MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/28/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1879 - FRIDAY, JULY 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (63-41) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals (55-50) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 X 8 9 1
Bregman 3-4, Ignites St. Louis Offense
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. The final score was 8-2 in favor of St. Louis. Alex Bregman led the way, going 3-for-4 for the home team. Chris Bassitt, the winner, improved to 7-10. He held the Cubs to 2 runs on 5 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 1. With the victory, the Cardinals upped their record to 55-50.

In the bottom of the fourth, St. Louis left fielder Juan Soto had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Soto stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 4-2, St. Louis. For the game, he was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

In postgame comments to the St. Louis Times, Soto said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Moncada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 7 36
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 9 51
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 10 45
J. Bell DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 25 84
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274 21 60
J. Naylor RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .211 14 33
C. Bellinger CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .235 17 57
Y. Grandal C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .231 12 30
C. Biggio 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 0 3
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Naylor (16, 4th Inning off C. Bassitt, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Grandal (9, 4th Inning off C. Bassitt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: X. Bogaerts , B. Lowe , J. Naylor 3 , Y. Grandal 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Moncada 2 , B. Lowe
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gurriel Jr. (9)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Moncada (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Soto LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .324 36 95
L. Nootbaar 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .249 18 60
A. Meadows RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .261 18 57
J. Meneses DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .271 0 4
A. Bregman 3B 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 .245 11 58
D. Gregorius SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 7 .216 3 16
A. Garcia CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .236 13 32
L. Urias 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .257 9 34
J. Stallings C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .184 2 9
Totals 33 8 9 8 6 9 28      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Bregman (24, 4th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Nootbaar (18, 1st Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bregman (11, 8th Inning off J. Sborz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Soto 2 , L. Nootbaar 5 , A. Bregman 7 , L. Urias , J. Stallings
2-out RBI: A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Meadows , D. Gregorius , L. Urias 2
Sac Bunt: D. Gregorius
Sac Fly: A. Meadows
Hit by Pitch: J. Meneses
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Stallings (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Walker L (6-8) 4.1 6 4 4 3 3 1 90 3.65   
N. Pearson 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 5.00   
B. Boxberger 0.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 22 3.03   
T. Richards 1.0 1 3 0 1 2 0 22 3.57   
J. Sborz 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 35
Batters Faced: T. Walker 24, N. Pearson 6, B. Boxberger 4, T. Richards 6, J. Sborz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 2-9, N. Pearson 0-3, B. Boxberger 0-0, T. Richards 0-1, J. Sborz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 90-55, N. Pearson 22-18, B. Boxberger 22-10, T. Richards 22-13, J. Sborz 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Pearson 2-0 , T. Richards 2-0 , J. Sborz 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bassitt W (7-10) 5.1 5 2 2 1 3 0 90 4.50   
D. Lee H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.86   
R. Tepera H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.20   
L. Giolito 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 52
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 23, D. Lee 5, R. Tepera 3, L. Giolito 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 6-7, D. Lee 0-3, R. Tepera 1-1, L. Giolito 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 90-58, D. Lee 27-16, R. Tepera 16-11, L. Giolito 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Bregman
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 31842
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