By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | June 20, 2016, 5:02 pm CT
Updated at 10:32 pm CT:
Trevor Rosenthal played with fire once again on Monday night, and a fortunate bounce off of home plate umpire Pat Hoberg which allowed Yadier Molina to throw out Albert Almora Jr. attempting to advance to third base proved to be the break the redbirds needed in a narrow 3-2 victory over the North Siders.
FINAL: St. Louis Cardinals (36-33) 3 at Chicago Cubs (47-21) 2
WIN-LOSS-SAVE: Jaime Garcia (5-6, 3.83 ERA) – John Lackey (7-3, 2.78) – Trevor Rosenthal (13)
STARTERS:
- LHP Jaime Garcia: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 100 pitches (63 strikes)
- RHP John Lackey: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 109 pitches (73 strikes)
TOP PERFORMANCES:
- Jhonny Peralta (3B): 1-4, HR (2), RBI
- Brandon Moss (1B): 1-3, R, HR (16), RBI
- Aledmys Diaz (SS): 2-4, RBI, BB
RECAP: MLB.com
GAME NOTES:
- The Cardinals snapped a five game losing streak with Monday’s 3-2 victory. The team had previously been on a five game winning streak.
- Matt Carpenter has now walked twice in four consecutive games, tied with the Yankees’ Mark Teixeira for the longest streak of multiple walks in baseball this season. (Chris Tunno / Twitter)
- Jaime Garcia is now 2-0 in four career starts (five appearances) at Wrigley Field with a 2.20 ERA. (Chris Tunno / Twitter)
UP NEXT: The Cardinals will send veteran right-hander Adam Wainwright (5-4, 4.78 ERA) to the mound as they look to take the series at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The Cubs will counter with Jason Hammel (7-2, 2.26), and first pitch is slated for 7:05 pm CT.
***GAME PREVIEW***
In the midst of a five-game losing streak (which followed a five-game winning streak), their longest of the season, the Cardinals open up an eight-game road trip Monday night in the first game of a three game set at the Friendly Confines.
MATCHUP: St. Louis Cardinals (35-33, -12.5 in NL Central) at Chicago Cubs (47-20, +12.5 in NL Central)
GAME INFO: 7:05 pm CT first pitch from Wrigley Field | Fox Sports Midwest, KMOX/CRN
STARTERS: LHP Jaime Garcia (4-6, 3.93 ERA) | RHP John Lackey (7-2, 2.66 ERA)
LINEUPS:
- Cardinals: Carpenter 2B, Diaz SS, Holliday LF, Piscotty RF, Peralta 3B, Molina C, Moss 1B, Wong CF, Garcia SP
- Cubs: Zobrist 2B, Heyward RF, Bryant LF, Rizzo 1B, Contreras C, Baez 3B, Russell SS, Almora CF, Lackey SP
PREVIEW: MLB.com, Associated Press (via STL Today)
GAME NOTES (via Cardinals Department of Communications):
- Cardinals starting pitchers have worked six or more innings in nine straight starts dating back to June 9, posting a Major League best 1.88 ERA during that time span.
- The redbirds are 18-34 all-time in night games at Wrigley Field, but have won six of their last nine games there.
RECENT NEWS:
- Cardinals reliever Mitch Harris announced in an Instagram post on Monday that he underwent “Tommy John like” surgery last week and will miss the rest of the 2016 season. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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