MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
06/08/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1289 - SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (25-38) 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 8 10 0
Chicago Cubs (27-36) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Cardinals Win at Chicago, 8-2
Cardinals left fielder Jose Alberto Martinez put his stamp on his team's 8-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Martinez went 1 for 3 with 2 walks, while scoring 3 times for St. Louis in the contest. St. Louis reliever Cory Gearrin was credited with the win, to go to 2-0. Adam Wainwright took the loss for Chicago. At 25-38, the Cardinals find themselves in last place in the National League Central Division.

Alex Avila played a key role in the win for the Cardinals. The catcher punched a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning. For the game, Avila was 2 for 5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Avila told a St. Louis Times reporter. "Sometimes we need just to relax."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 .315 11 23
H. Perez SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .250 2 16
J. Martinez LF 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 .267 9 33
M. Olson 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .220 13 40
A. Avila C 5 1 2 3 0 3 3 .247 3 17
B. Phillips RF 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .171 7 25
H. Bader CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 8 25
Y. Gomes 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .212 4 8
M. Molina P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 0 0
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Meadows PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 1 3
   M. Diplan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172 2 6
   E. Fedde P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 7 6 10 23      
a - A. Meadows pinch hit for C. Gearrin in the 6th
b - T. Ward pinch hit for M. Diplan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies (16, 6th Inning off Z. McAllister, 0 on, 1 out) B. Phillips (9, 8th Inning off D. Otero, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Avila (3, 3rd Inning off A. Wainwright, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 3 , M. Olson , B. Phillips 3 , A. Avila 5 , H. Perez 2 , J. Martinez
2-out RBI: M. Olson , B. Phillips , A. Avila , J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies , H. Bader , M. Olson , Y. Gomes , T. Ward
Sac Bunt: M. Molina
Hit by Pitch: H. Bader , M. Olson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Phillips (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Albies-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .214 9 26
S. Piscotty RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .188 6 36
C. Bellinger 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 14 39
J. Upton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 13 36
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 3 13
J. Gyorko 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .274 2 11
E. Adrianza SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293 3 12
J. Castro C 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .190 1 7
A. Wainwright P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 0 0
   A. Beltre P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. McAllister P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Gallegos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. DeJong PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 7 17
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Otero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Contreras PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .234 10 26
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 9 12      
a - P. DeJong pinch hit for G. Gallegos in the 7th
b - W. Contreras pinch hit for D. Otero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Castro (3, 2nd Inning off M. Molina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Beltre , S. Piscotty , J. Gyorko , M. Taylor , E. Adrianza , B. Lowe , J. Castro 3
2-out RBI: J. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Piscotty , M. Taylor
GIDP: M. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: J. Castro
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gyorko (2)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Molina 3.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 72 46 6.61   
C. Gearrin W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 10 4.46   
M. Diplan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 3.56   
E. Fedde 2.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 40 25 3.23   
Z. Littell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Molina 46
Batters Faced: M. Molina 18, C. Gearrin 4, M. Diplan 3, E. Fedde 11, Z. Littell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Molina 2-7, C. Gearrin 1-1, M. Diplan 1-0, E. Fedde 1-3, Z. Littell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Molina 72-46, C. Gearrin 16-10, M. Diplan 10-7, E. Fedde 40-25, Z. Littell 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gearrin 2-0 , Z. Littell 3-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Molina
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Wainwright L (4-4) 2.2 5 5 5 0 2 1 57 36 3.82   
A. Beltre 1.2 0 1 1 3 2 0 32 15 1.19   
F. Abad 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 10 4.91   
Z. McAllister 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 19 13 5.95   
G. Gallegos 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 0.79   
N. Burdi 0.2 0 2 2 2 1 0 27 15 5.40   
D. Otero 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 13 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Wainwright 26
Batters Faced: A. Wainwright 14, A. Beltre 8, F. Abad 5, Z. McAllister 5, G. Gallegos 4, N. Burdi 5, D. Otero 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Wainwright 0-6, A. Beltre 2-1, F. Abad 2-0, Z. McAllister 0-0, G. Gallegos 1-1, N. Burdi 1-0, D. Otero 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Wainwright 57-36, A. Beltre 32-15, F. Abad 22-10, Z. McAllister 19-13, G. Gallegos 14-8, N. Burdi 27-15, D. Otero 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Abad 2-1 , D. Otero 3-2
WP: A. Beltre , F. Abad
Hit Batsmen: G. Gallegos , N. Burdi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Alberto Martinez
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM EST
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 40957
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