Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 6:00PM CST
The Chicago Cubs decisively defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 on Tuesday night. The Cubs built an early lead with a six-run first inning that featured a two-run double from pitcher Jason Hammel, who also pitched 7 1/3 effective innings to help secure the dominant win.
Date: Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Time: 6:00PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 44,588
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CHC |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Doubles: Adams (5, Hammel); Grichuk (7, Hammel); Moss (6, Hammel)
Runs Batted In: Moss (23), Tejada (3), Grichuk (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Tejada
Ground Into Double Play: Grichuk; Díaz
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Díaz 0-1, Wong 0-2, Grichuk 1-2, Lyons 0-1, Adams 1-1, Moss 1-1, Fryer 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Díaz 1; Lyons 1; Fryer 2

Pitcher Notes: Wacha pitched to 2 batters in the 5th
Hit By Pitch: Moss (By Richard)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wacha 8-24; Lyons 8-13; Kiekhefer 5-11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wacha 19-6-14-16; Lyons 9-3-17-7; Kiekhefer 11-5-4-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wacha 4-3; Lyons 3-2; Kiekhefer 3-1
Game Scores: M Wacha 14

Double Plays: 2 (Díaz-Wong-Adams, Wong-Adams)
Errors: Adams (3, ground ball); Tejada (4, throw)

Doubles: Fowler (15, Wacha); Ross (4, Wacha); Hammel (2, Wacha); Zobrist (9, Wacha)
Triples: Szczur (1, Kiekhefer)
Home Runs: Soler (4, 5th inning off Wacha 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Bryant (32), Soler 3 (10), Ross 2 (14), Hammel 2 (5), Federowicz (2), Szczur 2 (12), Fowler (22)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ross 2, Hammel 2
Ground Into Double Play: Zobrist
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-14 (Ross 1-1, Fowler 1-2, Szczur 1-1, Hammel 1-2, Bryant 1-2, Federowicz 1-1, Rizzo 0-1, Russell 0-2, Heyward 0-1, Soler 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Fowler 1; Hammel 1; Bryant 2; Rizzo 1; Russell 1

Wild Pitches: Hammel
Hit By Pitch: Báez (By Kiekhefer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 15-27; Grimm 2-2; Richard 5-7; Cahill 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 11-13-22-20; Grimm 3-0-2-2; Richard 2-0-5-6; Cahill 1-0-2-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 9-9; Grimm 1-1; Richard 1-1; Cahill 0-0
Game Scores: J Hammel 67

Double Plays: 2 (Bryant-Rizzo, Russell-Zobrist-Rizzo)
Errors: La Stella (2, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: Heyward (6, 2nd base off Wacha/Molina)
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