MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/27/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2753 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (95-67) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Chicago Cubs (81-81) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
Cubs Improve to 81-81 with 5-3 Win
Despite a fine performance by right fielder Austin Meadows, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3. Meadows went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Dennis Santana picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Jesse Hahn was tagged with the loss. The second-place Cardinals have lost 4 straight games.

The Cubs got a big at-bat from right fielder Cody Bellinger. For the game, Bellinger was 1-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 36th home run of the season gave Chicago a 5-3 lead.

Bellinger said his team "played with determination."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Soto LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .316 56 111
O. Albies 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 32 76
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 4 .263 29 94
T. Frazier 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .253 7 28
   D. Maples 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-B. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130 1 6
   B. Rowen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. DeCaster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Perez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 12 33
Y. Grandal C 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 .220 16 62
L. Urias SS 5 0 0 0 0 4 9 .259 15 53
A. Meadows RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .261 26 93
J. Hahn P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .150 0 1
   H. Milner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Olson 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .224 21 61
H. Bader CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .194 10 35
Totals 36 3 10 3 5 14 24      
a - M. Olson substituted for H. Milner in the 5th
b - B. Phillips pinch hit for J. Alvarez in the 7th
c - H. Perez pinch hit for E. DeCaster in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bregman (35, 5th Inning off A. Castro, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Soto (34, 1st Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Meadows (26, 3rd Inning off A. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bregman 4 , J. Hahn , A. Meadows 5 , T. Frazier , Y. Grandal , J. Soto 2 , H. Perez
2-out RBI: A. Meadows , T. Frazier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , L. Urias 4
Hit by Pitch: O. Albies
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Albies (13)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Grandal (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .201 17 55
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .273 28 63
C. Bellinger RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .271 36 89
Y. Moncada 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .286 25 82
P. DeJong SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .234 42 108
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .252 23 61
H. Dozier 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .217 15 28
W. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .209 15 42
Z. Greinke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 2
   A. Castro P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   D. Santana P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Candelario PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 1 4
   J. Kuzia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Pfeifer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Lewis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 3 4
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5 2 11 18      
a - J. Candelario pinch hit for D. Santana in the 6th
b - K. Lewis pinch hit for P. Pfeifer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gurriel Jr. (27, 1st Inning off J. Hahn, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Moncada (33, 3rd Inning off J. Hahn, 2 on, 1 out) K. Lewis (4, 8th Inning off E. DeCaster, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bellinger (36, 5th Inning off J. Hahn, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lowe 2 , L. Gurriel Jr. 3 , Y. Moncada 3 , C. Bellinger 4 , M. Taylor 2 , K. Lewis 2
2-out RBI: B. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , Y. Moncada , C. Bellinger , W. Contreras , M. Taylor
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Moncada (9) , M. Taylor (9)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hahn L (7-4) 4.0 7 5 3 1 5 1 74 49 3.19   
H. Milner 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 3.06   
D. Maples 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 13 2.84   
J. Alvarez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 2.11   
B. Rowen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 8 3.52   
E. DeCaster 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hahn 36
Batters Faced: J. Hahn 21, H. Milner 3, D. Maples 4, J. Alvarez 2, B. Rowen 3, E. DeCaster 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hahn 2-5, H. Milner 0-0, D. Maples 2-0, J. Alvarez 1-0, B. Rowen 0-1, E. DeCaster 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hahn 74-49, H. Milner 15-11, D. Maples 25-13, J. Alvarez 7-5, B. Rowen 9-8, E. DeCaster 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Maples 1-0 , J. Alvarez 1-0
WP: J. Hahn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Greinke 1.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 36 21 3.10   
A. Castro 2.2 3 2 2 3 3 1 54 30 6.97   
D. Santana W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 13 3.00   
J. Kuzia H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 17 3.50   
P. Pfeifer H (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 3.66   
N. Burdi SV (38) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 10 2.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 41
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 9, A. Castro 14, D. Santana 4, J. Kuzia 6, P. Pfeifer 4, N. Burdi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 1-1, A. Castro 3-2, D. Santana 0-1, J. Kuzia 0-1, P. Pfeifer 0-2, N. Burdi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 36-21, A. Castro 54-30, D. Santana 18-13, J. Kuzia 30-17, P. Pfeifer 15-9, N. Burdi 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Castro 1-0 , D. Santana 2-0
WP: A. Castro
Hit Batsmen: J. Kuzia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Meadows
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:20 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 31789
Special Notes: SP Zack Greinke was injured while pitching.
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