Cubs Blank Pirates, Cardinals Fall To Royals
Published on September 22 2020 6:45 am
Last Updated on September 22 2020 6:47 am
Baez beat the bunt out for a single. The Cubs had eight hits in the contest led by Schwarber with two doubles and two RBI.
The Cubs stand at 32-22 on the season and are 4.5 games ahead of second place St. Louis.
Effingham's Danny Winkler came in to throw the final inning and had three strikeouts.
At Kansas City
The St. Louis Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and held that until the fifth when Kansas City tied.
Then things went south for Adam Wainwright on the mound as he gave up two singles and walked Jorge Soler to load the bases. Maikel Franco then hit a single to score the go-ahead two runs and the Cardnials fell 4-1.
Yadier Molina led the Cardinals in hitting with two singles while Matt Carpenter hit a solo homer that gave the Cardinals their 1-0 lead in the second.
Major League Baseball
Monday, September 21 Scoreboard
Chicago Cubs 5, PIttsburgh 0
Kansas City 4, St. Louis 1
Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 4
Toronto 11, New York Yankees 5
Los Angeles Angels 8, Texas 5
Washington 5, Philadelphia 1
Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 3
Atlanta 5, Miami 4
Tampa Bay 2, New York Mets 1
Seattle 6, Houston 1
Colorado 7, San Francisco 2
Tuesday, September 22 Schedule (All Times Central)
Philadelphia at Washington, 2:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 5:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.
New York Yankees at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.
Baltmore at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 6:40 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m.
Texas at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.
Los Angeles Angels at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.
Houston at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.
Oakland at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m.
Major League Baseball Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NL CENTRAL
W L PCT. GB
Chicago Cubs 32 22 .593 ---
St. Louis 26 25 .510 4.5
Cincinnati 28 27 .509 4.5
Milwaukee 26 27 .491 5.5
Pittsburgh 15 39 .278 17.0
NL EAST
W L PCT. GB
Atlanta 32 22 .593 --
Miami 28 26 .519 4.0
Phialdelphia 27 27 .500 5.0
New York Mets 24 30 .444 8.0
Washington 21 32 .396 10.5
NL WEST
W L PCT. GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 38 16 .704 ---
San Diego 34 20 .630 4.0
San Francisco 26 27 .491 11.5
Colorado 24 29 .453 13.5
Arizona 20 34 .370 18.0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL EAST
W L PCT. GB
Tampa Bay 36 19 .655 ---
New York Yankees 31 23 .574 4.5
Toronto 28 26 .519 7.5
Baltimore 23 31 .426 12.5
Boston 20 34 .370 15.5
AL CENTRAL
W L PCT. GB
Chicago White Sox 34 20 .630 ---
Minnesota 33 22 .600 1.5
Cleveland 30 24 .556 4.0
Detroit 22 30 .423 11.0
Kansas City 22 32 .407 12.0
AL WEST
W L PCT. GB
Oakland 33 20 .623 ---
Houston 27 27 .500 6.5
Seattle 24 30 .444 9.5
Los Angeles Angels 24 31 .436 10.0
Texas 19 35 .352 14.5
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