#MLBVideos: Cubs vs. Cardinals Game Highlights (7/12/24) | MLB Highlights

Cubs vs. Cardinals Game Highlights (7/12/24) | MLB Highlights

for Bush Stadium important weekend for a couple of old rivals the Cubs and Cardinals playing a four-game series over these next three days Cubs have been playing well Cardinals have been red hot for the last several weeks so should be a good one with these two teams right in the middle of the Wild Card race in the National League the Cardinals are 11 and five in Gray starts this season last time out he uh wasn’t very good against the Nationals not typical Sunny gray the three-time All-Star pitched five innings in that game gave up eight hits five runs well he’s working with six days rest that might be a good thing for sunny gray niiko horer making Sunny gray work in the first at bat of this game he hits that to right field backing up on it Lars Nar he reaches and makes the catch over the shoulder here’s Michael Busch mentioned his 17 game on B streak tied for the longest in the major leagues among active streaks a swing and a miss a sweeper down and end Strikes Out Michael Bush so two up two down a strike out for sunny gr Suzuki it’s a line drive right to me win V hander puts together a 1 two three top of the first it’ll be the very familiar name of Kyle Hendrick who is not having a good season he’s one in seven 7.53 ra making start number 12 this year he’s pitched against the Cardinals once this year and was really good at of the bullpen wi hits a little pop flash shallow Center racing in and racing out is hoer to make the catch and that’s out number one good range by Nico here comes the two- two to Burleson that’s strike three C an off speed pck pitch got him Kyle Hendrick pull the string Wilson conteras who has caught Kyle Hendricks more than any other catcher in Hendrick’s career will face hris as a batter for the first time tonight and contras slaps one the other way of base hit Suzuki goes to cut it off contras thinking about second he’s on his way the throw from Suzuki is in plenty of time and contras is out to win the unit Wilson Contreras a little overzealous after a hit against his former battery made challenging the arm of SE Suzuki to end the first first seven8 and N in the Cubs order against the veteran right-hander Sunny gray who’s retired the first six batters he’s faced Master bony swings Loops one into center field this will drop in for a base hit in front of a charging canani the center fielder so that’s the Cubs first h of the ball game you’ve got a Speedster at the plate and Pete Crow Armstrong and a guy with very good speed master bony at first for arm bus first base side gray is over as he gloves flips quickly not in time PE strong shows off the Speed with a bunt base hit now the Cubs in business men at first and second and no one out here in the third so here’s Miguel Amaya with men at first and second for the Cubs and he gets a bun down third Bas side Aron’s only play the first had to wait for Gorman the second baseman to get over but he’s there out and that’s the first out of the inning as the runners Advance runner at third base Master bony now KL Armstrong at second base with Herer at the plate mentioned herner’s propensity for putting the ball in play that’s where it pays off in a spot like this sunny gray would love a strike out tough to get one against herner and Horner it’s a bouncer to the left side that will score a run wi fires it to first to get hoer master bony comes home as Carl Armstrong goes to third so Horner puts it in play and the Cubs lead one nothing here’s Michael Bush with two away and a man at third as Bush it’s a Fly ball to the right center field Michael C is back for it has room and that ends the inning thr Armstrong stranded at third but the Cubs strike first on the RBI by Herer Lars nbar leads things off for St Louis here in the bottom of the third slaps this one by masteron a base hit the other way for Nar so the Cardinals have their lead off man on here in the bottom of the third here’s the 02 Gorman swings and misses strike three Hendrick fools him with a change up one out here is Michael canani as he lifts a Fly ball to left center field ha and Crow Armstrong converge it’s the center fielder taking over as Pete Crow Armstrong makes the catch so two down Nar still at first as Mason wind gets Jam pops one up toward the first base line and Michael bus in to make the catch and in the inning Newar stranded on the bases one away here in the top of the fourth the batter now Ian hap the Cubs Cleanup Man tonight there’s the in half driving one of the Gap and right center field that one bounces all the way to the wall extra bases for half as he gets to second base and pulls up there it’s a one- out double and the fourth extra base hit half has had in his career against Sunny Gray two away hap stays at second it will bring up Dansby Swanson Cubs have hit 309 with runners in scoring position in this seven game stretch Watson swings line drive base hit to left H being waved around he’s coming home the throw goes to Second and the Cubs extend the lead RBI single Danby Swanson it’s the Cubs on top of the Cardinals two to nothing that’s always been the sign of a hot team getting those clutch two out runs scoring base hits Paul goldmit to bat with one out one on with the Cardinals test Amaya who’s only thrown out six out of 53 Full Count on goldi burles is running goldi strikes out to throw to Second and it is in time a strike him out throw him out inning ending double play Galah comes up firing to throw out burles into in the inning another soft contact base hit for the Cubs as Horner pushes one in the right field Amaya’s at second base there’s a ground ball to Second throw to Second out wind whistles at the first double play 463 on the double play change the feeling a lead off walk and Donnie is on for arado round ball is short off the bat of arado 643 as the Cubs turn two on arado the Cardinals have been unable to get anything going against Kyle hendri Michael canani Cardinals need him on base need to get his speed on against Kyle Hendrick who is not allowed a runner to reach second a little line drive caught by a leaping Dansby Swanson soft Line Drive Dansby angling into shallow left Center gloves it first out in the inning this ball is popped up by Mason wind foul ground and it stays in play for Miguel Amaya two up two down Moy Hendrick has been good so far as burles lifts a Fly ball to left field and the Cubs pitching staff continues to toss up zeros 30 straight Innings without allowing a run six for Kyle Hendricks tonight oneon-one out for the Cubs Miguel Amaya at the plate line drive base hit to right master bony on his way to Third Base here comes the throw by Newar the slide he’s in there Master bony showed very good speed going first to Third on that opposite field single by Amaya Amaya now two big hits let’s see if this one leads directly to a run Zack and now the Cubs have men at the corners one away and Nico Herer do up here in the seventh Nico swings hit to right going back is Newar makes the catch tagging and coming in to score easily miles Master Bon Nico horer delivers again sacrifice fly RBI Cubs extend the lead three nothing over the Cardinals first pitch on the way to conteras ground ball up the middle fielded to the right of second by Herer he flips to First in time like Kyle Hendrick just keeps mowing through the Cardinals goldi with a soft Line Drive Bush fields on a hop races to the bag and beats goldi two up two down here in the seven a comebacker on one hop right back to Hendrick he flips to first out number three what a night for Kyle Hendricks seven scoreless innings for backto back hits with two outs here in the eighth inning and the cups threatening to add to their lead John King’s going to be the new pitcher Oliver marel makes the move to the bullpen they’ll face pinch hitter David bod with two outs here in the a bod has swung the bat nicely since his return to the big leagues the pitch low and running and taking second on what probably will be a wild pitch is Dansby Swanson David hits a ground ball Fair inside third it’ll drive in a pair bouncing off the sidewall down the left field line David bod delivers a pinch hit two-run double Cubs open it up to a five to nothing lead that’s a big one a huge one especially with two outs two huge Insurance runs David bod coming through again it is Kyle Hendrick game to win as he puts 7even Zer on the board Luke little now needs to throw strik as he goes to work on Lars Newar little just got hurt throwing that last pitch oh no cubs really can’t afford many more injuries to their Bullpen been a leaky Bullpen as it is little felt something immediately upon throwing this pitch motion for the trainer and the manager to come out and he was grimacing in pain he’s going to leave the game I’m not going to speculate on what exactly it is but he’s shaking his head hate to see that so biggy is walk two c have a man in scoring position for the first time tonight Gold’s over for three with a strike out first real scoring chance for St Louis all night a swing and a base hit to left field for Goldie up with the ball Ian hap trying to score Mason win and he does standing 5 to one Cubs one of the walks has turned into a run and Craig counil has to bring his closer into this game Hector nerys is on it is a safe situation for him Cubs lead 5-1 Runners at first and second and there’s ball four so the bases are loaded and Lars Nar will represent the Ty run now the Cubs have been in control all night now you have a chance to tie this ball game one swing it’s in there strike three called Hector nerys gets a strike out to end it the Cardinals leave them loaded in the ninth and the Cubs take game one in this important weekend series before the All-Star break

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