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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

2017-04-04 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 46760 · 61°F, overcast · Wind 10 mph from LF · 2:57

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–1. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 4th — Jason Heyward singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Addison Russell scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Jason Heyward singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Addison Russell scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd — worth 14% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Jake Arrieta L: Adam Wainwright SV: Wade Davis

Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Quinn Wolcott · 2B: Chris Segal · 3B: Paul Emmel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kyle Schwarber	3	0	0	0	2	1
Kris Bryant	5	0	0	0	0	1
Anthony Rizzo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Addison Russell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Willson Contreras	3	1	1	0	1	2
Jason Heyward	4	0	1	1	0	0
Javier Baez	3	0	0	1	0	2
Jake Arrieta	2	0	1	0	0	1
Albert Almora	3	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Szczur	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Zobrist	0	0	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	4	0	1	0	3
Aledmys Diaz	4	0	0	0	0
Matt Carpenter	4	0	0	0	2
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	0	1
Yadier Molina	4	0	1	0	0
Stephen Piscotty	1	1	0	0	1
Randal Grichuk	4	0	0	0	1
Kolten Wong	4	0	1	0	0
Adam Wainwright	1	0	0	0	0
Matt Adams	1	0	0	1	0
Greg Garcia	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Martinez	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Arrieta	6.0	4	2	6
Koji Uehara	1.0	0	0	1
Pedro Strop	1.0	0	0	1
Wade Davis	1.0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Adam Wainwright	5.0	3	2	6
Matthew Bowman	1.0	0	0	1
Brett Cecil	1.0	1	0	1
Kevin Siegrist	1.0	1	0	0
Jonathan Broxton	1.0	0	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kyle Schwarber: W
Kris Bryant: 8/F8RM
Anthony Rizzo: 7/F78S
Addison Russell: 5/F56S-

Bot 1

Dexter Fowler: K
Aledmys Diaz: 6/L6D+
Matt Carpenter: K

Top 2

Willson Contreras: K
Jason Heyward: 43/G4-
Javier Baez: K

Bot 2

Jhonny Peralta: K
Yadier Molina: 53/G5
Stephen Piscotty: K

Top 3

Jake Arrieta: S7/L78S
Albert Almora: 54(1)/FO/G5S-
Kyle Schwarber: 8/F8LXD+
Kris Bryant: 9/F9D

Bot 3

Randal Grichuk: K23
Kolten Wong: 43/G4MD+
Adam Wainwright: 13/G34S-

Top 4

Anthony Rizzo: 9/F9D
Addison Russell: D8/L89D+
Willson Contreras: W
Jason Heyward: S7/L6D-.2-H;1-3
Javier Baez: FC1/SH/BG23-.3-H;1-2
Jake Arrieta: WP.2-3;1-2
Jake Arrieta: K
Albert Almora: K

Bot 4

Dexter Fowler: S7/F7S-
Aledmys Diaz: 53/G5L.1-2
Matt Carpenter: 3/G34+.2-3
Jhonny Peralta: 53/G5L

Top 5

Kyle Schwarber: K
Kris Bryant: K
Anthony Rizzo: 31/G3+

Bot 5

Yadier Molina: 3/F23-
Stephen Piscotty: HP
Randal Grichuk: 8/F78M
Kolten Wong: WP.1-2
Kolten Wong: S4/G4S-.2-H(UR)(NR)(E4);B-2(E4)
Matt Adams: W
Dexter Fowler: K

Top 6

Addison Russell: 7/F7LM
Willson Contreras: K
Jason Heyward: 7/F7D+

Bot 6

Aledmys Diaz: 53/G5S
Matt Carpenter: 9/L89D+
Jhonny Peralta: S48/F8RS-
Yadier Molina: S8/G6M.1-2
Greg Garcia: WP.2-3;1-2
Greg Garcia: W
Randal Grichuk: 6/F6S-

Top 7

Javier Baez: K
Matt Szczur: 2/F23F-
Albert Almora: S9/G4+
Kyle Schwarber: 7/F7LD

Bot 7

Kolten Wong: 4/F4MS-
Matt Adams: 8/F8LXD+
Dexter Fowler: K

Top 8

Kris Bryant: 4/F3DF
Anthony Rizzo: HP
Addison Russell: 4/F3D
Willson Contreras: S7/L56.1-2
Jason Heyward: 43/G4S-

Bot 8

Aledmys Diaz: 7/F7D
Matt Carpenter: K
Jhonny Peralta: 53/G5

Top 9

Javier Baez: 8/F8LXD+
Ben Zobrist: W
Albert Almora: 53/SH/BG15S-.1-2
Kyle Schwarber: IW
Kris Bryant: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 9

Yadier Molina: 3/L34
Jose Martinez: W
Randal Grichuk: 54(1)/FO/G5-
Kolten Wong: 43/MREV/G34

Notes & reviews

Stephen Piscotty was struck on the right elbow
Stephen Piscotty was struck by the throw on the left elbow
Stephen Piscotty was struck by the throw on the earflap of his helmet; he was removed from the game but passed the concussion tests
replay,9,wongk001,SLN,emmep901,STL10,,N,M,SLN,C $when Kolton Wong was called out at 1B, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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