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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

2018-07-19 Β· Night game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 41406 Β· 85Β°F Β· Wind 5 mph to CF Β· 3:29

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 9–6. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 1st β€” Marcell Ozuna singles on a line drive to center fielder Ian Happ, deflected by second baseman Ben Zobrist. Yadier Molina scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 5th β€” Ben Zobrist out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tommy Pham. Kris Bryant scores. Jason Heyward to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Ian Happ homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. Jason Heyward scores β€” worth 17% in win probability.

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Line score

123456789RHE
SLN110011011615
CHN00105012913

W: Brian Duensing   L: Carlos Martinez   SV: Pedro Strop

Umpires β€” HP: Kerwin Danley Β· 1B: Ted Barrett Β· 2B: Lance Barksdale Β· 3B: Will Little Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Matt Carpenter411101
Yadier Molina524000
Paul DeJong511001
Marcell Ozuna502100
Jedd Gyorko401011
Kolten Wong502200
Dexter Fowler500002
Tommy Pham423100
Carlos Martinez200001
Greg Garcia100000
Jose Martinez101000

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Anthony Rizzo412111
Kris Bryant512100
Jason Heyward523200
Ben Zobrist401201
Ian Happ411201
Kyle Schwarber400001
Addison Russell411001
Victor Caratini333110
Kyle Hendricks000000
Tommy La Stella100000
Albert Almora100000
Javier Baez100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Carlos Martinez5.0712
Sam Tuivailala1.0101
Tyler Lyons1.0202
Matthew Bowman1.0310

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Kyle Hendricks4.2914
Brian Duensing0.1000
Anthony Bass1.0200
Steve Cishek1.1202
Justin Wilson0.1000
Carl Edwards1.0200
Pedro Strop0.1000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Matt Carpenter: K
  • Yadier Molina: S8/L8LS
  • Paul DeJong: 53/G56S-.1-2
  • Marcell Ozuna: S48/L4MD.2-H
  • Jedd Gyorko: S7/G56+.1-2
  • Kolten Wong: 9/L9D+

Bot 1

  • Anthony Rizzo: D9/L89XD+
  • Kris Bryant: 63/G6
  • Jason Heyward: 31/G34.2-3
  • Ben Zobrist: 8/F8RM

Top 2

  • Dexter Fowler: 31/G3
  • Tommy Pham: HR/F7LD+
  • Carlos Martinez: K
  • Matt Carpenter: HP
  • Yadier Molina: D7/F7LD+.1-3
  • Paul DeJong: 9/F89S

Bot 2

  • Ian Happ: 5/L56S+
  • Kyle Schwarber: 63/G6S-
  • Addison Russell: 8/L8LD+

Top 3

  • Marcell Ozuna: 9/F9LD
  • Jedd Gyorko: 43/G4-
  • Kolten Wong: 43/G4M

Bot 3

  • Victor Caratini: W
  • Kyle Hendricks: 13/SH/BG13S-.1-2
  • Anthony Rizzo: 7/F78M
  • Kris Bryant: E5/G56.2-3
  • Jason Heyward: S7/L7S.3-H(UR);1-2
  • Ben Zobrist: K

Top 4

  • Dexter Fowler: K
  • Tommy Pham: S67/L6D+
  • Carlos Martinez: PO1(13)
  • Carlos Martinez: 63/G6

Bot 4

  • Ian Happ: 3/G34
  • Kyle Schwarber: 7/L78S
  • Addison Russell: K

Top 5

  • Matt Carpenter: 9/F89D
  • Yadier Molina: S7/G56+
  • Paul DeJong: K
  • Marcell Ozuna: S7/L6D+.1-2
  • Jedd Gyorko: W.2-3;1-2
  • Kolten Wong: S6/G4MD.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Dexter Fowler: 53/G56

Bot 5

  • Victor Caratini: S6/G4M.B-2(E6)
  • Tommy La Stella: 63/G6.2-3
  • Anthony Rizzo: D9/F89XD+.3-H
  • Kris Bryant: S7/G6+.2-3
  • Jason Heyward: S9/G34+.3-H;1-3
  • Ben Zobrist: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H;1-2
  • Ian Happ: HR/F89D+.2-H
  • Kyle Schwarber: 4/L4+

Top 6

  • Tommy Pham: 43/G4+
  • Greg Garcia: 53/G56+
  • Matt Carpenter: HR/F78D+
  • Yadier Molina: S7/L6D
  • Paul DeJong: 4/L4D+

Bot 6

  • Addison Russell: E6/TH/G6+
  • Victor Caratini: S9/G34+.1-3
  • Albert Almora: FC5/G56S-.3XH(52);1-2
  • Anthony Rizzo: K
  • Kris Bryant: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2

Top 7

  • Marcell Ozuna: 53/G
  • Jedd Gyorko: K
  • Kolten Wong: 7/L78M

Bot 7

  • Jason Heyward: S8/L8LS+
  • Ben Zobrist: SB2
  • Ben Zobrist: S8/G6M.2-H
  • Ian Happ: POCS2(134)
  • Ian Happ: K
  • Kyle Schwarber: K

Top 8

  • Dexter Fowler: K
  • Tommy Pham: S8/L89M+
  • Jose Martinez: S7/G56+.1-2
  • Matt Carpenter: 36(1)/FO/G34+.2-H(E6/TH)(UR)(NR)
  • Yadier Molina: WP.1-2
  • Yadier Molina: 4/F4-

Bot 8

  • Addison Russell: D8/L8RD+
  • Victor Caratini: S46/G4+.2-H;B-2(TH)
  • Javier Baez: 53/G56S+
  • Anthony Rizzo: IW
  • Kris Bryant: S7/L78S.2-H;1-2
  • Jason Heyward: 6/F6-
  • Ben Zobrist: 7/F7M

Top 9

  • Paul DeJong: D8/L78M
  • Marcell Ozuna: 63/G6+
  • Jedd Gyorko: 9/F9LS
  • Kolten Wong: S9/L3D.2-H
  • Dexter Fowler: DI.1-2
  • Dexter Fowler: 43/G4

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