Friday, May 21st, 2021 7:15PM CST
The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 12 to 3 on Friday night. Joc Pederson started the game off strong with a home run on the very first pitch, while Ian Happ contributed two hits during an offensive explosion in the eighth inning where the Cubs scored eight runs.
Date: Friday, May 21st, 2021
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 24,282
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |

Doubles: Goldschmidt (9, Hendricks); Edman (8, Hendricks)
Runs Batted In: Goldschmidt (25), Carlson (19), Edman (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Carlson, Edman
Ground Into Double Play: Sosa
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Molina 0-1, Goldschmidt 1-2, Martínez 0-1, Bader 0-1, Carlson 1-2, Edman 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Goldschmidt 1; Bader 2; Carlson 1

Pitcher Notes: Whitley pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Wild Pitches: Helsley
Intentional Walks: Rizzo (by Helsley).
Hit By Pitch: Rizzo (by Martínez); Bryant (by Martínez); Happ (by Martínez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Martínez 15/25; Webb 3/3; Ponce de Leon 2/3; Helsley 3/7; Elledge 3/5; Whitley 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Martínez-10-6-13-19; Webb-2-0-4-1; Ponce de Leon-3-0-4-3; Helsley-4-2-7-3; Elledge-5-1-2-4; Whitley-1-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Martínez 12-3; Webb 0-1; Ponce de Leon 2-1; Helsley 1-0; Whitley 1-0
Game Scores: C Martinez 57

Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Goldschmidt)
Errors: Arenado 2 (6, fielding 2)
Assists: Williams (Bote at 2nd base); Carlson (Contreras at Home)

Doubles: Rizzo (9, Elledge); Bryant (15, Helsley); Happ (4, Elledge); Hoerner (7, Martínez)
Home Runs: Pederson (2, 1st inning off Martínez 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Sogard (8), Rizzo 2 (18), Pederson 2 (12), Báez (30), Contreras (22), Bryant 2 (28), Bote 2 (20)
2-out Runs Batted In: Báez, Bote 2
Sacrifice Flies: Pederson
Sacrifice Hit: Hendricks ( 2)
Ground Into Double Play: Bote
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Sogard 1-1, Rizzo 1-1, Pederson 0-1, Báez 1-2, Contreras 0-1, Bote 1-3, Hoerner 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Báez 1; Bote 3

Wild Pitches: Hendricks
Intentional Walks: Arenado (by Hendricks).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hendricks 17/28; Winkler 2/3; Wieck 3/4; Nance 2/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hendricks-16-10-13-21; Winkler-1-2-7-1; Wieck-4-1-5-3; Nance-1-0-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hendricks 8-8; Winkler 1-0; Wieck 0-2; Nance 1-0
Game Scores: K Hendricks 55

Double Plays: 1 (Bote-Hoerner-Rizzo)
Errors: Rizzo (2, fielding); Bote (2, throw)
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