MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/15/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2772 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (74-73) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (79-68) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Cubs Nip Cardinals, 4-3
The St. Louis Cardinals got a sterling performance from pitcher Dave Ortiz, but the Chicago Cubs still prevailed, 4-3. Ortiz threw 5.2 innings allowing 1 runs. The winner in relief was Jon Blackwell. He is now 2-1. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. Today's win puts Chicago at 74-73, while St. Louis falls to 79-68.

Chicago used the timely hitting of Dan Staten to capture the win. The left fielder stroked a bases-clearing double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Cubs on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but he made it count.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Staten said.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Willin 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .252 34 95
E. Herron SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .252 31 78
D. Staten LF 5 0 1 3 0 2 2 .298 21 77
   b-T. Maclin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 8 28
W. Malpica DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .172 26 63
J. Lomeli 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .271 11 56
K. Neumann C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .132 3 10
C. Sorenson RF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .273 4 19
   a-Y. Ben-Yisrael 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 2 35
J. Bates CF, LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 .283 1 13
M. Tetter 2B, RF 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 .185 4 20
Totals 33 4 6 4 7 12 23      
a - Y. Ben-Yisrael substituted for C. Sorenson in the 9th
b - T. Maclin substituted for D. Staten in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Staten (32, 9th Inning off D. Carpenter, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Staten 2 , W. Malpica , J. Lomeli , C. Sorenson 2 , J. Bates
2-out RBI: D. Staten , W. Malpica
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Willin , J. Lomeli 2 , J. Bates , M. Tetter
Hit by Pitch: C. Sorenson
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valencia 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .273 7 28
S. Van Meter LF 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .300 10 33
T. Calvo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260 35 83
S. McDaniel 1B 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 .238 22 63
T. Smith 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .301 20 56
A. Lara RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .271 20 57
B. Linville CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .220 3 16
J. Gutierrez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .134 5 37
A. Ochoa C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .101 0 19
   a-S. Broach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3 1 8 20      
a - S. Broach pinch hit for A. Ochoa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Van Meter 2 (14, 4th Inning off D. Carter, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Van Meter 6 , T. Calvo , T. Smith 3 , A. Lara 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Calvo , T. Smith , J. Gutierrez , A. Ochoa
Team LOB: 8
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Carter 6.1 10 3 3 1 6 0 100 3.15   
J. Blackwell W (2-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.14   
S. Dohm SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Carter 46
Batters Faced: D. Carter 30, J. Blackwell 5, S. Dohm 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Carter 6-7, J. Blackwell 1-3, S. Dohm 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Carter 100-66, J. Blackwell 15-11, S. Dohm 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Blackwell 1-0
WP: D. Carter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Ortiz 5.2 5 1 1 2 5 0 101 3.44   
T. Locey H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 33 4.26   
B. Lombardi H (28) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.76   
A. Velasquez L (2-7) 0.1 0 3 3 3 1 0 28 4.00   
D. Carpenter BS (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ortiz 58
Batters Faced: D. Ortiz 25, T. Locey 7, B. Lombardi 1, A. Velasquez 4, D. Carpenter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ortiz 3-9, T. Locey 2-0, B. Lombardi 0-1, A. Velasquez 0-0, D. Carpenter 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ortiz 101-64, T. Locey 33-19, B. Lombardi 4-3, A. Velasquez 28-13, D. Carpenter 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Locey 1-0 , D. Carpenter 3-3
Hit Batsmen: D. Ortiz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Ortiz
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 42652
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