Major League Baseball
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 000040002691
St. Louis 100010300580
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. Cubs 70-91 39-42 31-49 W1
St. Louis 90-71 45-35 45-36 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 45-35 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 31-49 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cardinals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Jason Adam pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.91. Rowan Wick closed out the game to get the save and has 5 saves for the season. Luis Garcia took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Harrison Bader had the only homerun for St. Louis. Ian Happ, Trayce Thompson hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   St. Louis
Adrian Sampson Player Jon Lester
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 5.0
7 Strikeouts 4
3 Hits 6
2.25 ERA 7.20
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   St. Louis
Trayce ThompsonPlayer Tyler O'Neill
3 Hits 2
4 RBI 1
1 HR 0
6 TB 4
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Chi. Cubs 9 2 16 .265 6 6 6 0 1
St. Louis 8 1 15 .235 11 5 4 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .578 after a win and .529 after a loss.
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Cubs have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .385 after a loss.