MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/25/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1359 - SATURDAY, MAY 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (30-23) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (27-25) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 8 0
Cardinals Edge Cubs, 5-4
The St. Louis Cardinals did just enough to sneak past the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis pitcher James Paxton, in particular, had a standout performance. The winner was St. Louis reliever Emilio Pagan, now 3-0. The loser was John Brebbia. The win for the Cardinals lifted their record to 27-25.

T.J. Friedl was 1-3 with a triple and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for St. Louis. The 28-year old center fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch off John Brebbia. It was his 16th RBI of the season.

"James made some big pitches when he needed to," said Cardinals manager Jason B.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Franco 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .292 4 24
G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 11 30
J. Suwinski RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .256 17 40
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231 6 18
T. France DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .218 1 4
D. Blanco CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .230 3 21
   a-J. Naylor PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 5 18
I. Happ 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 7 22
D. Moore LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .238 2 4
A. Hedges C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .163 2 11
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 12 10      
a - J. Naylor pinch hit for D. Blanco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. France (3, 6th Inning off B. Bernardino, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Franco (4, 1st Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Blanco (3, 2nd Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Moore (2, 5th Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Naylor (5, 9th Inning off D. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Franco 4 , J. Suwinski , T. France 2 , D. Blanco 4 , J. Naylor 4 , D. Moore 4 , A. Hedges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Happ
GIDP: D. Blanco
Hit by Pitch: D. Moore
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Swanson-Torres-Happ, Torres-Swanson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Friedl CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 2 16
B. Stott 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .260 7 26
B. Anderson 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .283 4 15
J. Westbrook DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .279 3 21
W. Brennan LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 9
J. Peña SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .265 5 24
A. Rizzo 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .181 5 13
J. Profar RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .225 5 12
K. Higashioka C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .212 6 16
Totals 29 5 8 4 3 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Westbrook (14, 1st Inning off T. Glasnow, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Rizzo (6, 7th Inning off J. Brebbia, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Brennan (10, 8th Inning off C. Green, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Friedl (1, 3rd Inning off T. Glasnow, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Friedl 3 , B. Stott , J. Westbrook 2 , W. Brennan 2 , J. Peña 2 , A. Rizzo 2 , K. Higashioka
2-out RBI: J. Westbrook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Westbrook , W. Brennan , J. Profar
GIDP: J. Profar
Sac Fly: B. Stott
Hit by Pitch: T. Friedl , B. Anderson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Stott-Rizzo)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Glasnow 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 81 4.26   
J. Brebbia L (2-3) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 23 4.50   
C. Green 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.72   
G. Cabrera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Glasnow 53
Batters Faced: T. Glasnow 23, J. Brebbia 6, C. Green 4, G. Cabrera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Glasnow 5-6, J. Brebbia 1-1, C. Green 1-0, G. Cabrera 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Glasnow 81-52, J. Brebbia 23-15, C. Green 18-13, G. Cabrera 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Green 2-0 , G. Cabrera 1-0
WP: T. Glasnow
Hit Batsmen: J. Brebbia , C. Green
Balk: C. Green
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton 5.0 4 3 3 1 5 3 76 3.29   
B. Bernardino 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.92   
E. Pagan W (3-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 26 2.96   
D. Hudson SV (15) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 51
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 20, B. Bernardino 5, E. Pagan 6, D. Hudson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 3-6, B. Bernardino 1-1, E. Pagan 0-1, D. Hudson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 76-49, B. Bernardino 17-10, E. Pagan 26-20, D. Hudson 13-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Paxton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Paxton
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 33939
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