 3/DP.1X1(3)

Bot 7

Aledmys Diaz: 63/G6
Stephen Piscotty: 9/F89S
Brandon Moss: K

Top 8

Anthony Rizzo: 43/G4+
Ben Zobrist: HP
Addison Russell: K+WP.1-2
Jason Heyward: W
Javier Baez: 4(1)/FO/G4MS-

Bot 8

Yadier Molina: S7/L78S
Jedd Gyorko: K
Randal Grichuk: K
Kolten Wong: 1/G13-

Top 9

David Ross: K
Jorge Soler: S6/G56
Dexter Fowler: K
Kris Bryant: T8/L8RM.1-H
Anthony Rizzo: HR/F9D+.3-H
Ben Zobrist: 4/F3DF-

Bot 9

Greg Garcia: K
Matt Carpenter: 31/G34-
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 7/L7M

Notes & reviews

replay,5,wongk001,SLN,westj901,STL10,,N,M,SLN,A $when Randal Grichuk was called out at 2B, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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