Friday, September 15, 2017

Cubs Beat Cardinals 8-2: Tommy Pham Doubles, Walks, & Drives In One Run; Carlos Martinez Singles & Knocks In One Run; Sandy Alcantara Strikes Out All Three Batters Faced

Individual Highlights:
Tommy Pham started in left field and batted second.  1-for-3 with one double, one RBI, one run, one walk, one strikeout, one caught stealing, and one outfield assist.
Stephen Piscotty started in right field and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one strikeout.
Zach Duke entered in the sixth and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:2-2)(g/f:0-1)(ir-s:1-0)
Brett Cecil entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:13-10)
Sandy Alcantara entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck three out.  (p-s:13-9)

Rough Outing:
Jose Martinez started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-3 with one walk and assisted in one double play.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted eighth.  0-for-3 with one intentional walk and one strikeout.
Jedd Gyorko entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Carlos Martinez started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed six hits, seven earned runs, one home run, three walks, hit one batter, and struck five out for the losing decision (11-11).  1-for-2 with one two-out RBI and one strikeout.  (p-s:100-61)(g/f:8-0)

Former Cardinals:
Jon Jay started in centerfield and moved to left, batting sixth.  2-for-4 with one RBI and one run.
Jason Heyward started in right field and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
John Lackey started and pitched 4.2 innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, one home run, two walks (one intentional), threw one wild pitch, and struck four out.  0-for-1 at the plate.  (p-s:74-46)(g/f:3-2)

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

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