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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 06/16/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |  
					| GAME ID: 1581 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Chicago Cubs (29-38) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |  
								| St. Louis Cardinals (34-34) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Cardinals Suffer 5-4 Home Loss |  
					| Despite a fine performance by third baseman Mike Bates, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Chicago Cubs, 5-4. Bates went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Nicolai Volnov, the winner, improved to 6-4. He held St. Louis to 3 runs on 6 hits over 5 innings, while racking up 9 strikeouts. Chicago now sits at 29-38, while St. Louis falls to 34-34. 
 Chicago used a well-timed hit by Gabriel Cruz to capture the win. The designated hitter socked a 2-run  double in the top of the sixth inning to put the Cubs ahead, 5-3. Though it was his only hit in 3 at-bats, it was important.
 
 "It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Chicago manager Mergatroid Skittle. "It's usually not just one thing."
 
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					| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE |  | ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - H. Harted substituted for J. Kalman in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
S. Bartman Jr.
 (10, 4th Inning off M. Pemble, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
J. Schick
 (10, 4th Inning off M. Pemble, 3 on, 2 outs) 
, 
G. Cruz
 (7, 6th Inning off D. Murphy, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
S. Bartman Jr.
 2
, 
J. Schick
 3
, 
G. Cruz
 2
, 
Z. Larikov
 2-out RBI: 
J. Schick
, 
G. Cruz
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
G. Cruz
 GIDP: 
A. Oxenrider
 Sac Bunt: 
G. Cruz
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
K. Norton
 (6)
 CS: 
Z. Larikov
 (2)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Larikov-Davis-Kalman)
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								| a - T. Walker pinch hit for A. Carbajal in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
M. Enriquez
 (15, 4th Inning off N. Volnov, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
M. Bates
 (10, 4th Inning off N. Volnov, 2 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
M. Bates
 (15, 1st Inning off N. Volnov, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
A. Roux
 (10, 7th Inning off C. Perretta, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Bates
 7
, 
B. Guzman
, 
A. Roux
 4
, 
M. Enriquez
 3
 2-out RBI: 
A. Roux
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
, 
G. Macias
 2
, 
T. Walker
, 
I. Toyota
 GIDP: 
M. Bates
 Hit by Pitch: 
G. Macias
, 
J. Kirby
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
A. Roux
 (2)
 Double Plays: 
2 (Kirby-Roux, Blue-Roux-Carbajal)
 OF assists: 
1 (Toyota(Cruz at 3rd base))
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					| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
N. Volnov
 49
 Batters Faced: 
N. Volnov
 25, 
C. Perretta
 7, 
C. Kroesen
 4, 
M. Alexander
 5
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
N. Volnov
 6-0, 
C. Perretta
 1-3, 
C. Kroesen
 2-0, 
M. Alexander
 0-2
 Pitches - Strikes: 
N. Volnov
 105-63, 
C. Perretta
 24-13, 
C. Kroesen
 19-10, 
M. Alexander
 19-10
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
C. Perretta
 1-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
N. Volnov
, 
M. Alexander
 
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Pemble | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 7.36 |  
	| J. Green L (1-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3.83 |  
	| D. Murphy | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 4.00 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Mike Bates Ballpark: 
Busch Stadium
 Weather: 
Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:33
 Attendance: 
39333
 Special Notes: 
SP Jaylin Green was injured while pitching.
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