Cubs @ Cardinals - Fri, Jul 28

Current conditions at Busch Stadium: 96°F - Clear - Wind 11 mph, Out To RF
TV: Cubs: Marquee Sports Network, Cardinals: Bally Sports Midwest
Radio: Cubs: 670 The Score, Cardinals: WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol) (es), Cardinals Radio Network, KMOX 1120 AM/98.7 FM
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	Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Hoerner - 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.279	.333	.396
2	Suzuki, S - RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.256	.339	.391
3	Happ - LF	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	.247	.376	.392
4	Bellinger - 1B	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.319	.369	.546
5	Swanson - SS	3	0	0	1	0	2	4	.266	.351	.428
6	Gomes - DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.274	.319	.434
7	Mancini - 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.237	.300	.341
	b-Tauchman - CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.261	.360	.394
8	Wisdom - 3B	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	.195	.293	.488
	a-Mastrobuoni - 3B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212	.297	.273
9	Amaya - C	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.250	.371	.375
	Totals	30	3	8	3	5	5	12

Cubs
a-Flied out for Wisdom in the 7th. b-Singled for Mancini in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Suzuki, S (15, Montgomery); Happ (21, Pallante). HR: Wisdom (18, 5th inning off Montgomery, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Bellinger; Gomes; Happ 2; Hoerner; Mancini; Suzuki, S 2; Tauchman; Wisdom 4. RBI: Mancini (28); Swanson (44); Wisdom (36). 2-out RBI: Mancini; Wisdom. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gomes; Swanson; Hoerner. SF: Swanson. GIDP: Amaya; Swanson; Wisdom. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: (Hoerner-Swanson-Bellinger).

	Cardinals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Nootbaar - CF	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	.271	.377	.431
2	Goldschmidt - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.280	.369	.470
3	Gorman - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.243	.323	.498
4	Arenado - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.284	.332	.517
5	Contreras, Wn - DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.248	.345	.428
6	O’Neill - LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.252	.324	.366
7	Walker, J - RF	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.268	.332	.430
	a-Donovan - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.283	.364	.422
8	Knizner - C	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	.237	.259	.466
	b-Burleson - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.289	.392
9	DeJong - SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.238	.303	.421
	Totals	33	2	7	2	2	12	12

Cardinals
a-Grounded into a double play for Walker, J in the 9th. b-Flied out for Knizner in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Gorman (16, Smyly). HR: Nootbaar 2 (10, 1st inning off Wesneski, 0 on, 0 out, 3rd inning off Smyly, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Contreras, Wn; DeJong; Gorman 2; Knizner; Nootbaar 8; O’Neill. RBI: Nootbaar 2 (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Contreras, Wn; Burleson; Nootbaar; DeJong. GIDP: Donovan. Team RISP: 0-for-6. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: O’Neill (Bellinger at home). DP: 3 (2 Gorman-DeJong-Goldschmidt; Stratton-Arenado-Gorman).

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Wesneski	2.0	2	1	1	1	4	1	35-24	4.74
Smyly (W, 8-7)	4.1	2	1	1	1	6	1	61-37	4.50
Merryweather (H, 9)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24-18	3.72
Alzolay (S, 12)	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	23-14	2.33
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	12	2

Cardinals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Montgomery (L, 6-9)	6.0	5	3	3	4	3	1	100-59	3.42
Gallegos	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-12	3.77
Pallante	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	4.70
Stratton	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	12-7	4.36
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	5	5	1

Game Info
HBP: Bellinger (by Montgomery).
Pitches-strikes: Wesneski 35-24; Smyly 61-37; Merryweather 24-18; Alzolay 23-14; Montgomery 100-59; Gallegos 15-12; Pallante 13-10; Stratton 12-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wesneski 1-0; Smyly 4-2; Merryweather 1-2; Alzolay 1-1; Montgomery 4-6; Gallegos 1-1; Pallante 1-0; Stratton 1-1.
Batters faced: Wesneski 9; Smyly 16; Merryweather 5; Alzolay 5; Montgomery 25; Gallegos 4; Pallante 3; Stratton 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Merryweather 1-0; Stratton 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Will Little. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Dan Merzel. 3B: Ryan Additon.
Weather: 96 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 11 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch: 7:16 PM.
T: 2:41.
Att: 43,424.
Venue: Busch Stadium.
July 28, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Lars Nootbaar homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-0 STL
Bottom 3	Lars Nootbaar homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.	2-0 STL
Top 5	Patrick Wisdom homers (18) on a line drive to left center field.	2-1 STL
Top 6	Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Seiya Suzuki scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Cody Bellinger to 2nd.	2-2
Top 6	Trey Mancini singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler O’Neill. Ian Happ scores. Cody Bellinger out at home on the throw, left fielder Tyler O’Neill to catcher Andrew Knizner. Yan Gomes to 2nd.	3-2 CHC

Team	Highlight
STL	Bullpen availability for St. Louis, July 28 vs Cubs (00:00:07)
CHC	Bullpen availability for Chicago, July 28 vs Cardinals (00:00:07)
STL	Fielding alignment for St. Louis, July 28 vs Cubs (00:00:11)
CHC	Fielding alignment for Chicago, July 28 vs Cardinals (00:00:11)
STL	Starting lineups for Cubs at Cardinals - July 28, 2023 (00:00:09)
CHC	Breaking down Drew Smyly’s pitches (00:00:08)
STL	Lars Nootbaar’s leadoff homer (9) (00:00:27)
STL	Tyler O’Neill’s leaping grab (00:00:22)
STL	Lars Nootbaar’s second homer (10) (00:00:29)
CHC	Patrick Wisdom’s solo homer (18) (00:00:25)
CHC	Hayden Wesneski fans four (00:00:31)
CHC	Dansby Swanson’s sac fly (00:00:17)
CHC	Trey Mancini’s RBI single (00:00:33)
STL	Tyler O’Neill’s great throw (00:00:27)
STL	Jordan Montgomery fans three (00:00:29)
STL	Chris Stratton starts double play (00:00:29)
CHC	Tauchman robs HR to end game (00:00:27)
STL	Lars Nootbaar’s multi-homer game (00:00:56)
STL	Data Viz: Nootbaar’s 2nd homer (00:00:30)
CHC	Condensed Game: CHC@STL 7/28/23 (00:08:22)
STL	Joe McEwing on Cards’ defense (00:01:18)
CHC	Cubs vs. Cardinals Highlights (00:03:03)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Cubs	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0		3	8	0	7
Cardinals	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	7	0	6

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Last Updated: 07/29/2023 12:03:27 AM CDT

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