By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | June 21, 2016, 5:31 pm CT
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Updated at 10:30 pm CT:
Backed by an eleventh consecutive quality start by starting pitchers from Adam Wainwright, the long ball from Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday, and a scoreless (albeit adventurous) ninth inning from Trevor Rosenthal, the Cardinals escaped with another one run victory in a 4-3 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field Tuesday night in the second game of a three game set.
FINAL: St. Louis Cardinals 4 (37-33) at Chicago Cubs 3 (47-22)
W-L-SV: Adam Wainwright (6-4, 4.73 ERA) – Jason Hammel (7-3, 2.55) – Trevor Rosenthal (14)
STARTERS:
- RHP Adam Wainwright: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 97 pitches (59 strikes)
- RHP Jason Hammel: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 90 pitches (60 strikes)
TOP PERFORMERS:
- LF Matt Holliday: 1-4, R, HR (13), 2 RBI
- 2B Matt Carpenter: 1-4, R, HR (11), RBI
RECAP: MLB.com, Associated Press (via STL Today)
GAME NOTES:
- Including Tuesday’s start by Adam Wainwright, Cardinals starters have now worked six or more innings in 11 consecutive games. (Mark Tomasik / Twitter)
- With his victory on Tuesday, Adam Wainwright improved to 10-1 in his career at Wrigley Field. (Mark Tomasik / Twitter)
UP NEXT: The Cardinals will have their work cut out for them as they look to sweep the series at Wrigley on Wednesday. The Cubs will send 2015 Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta (11-1, 1.74 ERA) as the right-hander looks to become a 12 game winner, while the redbirds will counter with Michael Wacha (2-7, 4.56) , who’s looking to end a career-high string of seven losses. First pitch is slated for 1:20 pm CT.
***GAME PREVIEW***
After a much needed victory at Wrigley Field on Monday, the Cardinals will send veteran Adam Wainwright to the mound in the hopes of winning a crucial series, while the North Siders will counter with right-hander Jason Hammel.
MATCHUP: St. Louis Cardinals (36-33, -11.5 in NL Central) at Chicago Cubs (47-21, +11.5 in NL Central)
GAME INFO: 7:05 pm CT first pitch from Wrigley Field | Fox Sports Midwest, MLBN (out-of-market), KMOX/CRN
STARTERS: RHP Adam Wainwright (5-4, 4.78 ERA) | RHP Jason Hammel (7-2, 2.26 ERA)
LINEUPS:
- Cardinals: Carpenter 2B, Diaz SS, Holliday LF, Piscotty RF, Peralta SS, Molina C, Moss 1B, Wong CF, Wainwright SP
- Cubs: Coghlan LF, Heyward RF, Bryant 3B, Rizzo 1B, Zobrist 2B, Contreras C, Russell SS, Almora CF, Hammel SP
PREVIEW: MLB.com, Associated Press (via STL Today)
GAME NOTES (via Cardinals Department of Communications):
- The Cardinals posted their sixth consecutive road win on Monday night, the club’s longest road winning streak since a seven game streak back in 2013. The redbirds own the second-best winning percentage on the road this season (.636).
- Cardinals starters have now pitched six or more innings in ten straight games dating back to June 9, posting a Major League-best 1.96 ERA during that stretch.
