Cubs Beat Cardinals 8-2: Dakota Hudson Strikes Out Ten Over Five Scoreless Innings; Matt Carpenter Singles, Walks, & Hits A Solo Home Run; Yadier Molina Singles Twice & Drives In Two Runs

Individual Highlights:
Tommy Edman started at second base and batted second.  3-for-4 with one double, one run, one walk, and one stolen base.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted fifth.  2-for-5 with one two-out RBI.
Matt Carpenter started at third base and batted sixth.  2-for-3 with one home run, one RBI, one run, one walk, and one hit by pitch.
Dakota Hudson started and pitched five innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, five walks (one intentional), and struck ten out.  0-for-2 with one strikeout.  (p-s:97-59)(g/f:5-0)
Genesis Cabrera entered in the seventh and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:7-4)(g/f:0-1)(ir-s:1-0)
Mike Mayers entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:15-11)(g/f:0-2)
Junior Fernandez entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:12-8)(g/f:2-0)

Rough Outing:
Dexter Fowler started in right field and batted leadoff.  0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
Paul Goldschmidt started at first base and batted third.  0-for-5 with three strikeouts.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted eighth.  0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Jose Martinez entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Rangel Ravelo entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Giovanny Gallegos entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one home run, and one walk for the blown save (3).  (p-s:27-17)(g/f:2-0)
Andrew Miller entered in the seventh and pitched to five batters.  He allowed two hits, four earned runs, one walk, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out for the losing decision (5-6).  (p-s:17-8)
Ryan Helsley entered in the seventh and pitched to five batters.  He allowed four hits, three earned runs, and one home run.  (p-s:16-13)(g/f:0-1)

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