Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 2, 2017 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 2, 2017 at Busch Stadium III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Schwarber lf 3 0 2 0
Bryant 3b 4 0 0 0
Rizzo 1b 4 0 1 0
Zobrist rf 3 1 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Heyward cf 4 1 1 0
Contreras c 4 1 2 3
Lester p 2 0 0 0
  Edwards Jr. p 0 0 0 0
  Uehara p 0 0 0 0
  La Stella ph 1 0 0 0
  Strop p 0 0 0 0
  Jay ph 1 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Báez 2b 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Fowler cf 4 1 1 0
Díaz ss 5 0 2 0
Carpenter 1b 4 0 1 1
Peralta 3b 4 0 1 0
  Oh p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 1 1 0
Molina c 3 0 2 0
Piscotty rf 3 1 1 0
Gyorko 2b 2 0 0 0
  Wong ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Grichuk lf 4 1 2 3
Martínez p 3 0 0 0
  Garcia 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Chicago 000 000 003380
St. Louis 001 000 0214110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lester   5.0 7 1 1 2 7
  Edwards Jr.   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Uehara   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Strop   1.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Montgomery  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 2 1
Totals 8.2 11 4 4 8 8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martínez   7.1 6 0 0 0 10
  Oh  W (1-0) 1.2 2 3 3 0 2
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 0 12

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Baez-Russell-Rizzo, St. Louis 1. Gyorko-Diaz-Carpenter.  2B–Chicago Schwarber (1,off C. Martinez), St. Louis Diaz (1,off Lester); J. Martinez (1,off Montgomery).  HR–Chicago Contreras (1,9th inning off Oh 2 on 1 out), St. Louis Grichuk (1,8th inning off Strop 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Schwarber (1,by Oh); Zobrist (1,by Oh).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Carpenter (1,off Lester).  IBB–Molina (1,by Montgomery).  Team–14.  SB–Diaz 2 (2,2nd base off Lester/Contreras,3rd base off Lester/Contreras).  U-HP–Paul Emmel, 1B–Brian O\'Nora, 2B–Quinn Wolcott, 3B–Chris Segal.  T–3:33.  A–47,566.

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