Cubs Finally Beat Cardinals, 5-1
Published on September 8 2020 6:53 am
Last Updated on September 8 2020 6:53 am
CHICAGO -- Kyle Hendricks came through for the Chicago Cubs as they picked up a 5-1 win over St. Louis at Wrigley Field Monday.
Hendricks went eight innings to improve to 5-4 on the season. He allowed seven hits, didn't give up a walk and struck out four.
It was a much-needed victory as the Cardinals picked up three wins over the Cubs in the series, a doubleheader sweep on Saturday.
Meanwhile the Cubs outhit the Cardinals10-7 including doubles by Ian Happ and Cameron Maybin along with three singles by Javier Baez and two by Kris Bryant.
The Cardinals were led by Harrison Bader with a double. The rest were singles, two by Kolten Wong and Paul Goldschmidt.
Major League Baseball
Monday, September 7 Scoreboard
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 1
Toronto 12, New York yankees 7
Miami 5, Atlanta 4 (F/10)
Philadelphia 9, New York Mets 8 (F/10)
Minnesota 6, Detroit 2
Seattle 8, Texas 4
Washington 6, Tampa Bay 1
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 2
San Francisco 4, Arizona 2
Oakland 6, Houston 0
San Diego 1, Colorado 0
Tuesday, September 8 Schedule (All Times Central)
Minnesota at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 5:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m
Minnesota at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.
New York Yankees at Toronto, 5:37 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.
Los Angeles Angels at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:15 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 8:10 p.m.
Colorado at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m.
Major League Baseball Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NL CENTRAL
W L PCT. GB
Chicago Cubs 24 18 .571 ---
St. Louis 17 16 .515 2.5
Milwaukee 18 21 .462 4.5
Cincinnati 18 23 .439 5.5
Pittsburgh 13 26 .333 9.5
NL EAST
W L PCT. GB
Atlanta 24 17 .585 ---
Philadelphia 20 17 .541 2.0
Miami 18 18 .500 3.5
New York mets 19 23 .452 5.5
Washington 15 25 .375 8.5
NL WEST
W L PCT. GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 30 12 .714 ---
San Diego 26 17 .605 4.5
San Francisco 21 21 .500 9.0
Colorado 20 21 .488 9.5
Arizona 15 27 .357 15.0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL EAST
W L PCT. GB
Tampa Bay 28 14 .667 ---
Toronto 23 18 .561 4.5
New York Yankees 21 20 .512 6.5
Baltimore 19 21 .475 8.0
Boston 14 28 .333 14.0
AL CENTRAL
W L PCT. GB
Chicago White Sox 26 15 .634 ---
Cleveland 26 15 .634 ---
Minnesota 26 17 .605 1.0
Detroit 18 21 .462 7.0
Kansas City 14 28 .333 12.5
AL WEST
W L PCT. GB
Oakland 24 14 .632 ---
Houston 21 20 .512 4.5
Seattle 19 22 .463 6.5
Los Angeles Angels 17 25 .405 9.0
Texas 13 27 .325 12.0