MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/03/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2239 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (62-50) 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 8 16 1
Chicago Cubs (60-53) 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 X 9 11 0
Cubs 1B Happ has 6 RBI in Win
Getting offensive support from Ian Happ, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-8. Happ went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 6 runs and scored once for the Cubs. The winner was Riley Thompson in relief. His record improves to 5-1. Yukihito Koike took the loss. Getting the save was Jeremiah Estrada, his 1st.

Happ had a game-changing double in the bottom of the eighth. On a 2-2 fastball from Trevor Megill, he banged a 2-run double to left-center, giving the Cubs a 9-8 lead. It was the 22nd double of the year for Happ.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Happ said.

The Cubs bumped their record to 60-53 with this win.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edman SS 5 2 3 1 0 2 2 .245 13 39
A. Burleson LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .292 14 59
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .250 12 47
N. Gorman DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .232 30 72
L. Nootbaar CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .281 21 73
J. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 7 23
   a-D. Carlson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 8 28
W. Contreras C 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .252 9 38
B. Donovan 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .254 2 26
P. Goldschmidt 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 5 .261 12 40
Totals 42 8 16 8 3 11 17      
a - D. Carlson pinch hit for J. Walker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gorman (14, 3rd Inning off H. Mejia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Edman (13, 1st Inning off H. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Contreras (9, 6th Inning off B. Hughes, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Goldschmidt (12, 7th Inning off R. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Edman 6 , A. Burleson , N. Arenado , N. Gorman 3 , L. Nootbaar 2 , W. Contreras 5 , B. Donovan 3 , P. Goldschmidt 5
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , P. Goldschmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Edman , A. Burleson , P. Goldschmidt
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rom (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .278 11 43
S. Suzuki DH 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 .277 7 33
C. Bellinger RF 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 .274 16 61
B. Davis LF 5 2 3 2 0 2 5 .251 21 65
I. Happ 1B 4 1 2 6 1 1 2 .247 10 47
C. Morel 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .273 18 67
C. Strumpf 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .216 13 35
N. Hoerner SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 4 38
Y. Gomes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 4 36
Totals 35 9 11 9 8 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Hoerner (19, 2nd Inning off D. Rom, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Happ (22, 8th Inning off T. Megill, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Suzuki (7, 5th Inning off D. Rom, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Davis (21, 5th Inning off D. Rom, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Happ (10, 6th Inning off J. Beeks, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Crow-Armstrong , S. Suzuki 4 , C. Bellinger , B. Davis 6 , I. Happ 6 , C. Strumpf 2 , N. Hoerner 2
2-out RBI: I. Happ
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Crow-Armstrong , I. Happ , C. Morel , C. Strumpf , N. Hoerner , Y. Gomes
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crow-Armstrong-Gomes)
OF assists: 1 (Crow-Armstrong(Arenado at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rom 5.0 8 3 3 3 3 2 93 3.12   
J. Beeks BS (10) 0.2 1 4 4 3 1 1 28 4.89   
D. Castillo 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.72   
Y. Koike L (1-3) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 21 3.14   
T. Megill BS (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rom 39
Batters Faced: D. Rom 26, J. Beeks 6, D. Castillo 5, Y. Koike 3, T. Megill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rom 8-4, J. Beeks 0-1, D. Castillo 1-1, Y. Koike 0-0, T. Megill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rom 93-54, J. Beeks 28-14, D. Castillo 21-12, Y. Koike 21-14, T. Megill 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Megill 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mejia 5.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 81 3.80   
B. Hughes BS (4) 0.1 6 4 4 0 0 1 25 3.63   
R. Thompson W (5-1) 2.2 2 2 2 0 4 1 31 3.44   
A. Alzolay H (1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.42   
J. Estrada SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mejia 48
Batters Faced: H. Mejia 24, B. Hughes 7, R. Thompson 9, A. Alzolay 4, J. Estrada 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mejia 6-5, B. Hughes 0-1, R. Thompson 1-2, A. Alzolay 0-0, J. Estrada 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mejia 81-49, B. Hughes 25-16, R. Thompson 31-21, A. Alzolay 19-12, J. Estrada 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Thompson 2-0 , J. Estrada 2-0
WP: B. Hughes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian Happ
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 35562
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