Saturday, September 24th, 2016 12:05PM CST
The St Louis Cardinals decisively defeated the Chicago Cubs 10 to 4 Saturday, a win that boosted their playoff prospects. Key offensive contributions came from Yadier Molina who drove in four runs and Stephen Piscotty who hit a home run. The Cardinals found success against pitcher Jason Hammel early in the contest.
Date: Saturday, September 24th, 2016
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,785
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
STL |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Fowler (24, Reyes)
Triples: Zobrist (3, Reyes); Fowler (7, Reyes)
Home Runs: Contreras (11, 9th inning off Oh 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Zobrist 2 (72), Fowler (47), Contreras (32)
Ground Into Double Play: Montero
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Fowler 1-1, Zobrist 1-1, Bryant 0-2, Rizzo 0-2, Russell 0-1, Heyward 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bryant 1; Rizzo 2; Heyward 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 7-15; Montgomery 4-6; Cahill 2-5; Wood 2-2; Rondón 3-5; Pena 1-2; Zastryzny 0-5; Patton 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 7-6-12-11; Montgomery 6-2-5-4; Cahill 2-1-4-3; Wood 2-1-2-1; Rondón 1-0-11-4; Pena 1-3-3-1; Zastryzny 2-2-4-4; Patton 4-4-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 0-5; Montgomery 3-1; Cahill 3-0; Wood 1-0; Rondón 1-0; Pena 1-0; Zastryzny 0-3; Patton 1-0
Game Scores: J Hammel 22

Double Plays: 2 (Zobrist-Russell-Rizzo, Rizzo-Russell)
Errors: Báez (13, throw)

Doubles: Molina (34, Hammel); Grichuk (28, Montgomery); Piscotty (34, Rondón); Adams (18, Rondón); J. Martínez (1, Zastryzny)
Home Runs: Piscotty (22, 2nd inning off Hammel 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Molina 4 (53), Grichuk 3 (65), Piscotty 2 (83), Adams (51)
2-out Runs Batted In: Molina 2, Grichuk 2, Piscotty
Ground Into Double Play: Reyes; Adams
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-11 (Díaz 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Grichuk 2-2, Reyes 0-1, Adams 1-1, Piscotty 1-1, Molina 2-2, Peña 0-1, Moss 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Díaz 1; Peña 1

Hit By Pitch: Adams (By Hammel)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Reyes 14-24; Bowman 4-6; Duke 0-3; Oh 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Reyes 18-12-27-14; Bowman 2-3-4-4; Duke 4-2-1-1; Oh 2-1-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Reyes 3-6; Bowman 4-0; Duke 0-1; Oh 0-3
Game Scores: A Reyes 46

Double Plays: 1 (Bowman-Díaz-Adams)
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