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In a must win game, the Cardinals need bats hitting balls to bat in runs and a reliable bullpen. They did not have that. They chose not to show up. They lost again.
Tommy Pham, Dexter Fowler, Jedd Gyorko, Kolten Wong, Paul DeJong, and Stephen Piscotty were useless at bat. Gyorko and Piscotty are overdue for bench warming duties.
I do not know why Seung-hwan Oh made an appearance. Oh loses games for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals fell behind in the National League Central Division and National League wild card races. How stupid!
2017 Season: Game 156 (25 September 2017 - 18:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals return to Busch Stadium for a seven-game home stand to conclude the 2017 regular season. Four of those games are against the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago Cubs (87-68)
First, National League Central Division
Hendricks, Kyle; RHP (7-5, 3.14 earned run average, 114 strikeouts)
Saint Louis Cardinals (81-74)
Third, National League Central Division (6.0 games behind Chicago Cubs)
Lynn, Lance; RHP (11-8. 3.47 earned run average, 148 strikeouts)
2017 Season: Game 156 (25 September 2017 - 18:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals need to win out the season and hope the Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Rockies lose out the season.
Lance Lynn, on two days rest, needs to redeem himself for his appalling performance against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Allowing eight runs in the first inning of a game is bad in professional baseball.
The Cardinals' bats took Sunday off. They need to show up today.
2017 Season: Game 156 (25 September 2017 - 18:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
Final: Cubs 10, Cardinals 2
Batting
Home runs: Gyorko, Jedd (19); Voit, Luke (4)
Runs batted in: Gyorko, Jedd (66); Voit, Luke (18)
Pitching
Luke Weaver (7-2) lost the decision. He allowed seven hits, allowed eight earned runs including two home runs, allowed two bases on balls, and struck out three in three innings.
2017 Season: Game 156 (25 September 2017 - 18:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals are quickly playing their way into missing postseason play for the second consecutive season. The losers who cannot bat in runs by hitting balls with bats continue to play. Quality pitching has disappeared from the rotation and the bullpen. The team does not play with fire and discipline and are managed by a loser.
2017 Season: Game 157 (27 September 2017 - 19:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs (88-68)
First, National League Central Division
Arrieta, Jake; RHP (14-9, 3.43 earned run average, 159 strikeouts)
Saint Louis Cardinals (81-75)
Third, National League Central Division (7.0 games behind Chicago Cubs)
Martinez, Carlos; RHP (12-11, 3.63 earned run average, 211 strikeouts)
2017 Season: Game 157 (27 September 2017 - 19:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals have been eliminated from the National League Central Division. They are 2.5 games behind the Colorado Rockies for the remaining National League wild card berth. (The Milwaukee Brewers are 1.5 games behind the Rockies.)
2017 Season: Game 157 (26 September 2017 - 19:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
Final: Cardinals 8, Cubs 7
Batting
Home runs: Carpenter, Matt (23); Pham, Tommy (23); Gyorko, Jedd (20); Grichuk, Randal (21)
Runs batted in: Carpenter, Matt (69); Grichuk, Randal (2 in game, 58 in season); Pham, Tommy (2 in game, 73 in season); DeJong, Paul (61); Gyorko, Jedd (67)
Pitching
Carlos Martinez, in no decision, allowed four hits, allowed three runs (two earned), allowed four bases on balls, and struck out six in four and one-third inning.
Zach Duke (1-1) won the decision.
Tyler Lyons allowed two runs after pitching to two batters into the eighth inning.
John Brebbia allowed two home runs to conclude the eighth inning.
2017 Season: Game 157 (26 September 2017 - 19:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals defeated the Cubs. Sadly, they did not gain ground in the National League wild card race. The Colorado Rockies and the Milwaukee Brewers won their games.
Tyler Lyons and John Brebbia provided legitimate reasons why they are ineffective in the bullpen. Trying to lose games late in games will send them back to the minor leagues.
2017 Season: Game 158 (27 September 2017 - 18:08) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs (88-69)
First, National League Central Division
Lackey, John; RHP (11-11, 4.67 earned run average, 145 strikeouts)
Saint Louis Cardinals (82-75)
Third, National League Central Division (6.0 games behind Chicago Cubs)
Wacha, Michael; RHP (12-8, 4.00 earned run average, 150 strikeouts)
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2017 Season: Game 156 (25 September 2017 - 18:15) - Chicago Cubs at Saint Louis Cardinals
