MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/27/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1868 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (63-40) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals (54-50) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 2
Cubs Edge Cardinals, 4-3
St. Louis right fielder Lars Nootbaar had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 4-3, to Chicago at Busch Stadium. Nootbaar was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. A.J. Minter got the save, his 30th in 32 chances. Chicago, at 63-40, is 9½ games up in the National League Central Division.

In the top of the eighth, Chicago first baseman Dominic Smith hit a run-scoring single to center field. The clutch hit made it, 4-3, Cubs.

"We'll sip on a cold one and savor this win," said Smith.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265 7 36
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .316 9 51
   b-K. Lewis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 3 11
X. Bogaerts SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .278 10 45
J. Bell DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .285 25 84
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .274 21 60
J. Naylor RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .208 14 33
D. Smith 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .297 11 46
   a-C. Biggio 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 3
C. Bellinger CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .238 17 56
A. Knizner C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 2 16
Totals 38 4 10 4 1 4 16      
a - C. Biggio substituted for D. Smith in the 8th
b - K. Lewis substituted for L. Gurriel Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (16, 6th Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bellinger (17, 7th Inning off T. Brigden, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: X. Bogaerts , J. Bell 3 , B. Lowe 3 , D. Smith 3 , C. Bellinger 4
2-out RBI: B. Lowe , D. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gurriel Jr. , J. Bell , B. Lowe , J. Naylor , C. Bellinger
GIDP: J. Naylor
Hit by Pitch: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: X. Bogaerts (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Soto LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .323 36 93
L. Nootbaar 1B, RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 3 .247 17 59
A. Meadows RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 18 56
   b-B. Drury PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 6 26
J. Meneses DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .279 0 4
T. Ward C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .287 7 31
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .240 10 55
A. Garcia CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 13 32
L. Urias 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 9 33
D. Gregorius SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 3 16
   a-O. Albies PH, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .180 8 24
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 5 18      
a - O. Albies pinch hit for D. Gregorius in the 7th
b - B. Drury pinch hit for A. Meadows in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Nootbaar (14, 5th Inning off R. Stripling, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Nootbaar (17, 7th Inning off J. Quijada, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Soto , L. Nootbaar 7 , J. Meneses , A. Bregman , D. Gregorius
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , T. Ward , D. Gregorius
GIDP: T. Ward
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Nootbaar 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Nootbaar-Gregorius-Nootbaar)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stripling 4.2 6 1 1 2 3 0 85 3.13   
Z. Plesac 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.10   
J. Quijada W (3-2), BS (3) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 21 3.89   
E. Hernandez H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.68   
A. Minter SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stripling 49
Batters Faced: R. Stripling 22, Z. Plesac 4, J. Quijada 5, E. Hernandez 3, A. Minter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stripling 4-6, Z. Plesac 2-2, J. Quijada 0-2, E. Hernandez 1-2, A. Minter 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stripling 85-52, Z. Plesac 14-9, J. Quijada 21-11, E. Hernandez 10-7, A. Minter 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Plesac 2-0
WP: R. Stripling
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Soroka 6.1 6 2 1 0 3 0 87 5.05   
T. Brigden 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 4.50   
R. Tepera L (4-2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 19 2.25   
T. Gott 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.18   
Y. Garcia 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soroka 58
Batters Faced: M. Soroka 25, T. Brigden 4, R. Tepera 6, T. Gott 4, Y. Garcia 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soroka 11-4, T. Brigden 2-0, R. Tepera 1-1, T. Gott 1-1, Y. Garcia 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soroka 87-59, T. Brigden 18-10, R. Tepera 19-12, T. Gott 18-7, Y. Garcia 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Brigden 1-1 , Y. Garcia 2-0
WP: T. Brigden
Hit Batsmen: T. Gott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lars Nootbaar
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 27180
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