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    Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

    CHC
    Chicago CubsCubsCHC
    23-22, 7-13 Away
    1
    23-22, 7-13 Away
    Final
    STL
    St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL
    26-19, 15-9 Home
    2
    26-19, 15-9 Home
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    • Box Score
    • Play-by-Play
    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    J. PedersonLF
    0-3100.262
    K. BryantRF
    1-4000.307
    W. ContrerasC
    1-2000.250
    A. Rizzo1B
    1-4000.265
    J. BaezSS
    1-4001.260
    I. HappCF
    0-4000.217
    M. Duffy3B
    0-1000.278
    D. BotePH-3B
    0-1000.198
    E. SogardPH
    0-1000.260
    N. Hoerner2B
    1-4000.343
    A. AlzolayP
    0-3000.077
    K. ThompsonP
    0-0000.333
    N. MartiniPH
    0-1000.111
    Today's at BatsFull Player Profile
    • 9th: Martini flied out to left.
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    A. Alzolay
    7.0520686-704.30
    K. Thompson
    1.0100113-110.00
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    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    CHCSTL
    Hits
    5
    6
    Home Runs
    0
    1
    Total Bases
    5
    12
    Runners LOB
    8
    4

    Game Information

    Busch Stadium
    Busch Stadium
    7:15 AM, 23 May 2021
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Attendance: 26,027
    Game Time:2:47
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
    • First Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus
    • Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
    • Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger

    Mikolas hurt in return, Molina homers, Cards top Cubs 2-1

    — Four pitchers combined for five innings of scoreless, two-hit relief after Miles Mikolas appeared to get injured in his delayed season debut, and Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking home run that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs 2-1...
    May 23, 2021, 11:31 am - AP
    CHC
    STL
    123456789RHE
    100000000151
    00001010-260
    G. Cabrera
    win

    G. Cabrera1-1

    1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
    A. Alzolay
    loss

    A. Alzolay2-4

    7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 0 BB
    A. Reyes
    save

    A. Reyes14

    1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    CHCSTL
    1stBáez singled to left, Pederson scored, Rizzo to second.10
    5thThomas singled to center, Sosa scored.11
    7thMolina homered to left (397 feet).12
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    CHC win 2-1

    • Cubs
      12
    • Cardinals
      3
    Game 1
    22/5
    • Cubs
      1
    • Cardinals
      2
    Game 2
    23/5
    • Cubs
      2
    • Cardinals
      1
    Game 3
    24/5

    2026 National League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Milwaukee3722.627-L1
    St. Louis3228.5335.5W1
    Pittsburgh3329.5325.5L1
    Chicago3230.5166.5L3
    Cincinnati3130.5087L1
    Full Standings

    MLB News

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    Smith has tiebreaking 2-run triple in 8th to help the Astros beat the Pirates 11-9

    — Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking two-run triple to cap Houston’s six-run eighth inning, Isaac Paredes homered and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 on Wednesday night.
    Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

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    Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights
    Kurtz drives in winning run in 10th as A's beat Cubs 5-4; Chicago's Happ reaches 1,000 career hits

    Kurtz drives in winning run in 10th as A's beat Cubs 5-4; Chicago's Happ reaches 1,000 career hits

    — Nick Kurtz singled in automatic runner Alika Williams in the 10th inning, and the Athletics rallied for a second straight win, 5-4 over the sliding Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
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