Saturday, September 25th, 2021 1:20PM CST
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-5 on Saturday, September 25, 2021, to extend their winning streak to a franchise-record fifteen consecutive games. This historic victory was aided by significant defensive plays, including a notable wild double play involving catcher Yadier Molina and center fielder Harrison Bader.
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 2021
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 32,918
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
STL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Contreras (17, Lester); Duffy (10, Lester)
Triples: Bote (2, McFarland)
Home Runs: Happ (24, 9th inning off García 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Contreras 2 (53), Happ 3 (63)
2-out Runs Batted In: Happ 3
Sacrifice Hit: Sampson ( 2)
Ground Into Double Play: T. Thompson; Contreras; Duffy
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (T. Thompson 0-1, Ortega 0-1, Contreras 2-2, Wisdom 0-1, Alcántara 0-1, Duffy 0-1, Schwindel 0-2, Happ 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: T. Thompson 1; Ortega 1; Wisdom 2; Duffy 1

Pitcher Notes: Heuer pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
Wild Pitches: Sampson; Nance
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sampson 8/21; Wick 2/3; Nance 3/6; Effross 1/3; Heuer 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sampson-15-8-11-17; Wick-1-2-0-1; Nance-7-3-2-4; Effross-1-3-1-2; Heuer-3-3-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sampson 6-8; Wick 1-0; Nance 1-1; Effross 1-1
Game Scores: A Sampson 62

Double Plays: 1 (Wisdom-Bote-Schwindel)

Doubles: Arenado (34, Heuer); Bader (21, Nance)
Home Runs: O'Neill (32, 4th inning off Sampson 0 on, 1 Out); Bader (14, 2nd inning off Sampson 0 on, 2 Out); DeJong (19, 9th inning off Nance 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: O'Neill (76), Bader 2 (48), DeJong 3 (45), Nootbaar (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: Bader
Sacrifice Flies: DeJong
Ground Into Double Play: Arenado
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Molina 1-1, Lester 0-1, Bader 1-1, DeJong 0-1, Nootbaar 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 14/26; McFarland 1/7; García 3/4; Kim 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-12-12-15-17; McFarland-1-3-5-4; García-6-3-3-3; Kim-0-0-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 7-2; McFarland 3-0; García 2-0; Kim 2-0
Game Scores: J Lester 40

Double Plays: 4 (DeJong-Edman-Goldschmidt 2, Arenado-Edman-Goldschmidt , Goldschmidt-Molina-Arenado-Edman-Molina-Bader-DeJong)
Errors: Arenado (11, fielding)

Stolen Bases: Bader 2 (8, 2nd base off Sampson/Contreras, 3rd base off Nance/Contreras)
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