Chicago, IL- Coming off a huge win against the Cardinals, the Cubs disappointed last night in their 4-3 loss to the Cardinals in twelve innings.
Through the first inning, the game was all about pitching and defense. Arrieta racked up two strikeouts, while Wainwright got Anthony Rizzo to ground into a double-play.
Things changed into the bottom of the second inning, when the Cubs looked to strike in the top of the second. After Starlin Castro grounded-out, Nate Schierholtz walked and Wellington Castillo hit a single. However, Junior Lake ended the opportunity to capitalize, as he grounded into a force-out. Eventually, the inning ended with a Darwin Barney fly-out.
The bottom of the second changed for Arrieta as he lost his control. He started the inning striking out Yadier Molina, and getting Matt Adams to fly-out. Next, he gave up a double to Peter Bourjos due to Emilio Bonifacio tripping in center field. Mark Ellis and Adam Wainwright walked following the double, but Arrieta got out of a jam with a fly-out by Matt Carpenter.
Runs started to come on the board in the top of the third, as Luis Valbuena hit a two-run home run with Jake Arrieta on base. The inning ended soon after the two-run shot, but the Cubs went info the bottom of the third with a 2-0 lead.
Once again, Jake Arrieta lost his control against the Cardinals going into the bottom of the third. He lead off the inning walking Jhonny Peralta and Matt Holliday. Evantually, Yadier Molina singled, but the Cubs tagged Jhonny Peralta out at the plate. However, the Cardinals didn't wait to get on the board, as Matt Adams hit an RBI single in the next at-bat. Limiting the damage, Jake Arrieta got out of the inning striking out Peter Bourjos.
Arrieta was not able to go far into the ball game, as Carlos Villanueva came onto relief for the fifth and sixth inning. Villanueva got hit hard in the bottom of the sixth, as he lead off the inning giving up a single to Peter Bourjos. John Jay took a walk, and Bourjos stole third soon. Wesley Wright came in relief for Carlos, but couldn't hold the damage. With runners on first and third, Matt Carpenter reached on an error, and the ball game was tied. Jhonny Peralta gave the Cardinals a 3-2 lead when he hit an RBI single. Wright got out of the jam with Holliday and Craig hitting into ground-outs.
Going into the ninth inning, the Cubs were down by a run. Trevor Rosenthal came in to earn a save, but couldn't do it. Rosenthal gave up a single to Junior Lake, and walked Barney to put a runner in scoring position for the Cubs. Emilio Bonifacio was clutch, as he tied up the game with an RBI single. However, Luis Valbuena blew the Cubs chance to take a 4-3 lead.
The Cardinals went into the bottom of the ninth, but couldn't come back. It took three innings of extras to win, but the Cardinals evantually did it. Justin Grimm came in to pitch the bottom of the twelfth, but couldn't give the Cubs another the opportunity. He gave up a single to Jhonny Peralta, and loaded up the bases with walks to Allen Craig and Yadier Molina. The game ended sadly for the Cubs, as the winning run for the Cardinals scored by Greg Garcia being hit by a pitch.
Game Notes:
-ESPN stat people say it's the third time in the last decade Cubs have lost on a walk-off HBP. '07 (Marmol) and '12 (Dolis)
-Daniel (DanielDoreCTC)
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