MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/24/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1878 - FRIDAY, JULY 24TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (47-56) 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 9 14 1
St. Louis Cardinals (67-38) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
St. Louis Decked by DeJong, Cubs
The Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2, at Busch Stadium. The win was due in part to shortstop Paul DeJong, who hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. With the win over St. Louis, the Cubs improved to 47-56.

With Chicago trailing 1-0 in the top of the second, DeJong hit a fastball from Jesse Scholtens for a 2-run home run. It was his 30th home run of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 2-1.

DeJong told a Chicago Citizen reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .208 12 31
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .304 20 43
C. Bellinger RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .262 21 50
Y. Moncada 3B 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .276 15 53
P. DeJong SS 5 2 3 5 0 1 1 .235 30 74
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .249 15 38
   b-C. Asuaje PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 11
H. Dozier 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .243 5 8
T. Flowers C 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .149 2 5
Z. Plesac P 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .111 0 0
   J. Bourque P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   P. Pfeifer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Williamson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .345 1 4
   J. Nicasio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 14 9 2 10 14      
a - M. Williamson pinch hit for P. Pfeifer in the 8th
b - C. Asuaje pinch hit for B. Lowe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lowe (11, 4th Inning off J. Scholtens, 0 on, 2 outs) P. DeJong (12, 5th Inning off J. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out) H. Dozier (6, 8th Inning off B. Rowen, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Taylor (18, 5th Inning off J. Scholtens, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Williamson (4, 8th Inning off B. Rowen, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: Y. Moncada (3, 9th Inning off B. Rowen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. DeJong 2 (30, 2nd Inning off J. Scholtens, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Rowen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lowe 2 , P. DeJong 10 , L. Gurriel Jr. , Y. Moncada 5 , T. Flowers , C. Bellinger , H. Dozier 3 , M. Taylor 2 , M. Williamson 2
2-out RBI: T. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Plesac , L. Gurriel Jr. 2 , H. Dozier
Sac Fly: Y. Moncada
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lowe (7)
Double Plays: 1 (DeJong-Lowe-Dozier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .256 8 15
J. Soto LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 .332 40 81
O. Albies 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 22 51
A. Meadows RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .258 17 66
L. Urias SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 11 33
Y. Grandal C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .220 12 40
H. Bader CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .198 4 19
T. Frazier 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .229 0 5
J. Scholtens P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 0 2
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Strop P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Milner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 0 4
   B. Rowen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Alvarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 15 50
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 10 19      
a - B. Phillips pinch hit for H. Milner in the 7th
b - M. Olson pinch hit for J. Alvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Meadows (22, 1st Inning off Z. Plesac, 1 on, 2 outs) Y. Grandal (9, 7th Inning off J. Bourque, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Soto (23, 1st Inning off Z. Plesac, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Meadows (17, 8th Inning off J. Nicasio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Bader 2 , A. Meadows 6 , Y. Grandal 2 , J. Soto 3
2-out RBI: A. Meadows
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Urias , J. Soto , H. Perez
GIDP: T. Frazier
Sac Bunt: J. Wilson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Bader (3)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Plesac W (3-4) 5.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 89 57 4.73   
J. Bourque 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 28 17 4.24   
P. Pfeifer H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 3.13   
J. Nicasio 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 28 19 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Plesac 58
Batters Faced: Z. Plesac 22, J. Bourque 6, P. Pfeifer 1, J. Nicasio 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Plesac 6-8, J. Bourque 0-0, P. Pfeifer 0-0, J. Nicasio 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Plesac 89-57, J. Bourque 28-17, P. Pfeifer 5-3, J. Nicasio 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bourque 1-0 , P. Pfeifer 3-0
WP: Z. Plesac
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Scholtens L (7-7) 4.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 80 47 3.82   
J. Wilson 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 18 3.49   
P. Strop 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 14 5.40   
H. Milner 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 3.45   
B. Rowen 1.1 4 3 3 0 3 1 28 21 4.15   
J. Alvarez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scholtens 24
Batters Faced: J. Scholtens 21, J. Wilson 6, P. Strop 5, H. Milner 1, B. Rowen 8, J. Alvarez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scholtens 4-5, J. Wilson 0-2, P. Strop 0-3, H. Milner 0-0, B. Rowen 0-1, J. Alvarez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scholtens 80-47, J. Wilson 29-18, P. Strop 20-14, H. Milner 5-3, B. Rowen 28-21, J. Alvarez 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wilson 2-2 , P. Strop 1-0 , H. Milner 1-0
WP: J. Wilson
Balk: P. Strop
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul DeJong
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 39917
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