Rizzo rips RBI double as Cubs rally past Cardinals
The Sports Xchange
Jul 22, 2017
CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs scored three runs to rally for a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
The Cubs tied the game in the eighth with Ben Zobrist's RBI double and Kris Bryant's broken-bat RBI single.
Paul DeJong and Randal Grichuk hit back-to-back home runs off Jon Lester (7-6) in the eighth inning to put the Cardinals ahead. DeJong smacked a two-out solo shot to left field for his 11th of the season before Grichuk connected on his 11th.
Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright threw seven scoreless innings before being charged with two runs in the eighth. He gave up four hits and no walks and struck out three in 7 2/3 innings.
Wade Davis allowed two walks in the ninth before striking out Yadier Molina for his 19th save.
Matt Bowman (2-4) took the loss, as the teams have split the first two contests of their three-game series. The Cardinals' bullpen has blown 14 saves this season.
Lester struck out 10, matching a season high, and allowed three hits and no walks in eight innings.
Wainwright broke up Lester's perfect game on a single to left field with two outs in the sixth. Lester got Matt Carpenter to ground out to end the inning.
After allowing a Bryant single in the first inning and a Jason Heyward triple in the second inning, Wainwright retired 15 straight batters before third baseman Jedd Gyorko committed a fielding error in the eighth.
Lester hit Molina with a pitch to begin the eighth, but got a double play before allowing the two home runs. He has given up 17 home runs this season after allowing 21 in 2016.
Bryant singled in his first at-bat since returning from a finger injury.
The Cubs had won a season-high six straight before the Cardinals took Friday's series opener 11-4.
NOTES: 3B Kris Bryant returned to the Cubs lineup Saturday against the Cardinals after he missed Friday's game due to a sprained left pinkie finger. He was injured on a head-first slide on Wednesday. Manager Joe Maddon said Bryant has more soreness than pain. ...The Cubs recalled RHP Felix Pena from Triple-A Iowa and optioned INF Tommy La Stella to Triple-A Iowa before Saturday's game. Pena joins the Cubs for the fourth time this season and gives the team 13 pitchers. He is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 10 relief outings. La Stella is hitting .298. ...The Cubs' rotation for their upcoming series against the Chicago White Sox will be RHP Kyle Hendricks on Monday, RHP John Lackey on Tuesday, RHP Jake Arrieta on Wednesday and LHP Jon Lester on Thursday. Hendricks (right hand tendinitis) has been on the disabled list since June 5. ...LHP Mike Montgomery will be available out of the bullpen. ... C Yadier Molina was back in the Cardinals' lineup Saturday after he was a late scratch Friday due to discomfort in his right ankle. ...OF Jose Martinez was doing OK after a foul ball struck him near the temple during Friday's game while he was in the dugout, manager Mike Matheny said. Martinez underwent concussion tests.
Jul 22, 2017
CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs scored three runs to rally for a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
The Cubs tied the game in the eighth with Ben Zobrist's RBI double and Kris Bryant's broken-bat RBI single.
Paul DeJong and Randal Grichuk hit back-to-back home runs off Jon Lester (7-6) in the eighth inning to put the Cardinals ahead. DeJong smacked a two-out solo shot to left field for his 11th of the season before Grichuk connected on his 11th.
Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright threw seven scoreless innings before being charged with two runs in the eighth. He gave up four hits and no walks and struck out three in 7 2/3 innings.
Wade Davis allowed two walks in the ninth before striking out Yadier Molina for his 19th save.
Matt Bowman (2-4) took the loss, as the teams have split the first two contests of their three-game series. The Cardinals' bullpen has blown 14 saves this season.
Lester struck out 10, matching a season high, and allowed three hits and no walks in eight innings.
Wainwright broke up Lester's perfect game on a single to left field with two outs in the sixth. Lester got Matt Carpenter to ground out to end the inning.
After allowing a Bryant single in the first inning and a Jason Heyward triple in the second inning, Wainwright retired 15 straight batters before third baseman Jedd Gyorko committed a fielding error in the eighth.
Lester hit Molina with a pitch to begin the eighth, but got a double play before allowing the two home runs. He has given up 17 home runs this season after allowing 21 in 2016.
Bryant singled in his first at-bat since returning from a finger injury.
The Cubs had won a season-high six straight before the Cardinals took Friday's series opener 11-4.
NOTES: 3B Kris Bryant returned to the Cubs lineup Saturday against the Cardinals after he missed Friday's game due to a sprained left pinkie finger. He was injured on a head-first slide on Wednesday. Manager Joe Maddon said Bryant has more soreness than pain. ...The Cubs recalled RHP Felix Pena from Triple-A Iowa and optioned INF Tommy La Stella to Triple-A Iowa before Saturday's game. Pena joins the Cubs for the fourth time this season and gives the team 13 pitchers. He is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 10 relief outings. La Stella is hitting .298. ...The Cubs' rotation for their upcoming series against the Chicago White Sox will be RHP Kyle Hendricks on Monday, RHP John Lackey on Tuesday, RHP Jake Arrieta on Wednesday and LHP Jon Lester on Thursday. Hendricks (right hand tendinitis) has been on the disabled list since June 5. ...LHP Mike Montgomery will be available out of the bullpen. ... C Yadier Molina was back in the Cardinals' lineup Saturday after he was a late scratch Friday due to discomfort in his right ankle. ...OF Jose Martinez was doing OK after a foul ball struck him near the temple during Friday's game while he was in the dugout, manager Mike Matheny said. Martinez underwent concussion tests.
