Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 6, St. Louis 5
Saturday, October 2, 2021 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, October 2, 2021
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Ryan Wills, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Will Little, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 45239
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Willson Contreras C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .237
(S)  Erick Castillo C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333
Frank Schwindel 1B 5 2 1 0 0 0 .338
Ian Happ LF 3 2 1 2 2 0 .225
(S)  Rowan Wick RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Matt Duffy 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .283
Trayce Thompson RF 4 1 3 4 0 0 .280
Sergio Alcantara SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .203
Trent Giambrone 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .200
Johneshwy Fargas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Adrian Sampson SP 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
(S)  Tyler Ladendorf PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Trevor Megill RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Cory Abbott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
(S)  Michael Rucker RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Jason Adam RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Rafael Ortega PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291
Totals 34 6 9 6 6 6  
Batting
2B - Matt Duffy (12)
HR - Ian Happ (25), Trayce Thompson (4)
TB - Erick Castillo, Frank Schwindel, Ian Happ 4, Matt Duffy 3, Trayce Thompson 6, Trent Giambrone
RBI - Ian Happ 2 (65), Trayce Thompson 4 (9)
2-Out RBI - Ian Happ 2 (31), Trayce Thompson 4 (7)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Trayce Thompson (5), Johneshwy Fargas 2 (4)
GIDP - Sergio Alcantara (3), Johneshwy Fargas (2)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
E - Sergio Alcantara (9)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Adrian Sampson 4.0 3 1 1 2 7 1 2.80
Trevor Megill 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.37
Michael Rucker (BS 1) 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6.99
Jason Adam (W 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.91
Rowan Wick (SV 5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.30
HBP - Tyler O'Neill (by Sampson)
Pitches-Strikes - Adrian Sampson 91-56, Trevor Megill 17-8, Michael Rucker 36-22, Jason Adam 9-8, Rowan Wick 22-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Adrian Sampson 0-3, Trevor Megill 1-0, Michael Rucker 1-4, Jason Adam 1-0, Rowan Wick 0-1
Batters Faced - Adrian Sampson 18, Trevor Megill 5, Michael Rucker 9, Jason Adam 3, Rowan Wick 4
St. Louis
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Harrison Bader CF 5 2 1 1 0 1 .266
Paul Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .294
(S)  Matt Carpenter 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Tyler O'Neill LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .285
Nolan Arenado 3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .255
(S)  Kwang-hyun Kim RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
(S)  Tommy Edman PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .262
(S)  Kodi Whitley RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Luis Garcia RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dylan Carlson RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 .265
Yadier Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .252
Edmundo Sosa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273
Paul DeJong SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .197
Jon Lester SP 1 0 0 0 1 1 .167
(S)  Jose Rondon 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .269
Totals 34 5 8 5 4 11  
Batting
2B - Paul Goldschmidt (36), Paul DeJong (10)
3B - Tyler O'Neill (2)
HR - Harrison Bader (16)
TB - Harrison Bader 4, Paul Goldschmidt 2, Tyler O'Neill 4, Nolan Arenado, Tommy Edman, Dylan Carlson, Paul DeJong 2
RBI - Harrison Bader (50), Tyler O'Neill (80), Tommy Edman (55), Dylan Carlson 2 (65)
2-Out RBI - Tommy Edman (26), Dylan Carlson 2 (18)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Paul Goldschmidt (41), Yadier Molina (44)
GIDP - Dylan Carlson (5)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
SB - Tommy Edman (30, 2nd off Rucker/Castillo)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jon Lester 5.0 6 4 4 4 4 1 4.71
Kwang-hyun Kim 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.46
Kodi Whitley (H 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.49
Luis Garcia (L 1-1; BS 1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 3.24
Pitches-Strikes - Jon Lester 88-50, Kwang-hyun Kim 29-17, Kodi Whitley 13-8, Luis Garcia 22-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Lester 7-1, Kwang-hyun Kim 3-2, Kodi Whitley 0-1, Luis Garcia 3-0
Batters Faced - Jon Lester 24, Kwang-hyun Kim 8, Kodi Whitley 3, Luis Garcia 5