MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/29/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2734 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (72-89) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 2
Chicago Cubs (78-83) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 X 6 11 0
Cubs Score Late, Upend Cardinals, 6-4
The Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, in National League action at Wrigley Field. The player of the game was Chicago pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. Roberto Osuna converted his 27th save in 27 tries. The Cubs are now 78-83, while the Cardinals fall to 72-89.

Chicago took a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. With no one out, catcher Willson Contreras hit a 2-run home run that set the crowd abuzz.

Contreras called the triumph "a good team win."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .267 13 77
H. Bader CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .252 21 82
J. Martinez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 21 82
A. Avila C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 17 62
B. Phillips RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .229 24 75
E. Escobar 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .234 7 28
A. Hechavarria SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .280 7 58
Y. Gomes 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .241 20 48
W. Chen P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .130 0 2
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Ziegler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 1 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gomes (16, 7th Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Escobar (11, 9th Inning off R. Osuna, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Chen , O. Albies , A. Hechavarria 2 , Y. Gomes 3 , J. Martinez , E. Escobar 2
2-out RBI: W. Chen , Y. Gomes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Gomes
Sac Bunt: W. Chen
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hechavarria (15) , A. Avila (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Hechavarria-Albies-Escobar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .259 11 38
P. DeJong SS 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .251 30 86
   d-E. Adrianza SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 0 5
C. Bellinger 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 35 96
J. Upton LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 46 108
W. Contreras C 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .297 28 87
S. Piscotty RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .248 24 79
J. Gyorko 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .252 24 57
   a-L. Gurriel Jr. 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 2
M. Taylor CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .244 13 44
M. Tanaka P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 0 3
   b-J. Bautista PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 15
   C. Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-J. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 7 23
   R. Osuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6 2 4 10      
a - L. Gurriel Jr. substituted for J. Gyorko in the 7th
b - J. Bautista pinch hit for M. Tanaka in the 7th
c - J. Castro pinch hit for C. Capps in the 8th
d - E. Adrianza substituted for P. DeJong in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. DeJong (37, 5th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Piscotty (24, 6th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Taylor (13, 5th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. DeJong (30, 7th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Bellinger (35, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Contreras (28, 8th Inning off F. Abad, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Gyorko (24, 5th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. DeJong 6 , J. Upton 2 , C. Bellinger 5 , S. Piscotty 3 , W. Contreras 4 , J. Gyorko 4 , M. Taylor 2
2-out RBI: P. DeJong , C. Bellinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gyorko , M. Taylor , J. Castro
GIDP: S. Piscotty
Sac Bunt: M. Tanaka
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Upton (10) , C. Bellinger (18) , M. Taylor (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Contreras)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Chen 6.2 8 4 4 2 2 3 86 52 4.79   
F. Abad L (3-4) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 13 8 5.13   
B. Ziegler 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 13 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen 42
Batters Faced: W. Chen 29, F. Abad 3, B. Ziegler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 6-10, F. Abad 1-0, B. Ziegler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 86-52, F. Abad 13-8, B. Ziegler 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka 7.0 7 4 4 1 8 0 92 60 3.97   
C. Capps W (5-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 3.52   
R. Osuna SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 54
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 28, C. Capps 3, R. Osuna 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 5-7, C. Capps 1-1, R. Osuna 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 92-60, C. Capps 15-9, R. Osuna 16-12
Balk: M. Tanaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masahiro Tanaka
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 19 mph
Start Time: 12:00 AM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 34839
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