Thursday, August 1, 2019

Cardinals Beat Cubs 8-0: Jack Flaherty Strikes Out Nine Over Seven Scoreless Innings For The Win; Matt Wieters Singles & Hits A Three-Run Homer; Yairo Munoz Singles Twice & Drives In Two Runs

Individual Highlights:
Tommy Edman started at third base and batted leadoff.  1-for-5 with one double, one run, and one strikeout.
Jose Martinez started in right field and batted third.  1-for-3 with one RBI, one run, one walk, one stolen base, and one strikeout.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted fifth.  3-for-4 with one double and two runs.
Yairo Munoz started in left field and batted sixth.  2-for-3 with two RBIs, one run, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Matt Wieters started at catcher and batted seventh.  2-for-4 with one home run, three RBIs, one run, and two strikeouts.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted eighth.  3-for-4 with one two-out RBI and one strikeout.
Lane Thomas entered late in the game in centerfield and batted ninth.  1-for-1 with one run.
Jack Flaherty started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, two walks, threw one wild pitch, and struck nine out for the winning decision (5-6).  0-for-2 with one sacrifice.
Tyler Webb entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:12-9)(g/f:1-0)
Mike Mayers entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:12-6)(g/f:0-2)

Rough Outing:
Dexter Fowler started in centerfield and moved to right, batting second.  0-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game

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