Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals, May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023, 7:40 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023St. Louis CardinalsChicago Cubs
.742
OPS.751
209
HR196
719
Runs819
4.79
ERA4.08
1.46
WHIP1.28
1215
Strikeouts by pitchers1377
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Willson Contreras led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarRF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan DonovanLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Edman2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew KniznerC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
5 players led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick MadrigalPR/2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cody BellingerCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey ManciniDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Mervis1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric HosmerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker BarnhartC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel AmayaPH/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Miles Mikolas went 4.1 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (7 SO, 1 ER); Marcus Stroman went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Miles Mikolas | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Hicks | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Helsley | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Marcus Stroman | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brad Boxberger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Fulmer | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Merryweather | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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