Cubs at Cardinals July 21, 2021

Game Time: 8:15 ET

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Attendance: 37,008

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STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	12	0

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CHC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	1
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Game Details

Game Time: 4:9

Umpires: HP-Jeff Nelson, 1B-Manny González, 2B-Mike Estabrook, 3B-Laz Díaz

Weather: 84 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 5 MPH Right to Left

News From July 21, 2021

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Jason Heyward

Lines pair of doubles

OFChicago Cubs

July 21, 2021

Heyward went 2-for-4 with two doubles in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Cardinals.

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Rafael Ortega

Records RBI triple, stolen base

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July 21, 2021

Ortega went 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI, stolen base and caught stealing as Chicago lost 3-2 to St. Louis in 10 innings Wednesday.

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Craig Kimbrel

Handed third loss

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July 21, 2021

Kimbrel (1-3) took the loss in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning defeat at the hands of the Cardinals, allowing an unearned run on a hit and walk with one strikeout.

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Kyle Hendricks

Continues scorching July

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July 21, 2021

Hendricks pitched 6.1 innings during Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to St. Louis, allowing two runs on eight hits with three strikeouts. He didn't factor into the decision.

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Rafael Ortega

Gets leadoff nod

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July 21, 2021

Ortega will start in center field and bat leadoff Wednesday against the Cardinals.

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Kris Bryant

Officially out of lineup

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July 21, 2021

Bryant (hamstring) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

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Harrison Bader

Another multi-hit performance

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

July 21, 2021

Bader went 3-for-4 with a double, run, RBI and strikeout in a 3-2 extra-inning win against the Cubs on Wednesday.

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T.J. McFarland

First win as a Cardinal

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July 21, 2021

McFarland (1-0) won Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning contest with the Cubs, pitching a scoreless 10th while allowing a walk.

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Adam Wainwright

Surrenders one across seven

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July 21, 2021

Wainwright got a no-decision in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning win against the Cubs, allowing one run on six hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.

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Jack Flaherty

Another bullpen on tap

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July 21, 2021

Flaherty (oblique) will throw one more bullpen session before facing live hitters, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

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Miles Mikolas

Starts rehab stint Saturday

PSt. Louis Cardinals

July 21, 2021

Mikolas (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment Saturday with Triple-A Memphis, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Daniel Ponce de Leon

Beginning rehab Thursday

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July 21, 2021

Ponce de Leon (shoulder) will start a rehab assignment and throw an inning for Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Jose Rondon

Slugs pinch-hit homer

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July 21, 2021

Rondon entered Tuesday's loss to the Cubs as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and slugged a solo home run in his only plate appearance.

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Harrison Bader

Productive multi-hit effort

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July 21, 2021

Bader went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a run in a loss to the Cubs on Tuesday.

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