Cubs 3-1 Cardinals (26 Sep, 2016) Play-by-Play

Chicago Cubs

99-56, 57-24 home


STL
CHC

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

CardinalsTop 1st
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 92
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Cutter 90
  3
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 93
  4
  Ball
  Fastball 91
  5
  Ball
  Fastball 94
  6
  Ball
  Cutter 90
  7
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 92
  8
  Fly Out
  Fastball 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- Fowler stole second.
  0
  1
- Fowler stole third.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- C. Martínez pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- Contreras catching.
  0
  2
- C. Edwards Jr. pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- K. Siegrist pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- C. Edwards Jr. pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- J. Grimm pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- Adams hit for Siegrist.
  0
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- J. Grimm pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- Z. Duke pitching for STL
  STL
  CHC
- La Stella hit for Grimm.
  1
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- A. Chapman pitching for CHC
  STL
  CHC
- Grichuk to second on fielder's indifference.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	92
2 Strike Swinging	Cutter	90
3 Foul Ball	Fastball	93
4 Ball	Fastball	91
5 Ball	Fastball	94
6 Ball	Cutter	90
7 Foul Ball	Fastball	92
8 Fly Out	Fastball	93

Cardinals
0
Cubs
5

Game 1

23/9

Cardinals
10
Cubs
4

Game 2

24/9

Cardinals
1
Cubs
3

Game 3

26/9

Wrigley Field

1:00 AM, 26 September 2016

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,859

Game Time:3:09

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
First Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Second Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals

Chicago Cubs

J. Lester19-4

C. Martinez15-9

A. Chapman16

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