The Cubs are coming off a late night defeating the Cardinals in 11 innings for 10 in a row. Jake Arrieta takes to the mound today looking for win number 14 and the Cubs 11 win in a row. This year Jake is 1-1 against the Cards and hopes to make it 2-1 against Adam Wainwright who is looking for his 10th win of the season as he is 1-0 against the Cubs.
Jake would go just 5 & 2/3 innings today giving up only 4 hits, one of them a home run to Stephen Piscotty in the 5th with one out. Jake strikes out six batters today while only walking two batters. Today he really has no need going passed the 6th inning with the run support he was provided.
Matt Szczur fills in for Fowler leading off the Cubs half of the 1st with his seventh double of the year. Kris Bryant decides to second that with a double of his own driving in Matt. Anthony Rizzo walks on five pitches. With one out Addison Russell would also smack a double scoring Bryant. Montero walks to load the bases but Wainwright gets out of the first with just 2 earned runs. Adam starts the second inning off by striking out Jake but then hits Szczur. Bryant decides to double again and again drives in Matt for another RBI. Jorge Soler only hits a single but its enough to score Kris. Russell gets into a full count reaching on a walk. Wilson Contreras steps in the box and takes the first pitch to left field for his seventh home run of the year. Montero ends the inning with a ground out but the Cubs are now up by 7. That would be all for Wainwright just two innings. Seth Manness takes the 3rd and Jonathon Broxton takes the 4th and 5th each only allowing one hit and holding the Cubs at 7.
The bottom of the sixth sees former Cubs, Jerome Williams join the game giving up a lead off home run to Szczur. He does get the next two outs but gives up another solo home run, this time to Jorge Soler. He does get out the 6th but doesn’t have any better luck in the 7th starting with a single to Wilson, he gets an out but then gives up a two run home run to Javier Baez. Chris Coghlan joins as a pinch hitter for Jake’s replacement Justin Grimm, and reaches on a walk. Matt Szczur then launches his second home run of the day scoring Wilson and the Cubs are up by 13. Williams gets out of the 7th, settles down and makes it a 1-2-3 inning in the 8th.
Joe Smith takes the top of the 8th inning for the Cubs and grabs the first two outs on eight pitches but gives up a home run to Jedd Gyorko to give the Cards their second run of the game. He gets out of the inning and it would be Travis Wood taking the 9th. He quickly gets the first two outs but then walks Tommy Pham. Jhonny Peralta makes a pinch hit appearance and singles on the first strike he sees. Stephen Piscotty swings on the first pitch he sees and sends it to Kris Bryant who throws it to Javier Baez for the force and the Cubs win, with an 11 game win streak.
Go Cubs Go!
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