MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/20/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1786 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (46-50) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 10 1
Chicago Cubs (48-49) 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 X 9 14 1
Cubs Bang Out 9-3 Win Versus St. Louis
The Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-3, in National League action at Wrigley Field. The player of the game was Chicago pitcher and Itami, Japan native Masahiro Tanaka. Chicago has now won 3 in a row.

The Cubs got a big at-bat from right fielder Jose Bautista. For the game, Bautista was 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 2nd double of the season gave Chicago a 2-0 lead.

"We'll enjoy this win for now, but it's just one," Bautista told local reporters. "We've got to keep it going."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .285 9 47
H. Bader CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 15 59
J. Martinez LF 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .274 13 51
M. Reynolds 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .268 11 37
A. Avila C 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .244 12 36
B. Phillips RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .211 15 38
A. Hechavarria SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .297 3 34
Y. Gomes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .236 11 25
L. Giolito P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103 0 2
   a-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 1 5
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Bregman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 8 30
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Reininger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   c-E. Escobar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 1 9
Totals 37 3 10 3 1 15 15      
a - H. Perez pinch hit for L. Giolito in the 5th
b - A. Bregman pinch hit for F. Abad in the 7th
c - E. Escobar pinch hit for Z. Reininger in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Reynolds (11, 8th Inning off G. Gallegos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies , B. Phillips , A. Avila 2 , M. Reynolds 4 , J. Martinez 4 , A. Bregman
2-out RBI: A. Avila
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies , H. Bader
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martinez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Bader (6)
PB: A. Avila
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 .279 5 19
P. DeJong SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .276 24 63
C. Bellinger 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .255 21 56
J. Upton LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .272 30 75
W. Contreras C 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .304 14 58
M. Taylor CF 5 2 1 0 0 3 4 .230 9 32
Z. Cozart 3B 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .234 9 35
J. Bautista RF 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .189 3 10
M. Tanaka P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .150 0 3
   G. Gallegos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Asuaje PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 0 3
   R. Osuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9 3 11 19      
a - C. Asuaje pinch hit for N. Burdi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bautista (2, 2nd Inning off L. Giolito, 2 on, 2 outs) W. Contreras (19, 5th Inning off F. Abad, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Taylor (3, 2nd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 2 outs) Z. Cozart (15, 7th Inning off C. Gearrin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Moncada (5, 8th Inning off Z. Reininger, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bautista 2 , M. Tanaka , P. DeJong 2 , Y. Moncada 5 , C. Bellinger , W. Contreras 4 , M. Taylor 2 , Z. Cozart 3 , C. Asuaje
2-out RBI: J. Bautista , W. Contreras , Z. Cozart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bautista 2 , M. Tanaka 2 , M. Taylor , J. Upton
Sac Fly: P. DeJong
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. DeJong (4) , Y. Moncada (14) , C. Bellinger (7)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Gallegos (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Giolito L (5-10) 4.0 7 7 5 2 4 0 64 39 5.79   
F. Abad 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 32 21 4.31   
C. Gearrin 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 17 7.50   
Z. Reininger 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 23 15 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 26
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 22, F. Abad 9, C. Gearrin 5, Z. Reininger 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 3-5, F. Abad 2-1, C. Gearrin 1-0, Z. Reininger 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 64-39, F. Abad 32-21, C. Gearrin 24-17, Z. Reininger 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Reininger 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka W (6-5) 6.0 6 1 1 1 9 0 93 62 3.45   
G. Gallegos 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 24 17 4.88   
N. Burdi 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 9 7.15   
R. Osuna 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 64
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 24, G. Gallegos 7, N. Burdi 3, R. Osuna 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 4-4, G. Gallegos 1-0, N. Burdi 0-0, R. Osuna 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 93-62, G. Gallegos 24-17, N. Burdi 12-9, R. Osuna 11-7
WP: M. Tanaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masahiro Tanaka
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 39775
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