CHC 7, STL 8 | Sep 26, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 27, 2017•Busch Stadium•85°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Zach Duke

LOSS

Jake Arrieta

SAVE

Juan Nicasio

The Cardinals edged the Cubs 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jason Heyward3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Jedd Gyorko homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 85°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:46Att: 41,944Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Pat Hoberg

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96.3%A

7 missed calls

+13.8% STL

+0.88 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	7	7	1
STL	3	2	0	0	1	0	2

Game 492446 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carl Edwards Jr.P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kris Bryant3B	4	0	1	0	0	3	.297/.411/.542	95.5	.280	.407
Anthony Rizzo1B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.274/.393/.511	100.2	.115	.108
Willson ContrerasC	2	0	0	1	3	1	.273/.353/.499	97.4	.087	.128
Ian Happ2B	4	2	1	0	0	2	.253/.327/.506	103.5	.677	.861
Addison RussellPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.242/.309/.417	-	-	-
Jason HeywardRF	3	1	1	3	2	0	.259/.328/.389	109	.566	.832
Javier BáezPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.317/.481	-	-	-
Jon JayLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.293/.375/.374	87.4	.248	.223
Bench
Ben Zobrist2B	5	1	1	1	0	3	.238/.324/.385	100.3	.363	.640
Kyle SchwarberLF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.208/.314/.466
Totals	34	7	7	7	7	15	-	-	-	-

HR:Heyward (8th off Brebbia, 2 on, 0 out); Zobrist (8th off Brebbia, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Bryant; Freeman

3B:Happ

TB:17

RBI:Contreras; Heyward 3; Zobrist; Schwarber; Stella

SB:Contreras

Team LOB:10

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Matt Carpenter1B	3	2	1	1	2	1	.245/.387/.457	103.8	.787

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jake ArrietaL	3.0	6	5	3	1	4	2	67-38	89.8	3.53
Mike Montgomery	2.0	2	1	1	3	1	0	36-22	86.2	3.45
Félix Peña	2.0	2	2	2	0	0	2	30-20	90.2	5.81
Justin Wilson	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7-1	95.9	3.54
Carl Edwards Jr.	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	24-14	90.7	3.05
Totals	8.0	10	8	6	6	6	4	164-95	-	-

HBP:Pham (by Peña); Fowler (by Jr.)

IBB:Montgomery

Inherited runners-scored:Jr. 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Arrieta 67-38; Montgomery 36-22; Peña 30-20; Wilson 7-1; Jr. 24-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Arrieta 4-1; Montgomery 3-1; Peña 2-3; Wilson 0-0; Jr. 0-2

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos Martinez	4.1	4	3	2	4	6	0	92-53	92	3.64

Game Notes

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T3Replay review: Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Jake Arrieta grounds out, pitcher Carlos Martinez to shortstop Paul DeJong to first baseman Matt Carpenter.

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T4Replay review: Cubs challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Mike Freeman singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Matt Carpenter. Kyle Schwarber to 3rd. Jason Heyward to 2nd.

⚠️

T4Tommy La Stella reaches on catcher interference by Carson Kelly. Kyle Schwarber scores. Jason Heyward to 3rd. Mike Freeman to 2nd. Tommy La Stella to 1st.

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T3Wild pitch by Carlos Martinez

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • STL

0-1

Matt Carpenter homers (23) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 420 ftLA: 28°

0-2

Paul DeJong reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Mike Freeman. Dexter Fowler scores.

EV: 74.9 mph7 ftLA: -16°

0-3

Randal Grichuk triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jason Heyward. Paul DeJong scores.

EV: 104.3 mph385 ftLA: 21°

Top 2 • CHC

1-3

Kyle Schwarber grounds out, shortstop Paul DeJong to first baseman Matt Carpenter. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 88.1 mph21 ftLA: -8°

Bot 2 • STL

1-5

Tommy Pham homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Carpenter scores.

EV: 104.0 mph💣 426 ftLA: 32°

Top 3 • CHC

2-5

Willson Contreras walks. Mike Freeman scores. Kris Bryant to 3rd. Anthony Rizzo to 2nd.

Top 4 • CHC

3-5

Tommy La Stella reaches on catcher interference by Carson Kelly. Kyle Schwarber scores. Jason Heyward to 3rd. Mike Freeman to 2nd. Tommy La Stella to 1st.

EV: 69.3 mph5 ftLA: -13°

Bot 5 • STL

3-6

Paul DeJong doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Jedd Gyorko scores.

EV: 97.9 mph326 ftLA: 17°

Bot 7 • STL

3-7

Jedd Gyorko homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.0 mph💣 450 ftLA: 31°

3-8

Randal Grichuk homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.6 mph💣 404 ftLA: 23°

Top 8 • CHC

7-8

Ben Zobrist homers (12) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 100.3 mph💣 378 ftLA: 29°

6-8

Jason Heyward homers (11) on a line drive to right center field. Ian Happ scores. Leonys Martin scores.

EV: 105.0 mph💣 412 ftLA: 24°

HR:Carpenter (1st off Arrieta, 0 on, 0 out); Pham (2nd off Arrieta, 1 on, 2 out); Gyorko (7th off Peña, 0 on, 1 out); Grichuk (7th off Peña, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:DeJong

3B:Fowler; Grichuk

TB:27

RBI:Carpenter; Grichuk 2; Pham 2; DeJong; Gyorko

GIDP:Kelly

Team LOB:8

WP:Martinez

HBP:Bryant (by Martinez); Happ (by Lyons)

Inherited runners-scored:Duke 1-0; Brebbia 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Martinez 92-53; Duke 25-14; Lyons 27-15; Brebbia 11-9; Nicasio 31-20

Groundouts-flyouts:Martinez 5-2; Duke 2-0; Lyons 0-1; Brebbia 1-0; Nicasio 0-1

Bench
Tommy PhamLF	3	1	2	2	0	1	.310/.411/.530	112.3	.777	.1150
Randal GrichukRF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.239/.288/.474	107.6	.495	.833
Greg Garcia2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.253/.368/.336	71	.061	.059
Carlos MartinezP	2	0	0	0	0	0	.177/.203/.226	89.1	.133	.124
Aledmys DíazPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263/.295/.399	85.1	.007	.006