CHC 6, STL 5 | Oct 2, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, October 2, 2021•Busch Stadium•75°F, Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Jason Adam

LOSS

Luis García

SAVE

Rowan Wick

The Cubs edged the Cardinals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Trayce Thompson3-for-4, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Ian Happ homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. Frank Schwindel scores.

Weather: 75°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 3:25Att: 45,239Venue: Busch Stadium

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87.9%D

21 missed calls

+1.8% STL

+0.57 runs STL

Win Probability

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

Game 632257 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Erick CastilloC	2	0	1	0	1	0	.333/.429/.333	80	.048	.044
Frank Schwindel1B	5	2	1	0	0	0	.322/.367/.582	100.7	.327	.332
Rowan WickP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt Duffy3B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.283/.354/.378	94.8	.483	.451
Trayce ThompsonRF	4	1	3	4	0	0	.280/.438/.800	107.8	.703	.950
Sergio AlcántaraSS	3	0	0	0	1	2	.203/.303/.327	98.5	.375	.338
Trent Giambrone2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.200/.200/.200	100	.329	.311
Johneshwy FargasCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.264/.385	99.4	.220	.217
Rafael OrtegaLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291/.361/.466	96	.163	.170
Bench
Willson ContrerasC	1	0	0	0	1	1	.237/.340/.438	102.3	-	-
Ian HappLF	3	2	1	2	2	0	.227/.323/.436
Totals	34	6	9	6	6	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Thompson (5th off Lester, 3 on, 2 out); Happ (9th off García, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Duffy

TB:16

RBI:Happ 2; Thompson 4

GIDP:Fargas; Alcántara

Team LOB:7

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Harrison BaderCF	5	2	1	1	0	1	.266/.322/.460	110.4	.395

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Adrian Sampson	4.0	3	1	1	2	7	1	91-56	88.7	2.80
Trevor Megill	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	17-8	90.9	8.37
Michael RuckerBS	2.0	3	3	0	0	0	0	36-22	89.2	6.99
Jason AdamW	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-8	85.9	5.91
Rowan WickS	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22-12	91.1	4.30
Totals	9.0	8	5	2	4	11	1	175-106	-	-

HBP:O'Neill (by Sampson)

Pitches-strikes:Sampson 91-56; Megill 17-8; Rucker 36-22; Adam 9-8; Wick 22-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Sampson 0-5; Megill 1-1; Rucker 1-5; Adam 1-0; Wick 0-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jon Lester	5.0	6	4	4	4	4	1	88-50	85.1	4.71

Bot 1 • STL

0-1

Harrison Bader homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 110.4 mph💣 387 ftLA: 22°

Top 5 • CHC

4-1

Trayce Thompson hits a grand slam (4) to center field. Frank Schwindel scores. Ian Happ scores. Matt Duffy scores.

EV: 107.8 mph💣 409 ftLA: 23°

Bot 5 • STL

4-2

Tyler O'Neill triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Paul Goldschmidt scores.

EV: 94.9 mph349 ftLA: 23°

Bot 7 • STL

4-3

Tommy Edman singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Johneshwy Fargas. Harrison Bader scores. Tyler O'Neill to 3rd.

EV: 101.0 mph259 ftLA: 12°

4-5

Dylan Carlson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Tyler O'Neill scores. Tommy Edman scores. Dylan Carlson out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Ian Happ to shortstop Sergio Alcantara.

EV: 62.0 mph130 ftLA: 16°

Top 9 • CHC

6-5

Ian Happ homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. Frank Schwindel scores.

EV: 111.3 mph💣 451 ftLA: 25°

Bench
Paul Goldschmidt1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	.294/.366/.515	107.8	.473	.495
Nolan Arenado3B	2	0	1	0	1	1	.255/.313/.495	95.4	.226	.203
Tommy EdmanPH	1	1	1	1	0	0	.262/.307/.382	101	.904	.879
Jon LesterP	1	0	0	0	1	1	.167/.200/.271	70.8	-	-

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