ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kyle Hendricks struck out seven in seven innings and Ian Happ
hit an RBI single in the sixth inning to break a scoreless tie as Chicago Cubs
beat St. Louis 2-0 Wednesday night and moved into a tie with the Cardinals atop
the NL Central.
The teams have identical 57-50 records. The Cardinal have lost three of their
last four.
Hendricks (8-8) improved to 8-0 in his last 11 starts against the Cardinals.
Chicago has won all 11 of those games.
Hendricks allowed seven hits and didn’t walk a batter in a 104-pitch effort. He
has allowed just one earned run over 23 innings in three starts (0.39) against
St. Louis this season.
Closer Craig Kimbrel picked his eighth save in 10 chances. He worked out of a
jam in the ninth. With runners at second and third and one out, he retired Matt
Wieters and Yairo Munoz.
Happ, who was recalled from Triple-A Des Moines on Friday, singled off Miles
Mikolas (7-11) and scored Kris Bryant, who had reached on a one-out error by
third baseman Tommy Edman. Anthony Rizzo drew a walk, setting the stage for
Happ’s run-scoring hit.
Mikolas did not allow an earned run over 5 2/3 innings. He allowed six hits,
struck out three and walked one.
Chicago scored an unearned run in the eighth inning. Javier Baez hit a two-out
double that was originally ruled foul, but changed on video review. A pickoff
throw to second from catcher Wieters skipped into the outfield and allowing Baez
to score.
St. Louis failed to score despite leadoff doubles in the second, third and
fourth innings.
Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who entered the game with seven
homers in his last eight games, had a pair of doubles.
MOVING UP
St. Louis LHP Adelberto Mejia, claimed on waivers from the Los Angeles Angels
on Wednesday, was put on the active roster prior to the game. RHP Daniel Ponce
de Leon was sent to Triple-A Memphis.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: INF Matt Carpenter (right foot contusion) will continue his
rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Memphis on Thursday. He has gone 0 for 21
in seven games split between Memphis and Double-A Springfield.
UP NEXT
St. Louis RHP Jack Flaherty (4-6, 4.17) will face LHP Jon Lester (9-6, 3.63) in
the finale of the three-game series on Thursday. Flaherty has allowed two runs
or less in each of his last four starts. Lester is 3-4 with a 4.42 ERA in nine
road starts compared to a 6-2, 2.95 ERA in 11 starts at home.
Game time is 6:15 with the pre-game at 5:20 on KTLO-AM.
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