St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs, October 2, 2021
October 2, 2021, 7:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Chicago CubsSt. Louis Cardinals
.719
OPS.725
210
HR198
705
Runs706
4.87
ERA3.98
1.40
WHIP1.30
1358
Strikeouts by pitchers1225
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Trayce Thompson led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits and 1 home run and 4 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willson ContrerasC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Erick CastilloC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowan WickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trayce ThompsonRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergio AlcántaraSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Trent Giambrone2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johneshwy FargasCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian SampsonP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler LadendorfPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor MegillP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory AbbottPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael RuckerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason AdamP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael OrtegaPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Tyler O'Neill led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison BaderCF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kwang Hyun KimP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy EdmanPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodi WhitleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis GarcíaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yadier MolinaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Edmundo Sosa2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon LesterP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Rondon3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
Adrian Sampson went 4.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (7 SO, 1 ER); Jon Lester went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Adrian Sampson | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rucker | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Adam | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rowan Wick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Jon Lester | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodi Whitley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis García | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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