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The Cardinals their worst start
as a team since 1973 1 11 and
series have not won a game and
Kansas City was the last time in
1981 they had 13 opening series
to start the big story in
baseball.
The Willson Contreras Saga.
He's back in Chicago where his
career started.
He picked up a World Series
championship, but this time he's
back in town wearing Cardinals
color.
I'm sure there's a lot of
emotions for Willson Contreras
coming back, as you mentioned,
seven years' here in Chicago.
Ladies and gentlemen, please
welcome back Willson Contreras,
Marcus Stroman.
He's one of the Cubs best making
start.
Number eight.
He's just 57, won 80 but he's
got great stuff.
Two and two with a 2.18 E R A
this year.
Paul Goldschmidt belted three
home runs yesterday and
Cardinals win over Detroit in ST
Louis struck him out to Nolan
Gorman, a left handed batter and
here comes the one to fly ball,
left field playable for HAPP
ranging over makes the catch
routine.
123 for Marcus Stroman.
Good start for him and for the
Cardinals, that'll be Myles
Mikolas who will make start
number eight, he is that one and
one with a 57 90.
Are he got a no decision?
His last time out.
Houck a little off and Mikolas
surprise Swanson and has his
first strike out.
Here's Ian Happ line drive base
hit to right Happ on a changeup
picked on it lined one into
right field, a two outs single.
He becomes the games first base
runner Bellenger getting his
first taste of this Cubs.
Cardinals rivalry base hit to
right center field not stopping
at the corners.
One of the issues that Mikolas
has had this year for whatever
reason, the fastball, the two
Seamer and the four seamer have
really got hit to the tune of
almost four 100.
So the Cardinals want to talk
over here with Suzuki coming up
that will help Suzuki is down on
strike and the Cubs at Wrigley
field in Chicago, we've seen
pitch clock violations ahead of
a potential standing ovation
before and major league baseball
said that there would need to be
a request 24 hours before the
major league baseball.
The Cardinals have done that.
Fans giving players innovation
dugout starting pitcher on the
ground and more.
I love this so much playing the
villain first game back at
Wrigley.
Bring it on and Brendan Donovan
is the batter on the ground
that's going to sneak through
Contreras around second stumbles
for a moment but he will make
third and the Cardinals have him
at the corners.
So Dylan Carlson, your hitter, a
line drive and the Cardinal's
lead bottled in left but know
further advance Carlson with a
line drive to the red bird
strike upstairs and gets the
swing and miss two aboard.
Two out trying to keep it right
there.
And that is strike three midway
in inning.
Number two, Patrick Wisdom with
two on and one out.
The sinker.
This time comes back, catches
the corner, Niko Horner.
He's old for 112 pitch lined
into right.
It's going to hang up for Newt.
He's got it and Mikolas gets out
of his second inning mess.
The 112 ground ball sharply back
in it stopped by Swanson gets up
been a one hop throw in time
sensational play by Dansby
Swanson, Marcus Stroman holding
his glove above his head
clapping in to his glove in
appreciation of that defensive
wizardry.
But Dansby Swanson, well, fourth
inning won nothing red birds in
the batter, Paul De Jong but
it's not to be here in the
fourth back to back perfect
innings and a man on Tucker
Barnhart foul Ryan Wills on
that.
And I mean super close wisdom
got all the way to third fair
ball right field stands that
could change the complexion of
the top of the order.
Niko with one out.
Look at that at first.
What do you think challenges at
the corners?
Wisdom is at third corner at
first one away here in the
bottom of the fifth inning ST
Louis with a one run lead and
Dansby Swanson, he did not look
comfortable running something he
would have done.
He pulls up right there.
He started every single game and
he's going to come out and now
in the air out towards left
center field catch made by
Donovan magical and he is out.
Gold glover Brendan Donovan
throws a strike.
Madrigal thrown out and the
Cardinals and Cubs are tied at
one after five, nothing for two.
Struck out and grounded out the
02 to Goldschmidt swing and a
miss strike three.
Willson Contreras has hit the
ball hard twice.
He is one for two run will
score.
Contreras will slide into second
big hit for the Red Birds.
Its 2 to 1. Cardinals U knew
that Willson Contreras wasn't
Dunn on the date.
He started off with a single
this time rips a slider from
Stroman write off the center
field wall a foot or two from
being out of here.
Dr right field Suzuki had some
weird sliced to it almost
overran it and the Cardinals
have him 1st and 3rd and look
who's coming up in the eighth
inning.
Contreras is having himself a
day and he is just soaking this
up today.
Cheers before first pitch and
after his second inning hit,
those quickly became booze and
he has relished every single
one.
I feel like he's just getting
bigger out there just stronger.
With every boo he is loving it.
Ground ball slowly hit.
They can go to the plate net
gave Travis an extra step and
the Cardinals score a huge
eighth inning run.
Ryan Helmsley will go for a four
out save Madrigal.
The final cups hope back to the
mound will take care of the
Cubs.
The Cardinals win at 3 to 1
their first win in the series
opener of the year.