MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/27/2015
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 7144 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2015 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (81-56) 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 11 18 1
Chicago Cubs (79-58) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
Cardinals Toast Cubs, 11-3
The St. Louis Cardinals put together a convincing win at Wrigley Field 1979-2005, defeating the Chicago Cubs, 11-3. Kolten Wong was one of the hitting stars. He was 3-5 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for St. Louis. St. Louis goes to 81-56. The win puts them 2 games up in their division.

With St. Louis leading 4-2 in the top of the fourth, Wong hit a 2-run single off Chicago hurler Johnny Cueto. It was the 109th hit of the season for Wong and put his team ahead, 6-2.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said St. Louis manager AU Cards.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 .284 10 51
K. Wong 2B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .262 11 39
   a-L. Forsythe PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 4 20
M. Teixeira 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .258 23 82
J. Upton DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .282 33 111
A. Rendon 3B 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .296 25 101
A. McCutchen RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .269 18 61
M. Margot CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .260 5 38
T. Barnhart C 5 1 4 2 0 1 0 .255 5 47
B. Ryan SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .205 1 39
Totals 42 11 18 11 3 8 19      
a - L. Forsythe pinch hit for K. Wong in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rendon (30, 3rd Inning off J. Cueto, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Crawford (20, 7th Inning off S. Escalona, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Wong (21, 8th Inning off Y. Medina, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Margot (8, 9th Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 4 , K. Wong 4 , M. Teixeira , J. Upton , A. Rendon 3 , A. McCutchen 2 , M. Margot 2 , T. Barnhart 4 , B. Ryan
2-out RBI: , K. Wong 2 , M. Teixeira , A. Rendon , A. McCutchen , T. Barnhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Forsythe , A. McCutchen , M. Margot
GIDP: B. Ryan
Sac Fly: M. Margot , B. Ryan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McCutchen (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Teixeira (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Ryan-Forsythe-Teixeira)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tabata CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .305 11 55
E. Aybar 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .330 5 54
K. Youkilis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .305 19 73
D. Ackley LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .259 33 106
E. Nunez DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 11 52
J. Segura SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282 8 48
   a-Y. Moncada PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 3 8
M. Carpenter 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .237 11 57
R. Johnson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .264 6 52
T. Wolters C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .290 1 19
Totals 37 3 10 3 1 8 20      
a - Y. Moncada pinch hit for J. Segura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Tabata (42, 3rd Inning off K. Medlen, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Aybar (31, 5th Inning off K. Medlen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Segura (23, 6th Inning off E. O'Flaherty, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Ackley (30, 8th Inning off E. Frieri, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Aybar (5, 3rd Inning off K. Medlen, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Ackley (33, 6th Inning off K. Medlen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tabata 2 , E. Aybar 6 , D. Ackley 7 , E. Nunez 2 , J. Segura 2 , T. Wolters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Youkilis , R. Johnson 2 , T. Wolters
GIDP: J. Tabata
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Segura-Aybar-Youkilis)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Medlen W (4-1) 5.1 6 3 3 1 5 2 81 4.30   
E. O'Flaherty H (14) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.34   
E. Frieri 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.35   
M. Adams 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.79   
M. Belisle 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Medlen 48
Batters Faced: K. Medlen 23, E. O'Flaherty 3, E. Frieri 5, M. Adams 5, M. Belisle 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Medlen 4-7, E. O'Flaherty 1-1, E. Frieri 1-1, M. Adams 0-1, M. Belisle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Medlen 81-52, E. O'Flaherty 9-6, E. Frieri 21-13, M. Adams 20-14, M. Belisle 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Adams 1-0 , M. Belisle 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cueto L (15-5) 4.0 9 6 6 0 3 0 62 2.81   
D. Betances 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.97   
S. Escalona 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 17 5.40   
Y. Medina 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 30 3.60   
A. Miller 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 25 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cueto 23
Batters Faced: J. Cueto 21, D. Betances 6, S. Escalona 5, Y. Medina 8, A. Miller 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cueto 5-4, D. Betances 3-0, S. Escalona 0-1, Y. Medina 1-2, A. Miller 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cueto 62-51, D. Betances 17-12, S. Escalona 17-7, Y. Medina 30-18, A. Miller 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Medina 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kolten Wong
Ballpark: Wrigley Field 1979-2005
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 39203
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