MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/07/2070
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1576 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (38-45) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (35-48) 1 0 3 1 1 5 0 3 X 14 17 1
Cardinals Thrash Cubs, 14-2
The St. Louis Cardinals did not need a Herculean effort from starter Rodolfo Velasco, not with their offense scoring runs at will. St. Louis dispatched the Chicago Cubs, 14-2. St. Louis is now 35-48, Chicago 38-45.

One critical moment came in the top of the eighth, when St. Louis bent under pressure but did not break. The score was 11-2, St. Louis, with one out. Chicago had the bases loaded. Jorge Estrada had a chance to deliver a clutch base hit, but instead grounded out on a 2-0 fastball.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .307 10 38
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .245 7 24
J. Estrada LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226 18 42
F. Lynn RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .267 16 36
A. Frazier DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258 7 31
M. Loretta 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 0 3
D. Alexander 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0 0
H. Bush SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .238 0 3
M. Merullo C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .204 0 10
   a-D. Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 1 13
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 12 15      
a - D. Nelson pinch hit for M. Merullo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Lynn (16, 5th Inning off R. Velasco, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Alexander (1, 9th Inning off R. Velasco, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie , K. Kiermaier , F. Lynn 2 , M. Loretta , D. Alexander 3 , H. Bush , M. Merullo
2-out RBI: H. Bush
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lynn , M. Merullo , D. Nelson
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Wise 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .230 14 29
   a-D. Cardenas PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .196 0 2
B. Carbo RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 .296 10 35
B. Ruth LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .292 17 55
   b-J. Parrales PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 6 16
J. Valentin SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .298 10 43
T. White 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .600 0 3
J. Wood CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .500 0 2
K. Carpenter DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .000 0 1
L. Raya 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .265 0 15
G. Soto C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255 13 33
Totals 40 14 17 14 3 4 16      
a - D. Cardenas pinch hit for S. Wise in the 7th
b - J. Parrales pinch hit for B. Ruth in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Carbo (28, 1st Inning off T. Laufer, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Soto (8, 3rd Inning off T. Laufer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Valentin (31, 3rd Inning off T. Laufer, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Ruth (19, 5th Inning off K. Kim, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Wise (9, 6th Inning off K. Kim, 0 on, 1 out) , T. White (1, 6th Inning off J. Fields, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Raya (6, 6th Inning off K. Kim, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Wood (1, 8th Inning off G. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Parrales (6, 8th Inning off J. Fields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Wise 2 , B. Carbo 3 , B. Ruth 3 , J. Parrales 4 , J. Valentin 4 , T. White 4 , J. Wood 4 , L. Raya 3 , G. Soto 3
2-out RBI: , J. Valentin 2 , T. White , J. Wood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Carbo , T. White , K. Carpenter
Hit by Pitch: J. Wood
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Wise (20) , B. Carbo (7) , L. Raya (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wood (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Laufer L (0-2) 3.1 7 5 5 1 1 0 65 15.23   
K. Kim 2.0 5 5 5 1 2 0 41 12.27   
J. Fields 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 35 4.91   
G. Jackson 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 14 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Laufer 24
Batters Faced: T. Laufer 18, K. Kim 12, J. Fields 10, G. Jackson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Laufer 3-5, K. Kim 3-1, J. Fields 2-3, G. Jackson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Laufer 65-37, K. Kim 41-23, J. Fields 35-20, G. Jackson 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kim 2-0 , J. Fields 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Laufer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Velasco W (2-0) 8.2 8 2 2 1 12 0 117 2.14   
L. Gervais 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Velasco 71
Batters Faced: R. Velasco 35, L. Gervais 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Velasco 7-7, L. Gervais 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Velasco 117-80, L. Gervais 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gervais 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rodolfo Velasco
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 23655
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