Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Cardinals Beat Cubs 5-3: Matt Carpenter Singles, Doubles, Walks, & Drives In Three Runs; Adam Wainwright Strikes Out Five & Allows One Run Over Five Innings For The Win; Bud Norris Strikes Out Three & Holds One Inherited Runner On Base Over One & Two-Thirds Scoreless Innings For The Save

Individual Highlights:
Dexter Fowler started in right field and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with two runs, two walks, and two strikeouts.
Tommy Pham started in centerfield and batted second.  1-for-3 with one run, two walks, and one strikeout.
Matt Carpenter started at second base and batted third.  2-for-4 with one double, three RBIs (two w/two-outs), one walk, and two strikeouts.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with one RBI, one walk, and one strikeout.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted sixth.  1-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.
Greg Garcia started at third base and moved to second, batting seventh.  1-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted eighth.  1-for-5 with one home run, one two-out RBI, one run, and four strikeouts.
Harrison Bader entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  1-for-1 with one run.
Adam Wainwright started and pitched five innings.  He allowed four hits, one unearned run, four walks, hit two batters, one throwing error, and struck five out for the winning decision (1-2).  0-for-2 with one strikeout.  (p-s:93-50)(g/f:3-4)
Dominic Leone entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the hold (3).  (p-s:11-6)(g/f:0-1)
Jordan Hicks entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs for the hold (2).  (p-s:12-10)(g/f:1-2)
Bud Norris entered in the eighth and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, struck three out for the save (4).  (p-s:21-16)(g/f:0-2)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Jose Martinez started at first base and batted fifth.  0-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.
Greg Holland entered in the eighth and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit, two earned runs, one home run, and two walks.  (p-s:16-7)

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
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