PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/15/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2821 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (48-93) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals (86-55) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 12 0
Skidding Cubs Lose 13th Straight
The St. Louis Cardinals stopped the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals got a big game from Steve Rivera, who was 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. St. Louis reliever Albert Smith got the win, raising his record to 2-2. Carlos Sánchez was tagged with the loss. St. Louis has now won 8 straight.

Mike Matthews was the walk-off hero for St. Louis. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Cardinals pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"This joint was rocking," said Matthews.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Melero CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 6 38
Y. Peltier LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 5 50
   a-J. Rodríguez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 2
S. Narita 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 8 52
   b-J. Blanco PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
G. Moore DH 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 .232 32 97
D. Byrd 1B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .248 4 45
H. Mathis RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 2 5
I. Valpreda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Picot C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 3 45
E. Brown SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 1 16
Totals 31 3 6 3 1 6 10      
a - J. Rodríguez pinch hit for Y. Peltier in the 8th
b - J. Blanco pinch hit for S. Narita in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Byrd (26, 7th Inning off R. Encarnación, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Moore (32, 4th Inning off R. Encarnación, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Narita 2 , G. Moore 4 , D. Byrd 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Brown
GIDP: H. Mathis 2
Hit by Pitch: H. Mathis , E. Brown
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Narita (22)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Valpreda (1) , E. Brown 2 (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Narita-Byrd)
OF assists: 1 (Melero(Rivera at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Odhiambo DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .260 23 72
   b-V. Becerra DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 22 64
R. Hodges 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .277 20 80
L. Vogler 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .263 27 83
   d-M. Eldridge PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 4 24
E. Girometta 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 .279 39 98
J. Dalton LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .254 8 22
J. Betancourt RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .213 2 6
   e-H. Reyes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 6 15
S. Rivera CF 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 .269 29 89
H. Tu C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 1 6
   a-G. Johnson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 1 4
   c-C. Díaz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 6
   f-M. Matthews PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 2 14
A. Torres SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .214 9 55
Totals 37 4 12 4 6 5 30      
a - G. Johnson pinch hit for H. Tu in the 8th
b - V. Becerra inserted as DH in the 8th
c - C. Díaz substituted for G. Johnson in the 9th
d - M. Eldridge pinch ran for L. Vogler in the 9th
e - H. Reyes pinch hit for J. Betancourt in the 9th
f - M. Matthews pinch hit for C. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Girometta (32, 3rd Inning off P. Stevenson, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Rivera (14, 5th Inning off P. Stevenson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hodges , L. Vogler , E. Girometta 4 , J. Dalton , S. Rivera 4 , G. Johnson , M. Matthews , A. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Odhiambo , R. Hodges , L. Vogler , E. Girometta , J. Dalton , J. Betancourt
GIDP: E. Girometta
Sac Fly: R. Hodges
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vogler-Torres-Vogler, Torres-Girometta-Vogler)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Stevenson 6.0 7 2 1 3 3 0 99 5.06   
M. Riley 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 5.70   
C. Sánchez L (2-9), BS (3) 0.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 17 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Stevenson 52
Batters Faced: P. Stevenson 30, M. Riley 8, C. Sánchez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Stevenson 2-12, M. Riley 2-1, C. Sánchez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Stevenson 99-57, M. Riley 32-18, C. Sánchez 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Riley 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Encarnación 7.1 5 2 2 0 4 1 95 3.66   
E. Rosa 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.71   
A. Smith W (2-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Encarnación 64
Batters Faced: R. Encarnación 28, E. Rosa 2, A. Smith 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Encarnación 8-9, E. Rosa 0-0, A. Smith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Encarnación 95-66, E. Rosa 10-7, A. Smith 14-7
WP: A. Smith
Hit Batsmen: R. Encarnación 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Rivera
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 46482
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