Cardinals Split DH, Cubs Beat Reds
Published on September 9 2020 7:06 am
Last Updated on September 9 2020 7:07 am
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis and Minnesota split a doubleheader Tuesday at Busch Stadium.
The Twins won the opener 7-3 behind an 11-hit attack, taking a 3-0 lead in the third.
St. Louis had only four hits, two singles by Paul Goldschmidt and a two-run homer by Tommy Edman.
The Cardinals came back in the second game to down the Twins 6-4. St. Louis had a big five-run third inning. Matt Carpenter singled to start off the third followed by Matt Wieters getting hit by a pitch. Harrison Bader drew a walk and Carpenter scored when Tommy Edman was hit by a pitch.
Paul DeJong walked and the second run came home. Brad Miller grounded out for a fielder's choice and Bader reached home. Rangel Ravelo singled home a run.
At Chicago
Alec Mills produced a stellar performance on the mound as the Chicago Cubs downed the Cincinnati Reds, 3-0 Tuesday.
Mills went six innings allowing four hits, three walks and striking out six to improve his record to 4-3 on the season.
The Cubs improved to 25-18 on the season. David Bote had the lone extra base hit for the Cubs with a triple and drove in two runs. Javier Baez drove in a run on a single.
Major League Baseball
Tuesday, September 8 Scoreboard
Minnesota 7, St. Louis 3 (F/7)
St. Louis 6, Minnesota 4 (F/7)
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 0
Pittsburgh 5, Chicago White sox 4
Toronto 2, New York Yankees 1
Philadelphia 6, Boston 5 (F/7)
Washington 5, Tampa Bay 3
Oakland 4, Houston 2 (F/7)
Kansas City 8, Clevelan d6
Miami 8, Atlanta 0
Detroit 8, MIlwaukee 3
Baltimore 11, New York Mets 2
Boston 5, Philadelphia 2 (F/7)
Texas 7, Los Angeles Angels 1
San Diego 14, Colorado 5
Houston 5, Oakland 4 (F/7)
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Arizona 9 (F/10)
San Francisco 6, Seattle 5
Major League Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NL CENTRAL
W L PCT. GB
Chicago Cubs 25 18 .581 ---
St. Louis 18 17 .514 3.0
Milwaukee 18 22 .450 5.5
Cincinnati 18 24 .429 6.5
Pittsburgh 14 26 .350 9.5
NL EAST
W L PCT. GB
Atlanta 24 18 .571 ---
Philadelphia 21 18 .538 1.5
Miami 19 18 .514 2.5
New York Mets 19 24 .442 5.5
Washington 16 25 .390 7.5
NL WEST
W L PCT. GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 31 12 .721 ---
San Diego 27 17 .614 4.5
San Francisco 22 21 .512 9.0
Colorado 20 22 .476 10.5
Arizona 15 28 .349 16.0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL EAST
W L PCT. GB
Tampa Bay 28 15 .651 ---
Toronto 24 18 .571 3.5
New York Yankees 21 21 .500 6.5
Baltimore 20 21 .488 7.0
Boston 15 29 .341 13.5
AL CENTRAL
W L PCT. GB
Cleveland 26 16 .619 ---
Chicago White Sox 26 16 .619 000
Minnesota 27 18 .600 0.5
Detroit 19 21 .475 6.0
Kansas City 15 28 .349 11.5
AL WEST
W L PCT. GB
Oakland 25 15 .625 ---
Houston 22 21 .512 4.5
Seattle 19 23 .452 7.0
Los Angeles Angels 17 26 .395 9.5
Texas 14 27 .341 11.5
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