MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/31/2053
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2550 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (68-65) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (84-48) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 12 0
Victory Over Cubs Takes St. Louis to 84-48
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, in National League action at Busch Stadium. St. Louis pitcher Marcos Vergara had a standout performance. Vergara picked up the win for St. Louis, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 6-0. David Murphy converted his 36th save in 40 tries.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from catcher Mike Harden. For the game, Harden went 1 for 4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 2nd double of the season gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead.

"Enjoyed this one," Harden told the St. Louis Citizen. "But it's back to work tomorrow."

St. Louis goes to 84-48. The win puts them 16½ games up in their division.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Swaim 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .312 19 66
C. Horncole 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .305 11 52
M. McAleer LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .303 20 100
J. Rideout DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 16 71
W. Eisner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 9 57
C. Blue SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .227 6 36
V. Ramirez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 4 35
S. Stefanov RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 13 52
J. Mafano CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .246 3 15
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Mafano (16, 5th Inning off M. Vergara, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. McAleer (23, 7th Inning off S. Hudson, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Horncole (30, 7th Inning off S. Hudson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Horncole (11, 3rd Inning off M. Vergara, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Swaim (19, 7th Inning off S. Hudson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Swaim 4 , C. Horncole 7 , M. McAleer 3 , J. Mafano 3
2-out RBI: A. Swaim , M. McAleer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Swaim , M. McAleer , J. Rideout , W. Eisner
GIDP: V. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: J. Mafano
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Horncole (13) , M. McAleer (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Carrillo SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 13 72
F. Gutierrez CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .244 1 5
M. Jones 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .330 19 78
I. Ocampo RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .300 14 63
M. Harden C 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .281 1 7
A. Roux 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .268 12 54
   a-J. Martin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 7 30
B. Guzman 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .243 9 49
M. Enriquez LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .256 8 59
P. Nunez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .256 28 85
Totals 36 7 12 7 2 6 15      
a - J. Martin substituted for A. Roux in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Harden (2, 1st Inning off N. Kirk, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Enriquez (27, 3rd Inning off N. Kirk, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Carrillo (29, 6th Inning off C. Kroesen, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Guzman (28, 7th Inning off E. Oakes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Enriquez (8, 2nd Inning off N. Kirk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Carrillo 3 , M. Jones , I. Ocampo 3 , M. Harden 2 , A. Roux , B. Guzman 3 , M. Enriquez 6
2-out RBI: M. Harden , A. Roux , M. Enriquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harden , A. Roux , P. Nunez 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Roux
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carrillo-Roux-Guzman)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kirk L (4-15) 3.0 7 6 6 1 3 1 61 6.49   
C. Kroesen 3.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 46 7.09   
E. Oakes 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 1.96   
O. Tamura 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kirk 21
Batters Faced: N. Kirk 18, C. Kroesen 14, E. Oakes 4, O. Tamura 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kirk 1-5, C. Kroesen 3-4, E. Oakes 1-1, O. Tamura 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kirk 61-39, C. Kroesen 46-33, E. Oakes 22-15, O. Tamura 10-8
Hit Batsmen: N. Kirk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vergara W (6-0) 6.1 4 1 1 2 4 1 85 2.82   
S. Hudson 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 9 4.41   
K. Yokoyama H (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.94   
D. Murphy SV (36) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vergara 63
Batters Faced: M. Vergara 25, S. Hudson 5, K. Yokoyama 4, D. Murphy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vergara 4-10, S. Hudson 0-1, K. Yokoyama 2-1, D. Murphy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vergara 85-53, S. Hudson 9-6, K. Yokoyama 13-7, D. Murphy 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Yokoyama 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Vergara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcos Vergara
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 50614
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