4/17/18 CARDINALS FINAL   R  H  E

CARDINALS                              5  7  1        

CUBS                                         3  6  0        

WP: WAINWRIGHT 1-2

SV: NORRIS 4

LP:   CHATWOOD 0-3

STL TEAM LOB: 12        

WE KD 14 TIMES BB 10   STL PITCHING KD 9 CHC (WAINWRIGHT-5)  TEAM BB 6 (WAINWRIGHT-4)

HOUSEKEEPING: E: WAINWRIGHT (1, THROWING)

5 STL RBI: CARPENTER 3(10), OZUNA (11), DEJONG (7)

6 STL HURLERS: STARTER STL RHP ADAM WAINWRIGHT PITCHED 5 INNINGS/CHC USED 6 PITCHERS

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CHICAGO — That’s five consecutive Ws, Redbirds. Nice! Game One of this STL/CHC rivalry went to our Cardinals W5-3. First of 19 against CHC this season!

B-B-B-BIG OUCH! It was a brutal night for a game at Wrigley w/wind chills in mid-twenties. MLB really wanted to get this game in because postponements have been mounting. Not Tuesday’s match up. Wrigley still had a packed house – lots of tough STL/CHC fans!

“It was a little chilly,” Manager Mike said, chuckling.

The new STL dugout heater helped tremendously, but it was going out in the field where you saw the BIG FREEZE HIT. Guys were bundled up and hands were, once again, kept warm in their back pockets. Shared gettin’ warm ideas. Even former Cards’ OF, Jim Edmonds, shared some in the cab with Tommy Pham. Cold old ideas still work, right? Sorry Jimmy Baseball, but. . .

PITCHING – WAINWRIGHT – PITCHES/STRIKES: 93/50, IP 5, R 1, H 4, K 5, BB 4, ERA 3.45

RHP Adam Wainwright started. His record is 10-2 in Chicago. However, we only took one of the games at Wrigley all last season. Friendly confines? Waino had good command of his pitches Tuesday. The master was present!

“Pretty dang cold,” Wainwright said. “But once you get out there, you’re hot.”

EIGHTH/NINTH INNINGS – As we’re still easing in All-Star closer, RHP Greg Holland, we saw RHP Bud Norris lend a hand in the eighth/ninth innings (got a five-out save). He was fantastic!  Good to have him in our side now. I’ve said that before, but it sure is!

“What Bud did,” Matheny said, “that was just fantastic.”

OFFENSE – Temperatures kept offense down Duh! Many on base with BB! Combined: 24K  16BB

We got an early lead in Chicago which is crucial.  We kept that lead all night. A c-c-c-cold lead, but it worked!

“When Carp hits, we win!” That was true in this one as he looked rugged Tuesday. Getting walks and hitting RBI-doubles again!

“On some pitches I feel like I’m on it,” Carpenter said. “And others where I’m not.”

Paul DeJong’s bat “warmed up.”  — Woo hoo Paul-i-D! Eighth-inning solo shot!

WEDNESDAY – chance of snow! Game postponed to Thursday @ 1:20 PM CDT. Stay warm, guys!

BITS – – BASEBALL!  

MATT CARPENTER – Leads team in BB w/15. Third highest in NL too!

CIN – We’ve been playing CIN since 1892. Four-game series sweep in CINCY was a first. Woo hoo, guys!