Cubs 6-5 Cardinals (3 Oct, 2021) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

90-71, 45-35 home


CHC
STL

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

CubsTop 1st
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  2
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 87
  3
  Ball
  Changeup 81
  4
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 86
  5
  Strike Swinging
  Sinker 89
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- A. Sampson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- A. Sampson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- A. Sampson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- Castillo catching.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- A. Sampson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- J. Lester pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- Ladendorf hit for Sampson
  0
  1
- 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- T. Megill pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- K. Kim pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- Carpenter at first base.
  4
  2
- Rondón at third base.
  4
  2
- Abbott hit for Megill
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- M. Rucker pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- K. Kim pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- M. Rucker pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- Bader safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Alcántara.
  4
  2
- Edman hit for Kim
  4
  2
- Edman stole second.
  4
  3
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
CubsTop 8th
- K. Whitley pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- J. Adam pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- García pitching for STL
  CHC
  STL
- Ortega hit for Adam
  4
  5
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- R. Wick pitching for CHC
  CHC
  STL
- Ortega in left field.
  6
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
2 Foul Ball	Cutter	87
3 Ball	Changeup	81
4 Foul Ball	Cutter	86
5 Strike Swinging	Sinker	89

Cubs
3
Cardinals
4

Game 1

2/10

Cubs
6
Cardinals
5

Game 2

3/10

Cubs
3
Cardinals
2

Game 3

3/10

Busch Stadium

12:15 AM, 3 October 2021

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 45,239

Game Time:3:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Wills
First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Second Base Umpire - Will Little
Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	20	13	.606	-	L2
Chicago	21	14	.600	-	W2
Pittsburgh	17	19	.472	4.5	W3
Cincinnati	16	18	.471	4.5	L5
St. Louis	15	19	.441	5.5	L2

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J. Adam1-0

L. Garcia1-1

R. Wick5

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