Cardinals Beat Cubs 18-5: Matt Carpenter Collects Two Doubles, Three Home Runs, & Seven RBIs; Tommy Pham Singles Three Times & Drives In Three Runs; Jack Flaherty Strikes Out Nine & Allows One Run Over Five Innings For The Win

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at first base and batted leadoff.  5-for-5 with two doubles, three home runs, seven RBIs (six w/two-outs), four runs, and assisted in one double play.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and moved to first base, batting second.  0-for-3 with one run, two walks, and assisted in two double plays.
Yario Munoz entered late in the game at shortstop and batted second.  1-for-1 with one home run, two RBIs, and one run.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted third.  1-for-3 with one run and one walk.
Greg Garcia entered late in the game at shortstop and moved to third base, batting third.  1-for-2 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one RBI, one run, and one walk.
Harrison Bader entered late in the game in left field and batted fourth.  2-for-2 with one double.
Jedd Gyorko started at third base and moved to first base, batting fifth.  0-for-4 with one RBI, two runs, two walks, grounded into one double play, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, one run, one walk, one sacrifice, and assisted in three double plays.
Dexter Fowler started in right field and batted seventh.  2-for-5 with one double, two RBIs, two runs, and one sac fly.
Tommy Pham started in centerfield and batted eighth.  3-for-5 with three RBIs, three runs, and one strikeout.
Jack Flaherty started and pitched five innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one home run, four walks, hit two batters, and struck nine out for the winning decision (4-4).  0-for-2 with one run, one walk, one sacrifice, and one strikeout.  (p-s:110-68)(g/f:3-2)
Greg Holland entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out.  (p-s:16-10)(g/f:1-1)

Rough Outing:
Brett Cecil entered in the seventh and pitched to six batters.  He allowed three hits, three earned runs, one home run, two walks, and struck two out.  (p-s:26-13)
Matthew Bowman entered in the seventh and pitched 1.2 innings.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, and struck two out.  0-for-1 at the plate.  (p-s:27-21)(g/f:2-0)

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