MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/30/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2749 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (73-89) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Chicago Cubs (78-84) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 9 0
Cardinals Nip Cubs, 4-3
The St. Louis Cardinals trumped the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, at Wrigley Field. St. Louis catcher Alex Avila was named player of the game for his performance. He was 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. St. Louis starter Marcos Molina was credited with the win after throwing 90 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 12-11. The Cardinals raised their record to 73-89.

Early in the game, Avila had a 2-run home run for St. Louis. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 2-0.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Avila said after the game.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .267 13 77
H. Bader CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .252 21 82
J. Martinez LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .270 21 82
A. Avila C 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 .253 18 64
B. Phillips RF 5 1 1 1 0 4 5 .229 25 76
E. Escobar 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .234 7 28
A. Hechavarria SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .282 7 58
Y. Gomes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .244 20 48
M. Molina P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230 0 3
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Aybar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0 6
   Z. Reininger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   F. Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4 6 13 20      
a - E. Aybar pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Molina (3, 3rd Inning off J. Faria, 1 on, 2 outs) O. Albies (40, 1st Inning off J. Faria, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Hechavarria (31, 3rd Inning off J. Faria, 0 on, 1 out) E. Escobar (12, 2nd Inning off J. Faria, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (25, 3rd Inning off J. Faria, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Avila (18, 3rd Inning off J. Faria, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Molina 2 , O. Albies 2 , B. Phillips 4 , A. Hechavarria 3 , Y. Gomes 2 , A. Avila 4 , J. Martinez , E. Escobar 2 , H. Bader
2-out RBI: M. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies , B. Phillips , A. Hechavarria , H. Bader
GIDP: J. Martinez
Sac Bunt: M. Molina
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Phillips (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Gomes-Escobar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .260 11 39
P. DeJong SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 30 86
C. Bellinger 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .256 35 96
J. Upton LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .280 46 109
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .295 28 87
J. Gyorko 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .255 25 58
S. Piscotty RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 24 79
M. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .240 13 44
J. Faria P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 2
   D. Paulino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Bautista PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 4 15
   T. Cingrani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   M. Rzepczynski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Asuaje PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 12
   C. Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-J. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 7 23
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 10 12      
a - J. Bautista pinch hit for D. Paulino in the 5th
b - C. Asuaje pinch hit for M. Rzepczynski in the 7th
c - J. Castro pinch hit for C. Capps in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bellinger 2 (27, 1st Inning off M. Molina, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off M. Molina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gyorko (25, 9th Inning off F. Abad, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. DeJong , Y. Moncada 2 , J. Upton , C. Bellinger 4 , J. Gyorko 5 , J. Bautista
2-out RBI: Y. Moncada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. DeJong , S. Piscotty , W. Contreras
GIDP: J. Gyorko
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Moncada (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gyorko-Moncada-Bellinger)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Molina W (12-11) 5.0 8 2 2 0 4 0 90 63 4.82   
C. Gearrin 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 5.95   
B. Anderson H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 4.66   
Z. Reininger H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 4.55   
F. Rodney H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 12 2.34   
F. Abad SV (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 11 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Molina 47
Batters Faced: M. Molina 22, C. Gearrin 1, B. Anderson 2, Z. Reininger 3, F. Rodney 4, F. Abad 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Molina 3-7, C. Gearrin 0-0, B. Anderson 1-1, Z. Reininger 2-0, F. Rodney 0-0, F. Abad 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Molina 90-63, C. Gearrin 5-1, B. Anderson 9-4, Z. Reininger 11-6, F. Rodney 21-12, F. Abad 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gearrin 1-0 , B. Anderson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Faria L (10-8) 4.0 9 4 4 5 6 2 98 58 4.08   
D. Paulino 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 3.00   
T. Cingrani 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 9 3.56   
M. Rzepczynski 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 4.43   
C. Capps 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 13 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Faria 29
Batters Faced: J. Faria 25, D. Paulino 4, T. Cingrani 4, M. Rzepczynski 3, C. Capps 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Faria 2-3, D. Paulino 2-0, T. Cingrani 0-1, M. Rzepczynski 0-1, C. Capps 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Faria 98-58, D. Paulino 14-9, T. Cingrani 15-9, M. Rzepczynski 14-11, C. Capps 20-13
WP: J. Faria
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Avila
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:20 PM EST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 30825
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