St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

70-51, 30-30 Away

Final

52-69, 26-36 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
T. Edman2B	0-4	0	0	0	.251
D. CarlsonCF	1-2	0	0	0	.245
P. GoldschmidtDH	0-4	0	0	0	.337
N. Arenado3B	1-3	0	0	0	.299
A. Pujols1B	2-4	1	1	1	.277
T. O'NeillLF	0-3	0	0	0	.227
P. DeJongSS	0-3	0	0	0	.176
Y. MolinaC	0-3	0	0	0	.219
L. NootbaarRF	0-3	0	0	0	.240

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Montgomery	9.0	1	0	0	7	99-65	3.08

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

10:05 AM, 23 August 2022

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 29,719

Game Time:2:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Erich Bacchus
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds

Pujols homers as Montgomery, Cardinals blank Cubs 1-0

— Albert Pujols reached out and drove Drew Smyly's high fastball through the night sky at Wrigley Field.

Aug 23, 2022, 01:42 pm - AP


STL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

J. Montgomery7-3

9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

D. Smyly5-7

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	CHC
		7th	Pujols homered to left (373 feet).	1	0

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Cardinals
1
Cubs
0

Game 1

23/8

Cardinals
0
Cubs
2

Game 2

24/8

Cardinals
13
Cubs
3

Game 3

24/8

Cardinals
1
Cubs
7

Game 4

25/8

Cardinals
8
Cubs
3

Game 5

26/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

Pujols homers as Montgomery, Cardinals blank Cubs 1-0

J. Montgomery7-3

D. Smyly5-7

Inning