BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/28/2017
 
BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 346 - FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (11-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (14-9) 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 X 6 12 1
St. Louis Makes Chicago 6-3 Losers
St. Louis pitcher Taijuan Walker did his part in helping his team beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Walker picked up the win for St. Louis, going 5.2 innings. He gave up no runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 3-0. The win puts St. Louis at 14-9.

Harold Ramirez chipped in a solo home run for St. Louis in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the center fielder had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We scored more than enough runs this time," said St. Louis manager Alex Cora. "Now watch. The next game we'll probably struggle to get a base hit."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .224 2 8
A. Almora Jr. CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .315 3 10
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 2 8
J. Rickard LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 7 19
A. McCutchen DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .293 2 7
J. Bauers 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .329 2 12
Y. Moncada 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .129 3 10
N. Lopez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243 1 5
C. Rupp C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .271 3 11
Totals 34 3 7 2 3 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cabrera (6, 6th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Moncada (3, 9th Inning off J. Reyes, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Perez , M. Cabrera 2 , J. Bauers , Y. Moncada 2 , C. Rupp 3
2-out RBI: C. Rupp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Almora Jr. , A. McCutchen , N. Lopez
GIDP: A. Almora Jr.
Hit by Pitch: J. Rickard
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moncada-Perez-Bauers, Moncada-Perez-Bauers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Crawford 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 5 14
M. Orpen LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .305 3 7
A. Gordon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .244 4 10
M. Trumbo DH 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 .190 6 21
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .294 1 11
H. Ramirez CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .298 4 12
A. Casey RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .221 3 8
A. Russell SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 7 13
J. McCann C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .177 0 2
Totals 32 6 12 6 3 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Casey (7, 4th Inning off M. Crouse, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Chapman (6, 7th Inning off C. Edwards Jr., 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Ramirez (4, 4th Inning off M. Crouse, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Crawford 2 , M. Orpen 2 , A. Gordon , M. Chapman 3 , H. Ramirez 6 , A. Casey 2 , A. Russell
2-out RBI: M. Orpen , M. Chapman , H. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gordon , M. Chapman
GIDP: H. Ramirez , J. McCann
Sac Bunt: M. Orpen
Sac Fly: M. Trumbo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Chapman (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Russell-Crawford-Gordon)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Crouse L (0-4) 5.1 9 3 3 2 3 1 95 5.60   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 0 25 4.15   
C. Winiarski 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Crouse 39
Batters Faced: M. Crouse 25, C. Edwards Jr. 7, C. Winiarski 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Crouse 7-4, C. Edwards Jr. 1-2, C. Winiarski 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Crouse 95-57, C. Edwards Jr. 25-13, C. Winiarski 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Winiarski 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Walker W (3-0) 5.2 4 0 0 0 5 0 88 1.52   
T. Gott H (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 0.00   
J. Reyes 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 0 21 7.07   
M. Carasiti SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 66
Batters Faced: T. Walker 22, T. Gott 8, J. Reyes 6, M. Carasiti 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 6-5, T. Gott 4-1, J. Reyes 1-1, M. Carasiti 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 88-59, T. Gott 19-14, J. Reyes 21-10, M. Carasiti 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gott 2-0 , M. Carasiti 2-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Walker
Balk: M. Carasiti
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taijuan Walker
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 43732
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