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Cubs' eighth-inning fielding mix-up allows Cardinals to rally for 5-4 win

CHICAGO (AP) A Cubs fielding mix-up allowed Nolan Arenado’s short fly to drop for a tying, two-run single in a three-run eighth inning, Tommy Pham tripled and scored in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past Chicago 5-4 on Saturday.

St. Louis trailed 4-1 in the eighth before newly acquired third baseman Isaac Paredes threw wildly past first on Brendan Donovan’s grounder off Porter Hodge, allowing Alec Burleson to score from second on the error.

Arenado hit a fly to short center that second baseman Nico Hoerner called for and was readying to catch when rookie center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong called him off. Crow-Armstrong couldn’t get to the ball, which dropped 213 feet from the plate as two runs scored.

“I called it when I shouldn’t have. Simple as that,” Crow-Armstrong said. “I know better. I just did a poor job checking.”

Pham led off the ninth with a drive against Héctor Neris (8-4) that hit off the glove of leaping Ian Happ and the ivy on the left-field wall as Pham slid into third.

“It looked like he caught it,” Pham said of Happ’s try. “But that’s a brick wall behind - I’ve been on the other end of those kinds of plays here.”

Pham scored on Lars Nootbaar’s flyout.

Pham also doubled and is hitting .471 (8 for 17) since returning to the Cardinals, who acquired him from the Chicago White Sox.

“He’s been phenomenal,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “He likes playing meaningful games.”

JoJo Romero (5-1) pitched a perfect eighth and Ryan Helsley a 1-2-3 ninth for his major league-leading 34th save in 37 chances, stopping Chicago’s three-game winning streak.

Burleson hit his 18th home run for St. Louis, a drive to right in the first inning originally ruled in play. A video review determined the ball hit the bricks above the right-field wall.

Michael Busch hit a two-run homer in the bottom half, going deep for the second straight day.

Crow-Armstrong had a run-scoring triple in the second and scored on Miguel Amaya’s sacrifice bunt back to the mound for a 4-1 lead.

Cubs starter Jameson Taillon allowed one run and six hits in six innings, while Kyle Gibson combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, giving up four runs and five hits in seven innings.

“Giving the team a chance to win looks a lot different every single time and, thankfully, the offense made this outing stand up and gave the team a chance to win," Gibson said. "They did a great job scratching out runs.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: CF Michael Siani left in the middle of the eighth inning because of right oblique tightness and will be evaluated before Sunday’s game.

UP NEXT

Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (8-8, 4.99 ERA) faces Cubs LHP Justin Steele (2-5, 3.38) in Sunday night’s series finale.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals STL57-54	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	9	0
Cubs CHC54-59	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

W: J. Romero (5-1)L: H. Neris (8-4)S: R. Helsley (34)
HR: STL - A. Burleson (21), CHC - M. Busch (21)

STLCardinals

CHCCubs

.J. TaillonJameson Taillon
P
6.0 IP, ER, 4 SO, 88 P
.K. GibsonKyle Gibson
P
7.0 IP, 4 ER, BB, 7 SO, 96 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Winn SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.326	.408	.734	0.0
A. Burleson 1B	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	.281	.316	.473	.789	8.0
W. Contreras C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.377	.483	.860	3.0
P. Goldschmidt DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.231	.289	.383	.672	-1.0
B. Donovan LF	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.392	.725	4.0
N. Arenado 3B	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	.266	.320	.385	.705	4.0
N. Gorman 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.199	.272	.408	.679	-0.5
T. Pham RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.332	.393	.725	6.0
M. Siani CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.256	.297	.325	.622	-1.5
L. Nootbaar CF	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.232	.324	.389	.712	1.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Winn SS	5
A. Burleson 1B	4
W. Contreras C	3
P. Goldschmidt DH	4
B. Donovan LF	4
N. Arenado 3B	4
N. Gorman 2B	4
T. Pham RF	4
M. Siani CF	3
L. Nootbaar CF	0

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
I. Happ LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.228	.335	.430	.765	1.5
M. Busch 1B	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	.260	.347	.462	.809	8.0
a- P. Wisdom PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.270	.427	.698	-0.5
S. Suzuki RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.272	.343	.494	.837	-1.0
C. Bellinger DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.334	.429	.764	0.0
I. Paredes 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.243	.353	.431	.784	-1.0
N. Hoerner 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.328	.347	.675	5.0
D. Swanson SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.222	.294	.348	.642	-0.5
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	.196	.243	.319	.562	5.0
M. Amaya C	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.211	.274	.292	.566	0.5

HITTERS	AB
I. Happ LF	3
M. Busch 1B	3
a- P. Wisdom PH-1B	1
S. Suzuki RF	4
C. Bellinger DH	4
I. Paredes 3B	4
N. Hoerner 2B	4
D. Swanson SS	3
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	3
M. Amaya C	2

a-struck out for Busch in the 8th

2B - T. Pham (15)
3B - T. Pham (2)
HR - A. Burleson (19)
SF - L. Nootbaar
RBI - A. Burleson (64), N. Arenado 2 (48), L. Nootbaar (23)
2-Out RBI - N. Arenado 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Burleson, N. Arenado, N. Gorman 2 (2)

3B - P. Crow-Armstrong (5)
HR - M. Busch (15)
SH - M. Amaya (4)
RBI - M. Busch 2 (43), P. Crow-Armstrong (22), M. Amaya (19)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - P. Crow-Armstrong

SB - N. Hoerner (19)

E - I. Paredes

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Gibson	7.0	5	4	4	1	7	1	4.04	1.31	14.5
J. Romero (W, 5-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.38	1.01	10.5
R. Helsley (S, 34)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.64	1.20	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
K. Gibson	7.0
J. Romero (W, 5-1)	1.0
R. Helsley (S, 34)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Taillon	6.0	6	1	1	0	4	1	3.25	1.16	16.0
D. Smyly (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.47	1.17	3.5
P. Hodge (BS, 2)	1.0	2	3	2	1	1	0	2.74	0.96	-2.5
H. Neris (L, 8-4)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.60	1.45	-4.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Taillon	6.0
D. Smyly (H, 4)	1.0
P. Hodge (BS, 2)	1.0
H. Neris (L, 8-4)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - K. Gibson 96-65, J. Romero 10-6, R. Helsley 9-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Gibson 7-5, J. Romero 0-2
Batters Faced - K. Gibson 27, J. Romero 3, R. Helsley 3

Pitches-Strikes - J. Taillon 88-57, D. Smyly 15-10, P. Hodge 24-14, H. Neris 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Taillon 9-9, D. Smyly 2-0, P. Hodge 1-2, H. Neris 2-0
Batters Faced - J. Taillon 24, D. Smyly 3, P. Hodge 7, H. Neris 4

.J. TaillonJameson Taillon
P
6.0 IP, ER, 4 SO, 88 P
.K. GibsonKyle Gibson
P
7.0 IP, 4 ER, BB, 7 SO, 96 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals STL57-54	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	9	0
Cubs CHC54-59	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Winn SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.326	.408	.734	0.0
A. Burleson 1B	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	.281	.316	.473	.789	8.0
W. Contreras C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.377	.483	.860	3.0
P. Goldschmidt DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.231	.289	.383	.672	-1.0
B. Donovan LF	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.392	.725	4.0
N. Arenado 3B	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	.266	.320	.385	.705	4.0
N. Gorman 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.199	.272	.408	.679	-0.5
T. Pham RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.332	.393	.725	6.0
M. Siani CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.256	.297	.325	.622	-1.5
L. Nootbaar CF	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.232	.324	.389	.712	1.0
Total	35	5	9	4	1	1	6	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Winn SS	5
A. Burleson 1B	4
W. Contreras C	3
P. Goldschmidt DH	4
B. Donovan LF	4
N. Arenado 3B	4
N. Gorman 2B	4
T. Pham RF	4
M. Siani CF	3
L. Nootbaar CF	0
Total	35

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
I. Happ LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.228	.335	.430	.765	1.5
M. Busch 1B	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	.260	.347	.462	.809	8.0
a- P. Wisdom PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.270	.427	.698	-0.5
S. Suzuki RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.272	.343	.494	.837	-1.0
C. Bellinger DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.334	.429	.764	0.0
I. Paredes 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.243	.353	.431	.784	-1.0
N. Hoerner 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.328	.347	.675	5.0
D. Swanson SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.222	.294	.348	.642	-0.5
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	.196	.243	.319	.562	5.0
M. Amaya C	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.211	.274	.292	.566	0.5
Total	31	4	5	4	1	1	8	4	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
I. Happ LF	3
M. Busch 1B	3
a- P. Wisdom PH-1B	1
S. Suzuki RF	4
C. Bellinger DH	4
I. Paredes 3B	4
N. Hoerner 2B	4
D. Swanson SS	3
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	3
M. Amaya C	2
Total	31

a-struck out for Busch in the 8th

2B - T. Pham (15)
3B - T. Pham (2)
HR - A. Burleson (19)
SF - L. Nootbaar
RBI - A. Burleson (64), N. Arenado 2 (48), L. Nootbaar (23)
2-Out RBI - N. Arenado 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Burleson, N. Arenado, N. Gorman 2 (2)

3B - P. Crow-Armstrong (5)
HR - M. Busch (15)
SH - M. Amaya (4)
RBI - M. Busch 2 (43), P. Crow-Armstrong (22), M. Amaya (19)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - P. Crow-Armstrong

SB - N. Hoerner (19)

E - I. Paredes

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Gibson	7.0	5	4	4	1	7	1	4.04	1.31	14.5
J. Romero (W, 5-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.38	1.01	10.5
R. Helsley (S, 34)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.64	1.20	10.0
Total	9.0	5	4	4	1	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
K. Gibson	7.0
J. Romero (W, 5-1)	1.0
R. Helsley (S, 34)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Taillon	6.0	6	1	1	0	4	1	3.25	1.16	16.0
D. Smyly (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.47	1.17	3.5
P. Hodge (BS, 2)	1.0	2	3	2	1	1	0	2.74	0.96	-2.5
H. Neris (L, 8-4)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.60	1.45	-4.0
Total	9.0	9	5	4	1	6	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Taillon	6.0
D. Smyly (H, 4)	1.0
P. Hodge (BS, 2)	1.0
H. Neris (L, 8-4)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - K. Gibson 96-65, J. Romero 10-6, R. Helsley 9-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Gibson 7-5, J. Romero 0-2
Batters Faced - K. Gibson 27, J. Romero 3, R. Helsley 3

Pitches-Strikes - J. Taillon 88-57, D. Smyly 15-10, P. Hodge 24-14, H. Neris 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Taillon 9-9, D. Smyly 2-0, P. Hodge 1-2, H. Neris 2-0
Batters Faced - J. Taillon 24, D. Smyly 3, P. Hodge 7, H. Neris 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
A. Burleson homered to right 1 0
M. Busch homered to right center, I. Happ scored 1 2
2ND INNING
Crow-Armstrong tripled to deep right, N. Hoerner scored 1 3
Amaya hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, P. Crow-Armstrong scored 1 4

1ST INNING
	A. Burleson homered to right	1	0
	M. Busch homered to right center, I. Happ scored	1	2

2ND INNING
	Crow-Armstrong tripled to deep right, N. Hoerner scored	1	3
	Amaya hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, P. Crow-Armstrong scored	1	4

8TH INNING
	Donovan reached on an infield single to third, A. Burleson scored, Contreras to third, Donovan to second on 3rd baseman Paredes throwing error	2	4
	Arenado singled to shallow center, B. Donovan and W. Contreras scored	4	4

9TH INNING
Nootbaar hit sacrifice fly to center, T. Pham scored 5 4

9TH INNING
	Nootbaar hit sacrifice fly to center, T. Pham scored	5	4

1ST INNING
Cardinals
J. Taillon Pitching:
M. Winn: Winn flied out to center
A. Burleson: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, A. Burleson homered to right
W. Contreras: Ball, Contreras flied out to deep left
P. Goldschmidt: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Goldschmidt struck out looking
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
K. Gibson Pitching:
I. Happ: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Happ walked
M. Busch: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, M. Busch homered to right center, I. Happ scored
S. Suzuki: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike looking, Suzuki struck out looking
C. Bellinger: Ball, Ball, Foul, Bellinger popped out to second
I. Paredes: Ball, Paredes lined out to left
End of the 1st (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Cardinals
J. Taillon Pitching:
B. Donovan: Ball, Donovan flied out to center
N. Arenado: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Arenado lined out to left
N. Gorman: Ball, Gorman flied out to deep center
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
K. Gibson Pitching:
N. Hoerner: Strike looking, Hoerner singled to shallow center
D. Swanson: Strike looking, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Swanson struck out swinging
P. Crow-Armstrong: Foul, Foul, Ball, Crow-Armstrong tripled to deep right, N. Hoerner scored
M. Amaya: Amaya hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, P. Crow-Armstrong scored
I. Happ: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Happ struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Cardinals
J. Taillon Pitching:
T. Pham: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Pham doubled to shallow right
M. Siani: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul tip, Siani struck out on foul tip
M. Winn: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Winn grounded out to shortstop, Pham to third
A. Burleson: Ball, Ball, Foul, Burleson grounded out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
K. Gibson Pitching:
M. Busch: Ball, Ball, Busch grounded out to second
S. Suzuki: Suzuki grounded out to shortstop
C. Bellinger: Ball, Foul, Bellinger grounded out to pitcher
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Cardinals
J. Taillon Pitching:
W. Contreras: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Contreras flied out to deep right
P. Goldschmidt: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Goldschmidt struck out swinging
B. Donovan: Donovan reached on an infield single to second
N. Arenado: Ball, Ball, Arenado singled to right, Donovan to second
N. Gorman: Donovan to third, Arenado to second on balk, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Gorman flied out to shallow shortstop
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
K. Gibson Pitching:
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Paredes struck out swinging
N. Hoerner: Hoerner reached on an infield single to second
D. Swanson: Ball, Hoerner stole second, Foul, Swanson popped out to first
P. Crow-Armstrong: Foul, Crow-Armstrong flied out to shallow left
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Cardinals
J. Taillon Pitching:
T. Pham: Pham grounded out to second
M. Siani: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Siani struck out swinging
M. Winn: Ball, Strike looking, Winn grounded out to second
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
K. Gibson Pitching:
M. Amaya: Strike looking, Ball, Amaya flied out to deep right
I. Happ: Happ flied out to right
M. Busch: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Busch singled to right center
S. Suzuki: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Suzuki struck out swinging
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Cardinals
J. Taillon Pitching:
A. Burleson: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Burleson grounded out to second
W. Contreras: Contreras singled to shallow left
P. Goldschmidt: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Goldschmidt flied out to deep left
B. Donovan: Strike looking, Donovan reached on an infield single to second, Contreras to second
N. Arenado: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Arenado lined out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
K. Gibson Pitching:
C. Bellinger: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Bellinger lined out to third
I. Paredes: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Paredes struck out swinging
N. Hoerner: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Hoerner lined out to left
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Cardinals
Drew Smyly relieved Jameson Taillon
N. Gorman: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Gorman grounded out to second
T. Pham: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Pham grounded out to second
M. Siani: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Siani struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
K. Gibson Pitching:
D. Swanson: Swanson flied out to center
P. Crow-Armstrong: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Crow-Armstrong grounded out to first
M. Amaya: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Amaya struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Cardinals
Porter Hodge relieved Drew Smyly
M. Winn: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Winn flied out to shallow second
A. Burleson: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Burleson walked
W. Contreras: Ball, Ball, Contreras hit by pitch, Burleson to second
P. Goldschmidt: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Goldschmidt lined out to center
B. Donovan: Donovan reached on an infield single to third, A. Burleson scored, Contreras to third, Donovan to second on 3rd baseman Paredes throwing error
N. Arenado: Ball, Strike swinging, Arenado singled to shallow center, B. Donovan and W. Contreras scored
N. Gorman: Foul, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Gorman struck out looking
Middle of the 8th (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Lars Nootbaar in center field
JoJo Romero relieved Kyle Gibson
I. Happ: Happ flied out to shallow right
Patrick Wisdom hit for Michael Busch
P. Wisdom: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Wisdom struck out swinging
S. Suzuki: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Suzuki flied out to right
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
9TH INNING
Cardinals
Patrick Wisdom at first base
Hector Neris relieved Porter Hodge
T. Pham: Strike looking, Ball, Pham tripled to left center
L. Nootbaar: Strike swinging, Foul, Nootbaar hit sacrifice fly to center, T. Pham scored
M. Winn: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Winn grounded out to first
A. Burleson: Burleson grounded out to second
Middle of the 9th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Ryan Helsley relieved JoJo Romero
C. Bellinger: Bellinger popped out to shortstop
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Paredes lined out to shortstop
N. Hoerner: Hoerner lined out to center
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)