MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/12/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 562 - SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (12-4) 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 0
Chicago Cubs (8-8) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 0
Cardinals Upend Cubs, 7-4
St. Louis rode a decent outing from starter Mike Soroka to victory over the Chicago Cubs. The final score was 7-4. Soroka went 6.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 9. His record improves to 2-1. The Cardinals, now 12-4, have been sizzling early on.

In the top of the second, with the game still scoreless, Soroka hit a run-scoring single to put his team in the lead.

"I believe in our guys," said St. Louis skipper Tyler Wagner. "I like the energy they're playing with."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .235 3 5
J. Soto LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .300 1 4
A. Bregman 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .283 5 17
M. Olson 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .158 1 6
A. Meadows RF 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 .237 3 14
   b-B. Phillips RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
H. Bader CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .185 1 4
L. Urias SS 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .300 1 5
Y. Gomes C 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .250 0 2
M. Soroka P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .111 0 1
   J. Alvarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Grandal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 2 7
   J. Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 5 7 8 20      
a - Y. Grandal pinch hit for J. Alvarez in the 9th
b - B. Phillips substituted for A. Meadows in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bregman (6, 1st Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Bader (2, 3rd Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Soto (3, 3rd Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bregman 3 , M. Soroka , L. Urias , O. Albies , H. Bader 3 , Y. Gomes , J. Soto 3
2-out RBI: A. Bregman , M. Soroka , A. Meadows , H. Bader 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , L. Urias 2 , O. Albies 2 , M. Olson , Y. Gomes
Sac Bunt: M. Soroka
Hit by Pitch: O. Albies , H. Bader
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
PB: Y. Gomes
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .218 0 7
R. Braun 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .219 1 3
C. Bellinger RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .262 2 9
Y. Moncada 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .400 4 14
W. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .240 0 4
J. Upton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 4 11
P. DeJong SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 6 14
L. Gurriel Jr. 2B 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .222 1 2
M. Tanaka P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   Z. Plesac P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Piscotty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 1 1
   D. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Lowe PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 3 5
   P. Diehl P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Odor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 1 1
Totals 36 4 8 4 1 12 6      
a - S. Piscotty pinch hit for Z. Plesac in the 5th
b - B. Lowe pinch hit for D. Smith in the 7th
c - R. Odor pinch hit for P. Diehl in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gurriel Jr. (2, 5th Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 2 outs) Y. Moncada (5, 6th Inning off M. Soroka, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Odor (1, 9th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Lowe (1, 7th Inning off M. Soroka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Gurriel Jr. (1, 3rd Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Gurriel Jr. 6 , Y. Moncada 2 , C. Bellinger , M. Taylor , W. Contreras , B. Lowe 3 , R. Odor 2
2-out RBI: Y. Moncada , M. Taylor , B. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Taylor , W. Contreras , S. Piscotty
Team LOB: 6
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Soroka W (2-1) 6.2 6 4 2 1 9 1 97 63 2.70   
J. Alvarez H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 3.24   
J. Wilson SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 11 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soroka 58
Batters Faced: M. Soroka 28, J. Alvarez 5, J. Wilson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soroka 4-8, J. Alvarez 0-3, J. Wilson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soroka 97-63, J. Alvarez 16-10, J. Wilson 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka L (1-2) 3.2 7 7 7 4 3 0 105 58 9.00   
Z. Plesac 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 31 14 3.86   
D. Smith 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 26 20 3.00   
P. Diehl 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 30 16 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 16
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 22, Z. Plesac 8, D. Smith 8, P. Diehl 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 2-6, Z. Plesac 1-3, D. Smith 1-1, P. Diehl 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 105-58, Z. Plesac 31-14, D. Smith 26-20, P. Diehl 30-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Plesac 3-3
WP: M. Tanaka , Z. Plesac
Hit Batsmen: Z. Plesac 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Soroka
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Rain (48 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 39797
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