Cardinals vs. Cubs Game Highlights (6/14/24) | MLB Highlights

So it's the start of a three game set between the Cubs and Cards. It is always a blast when you get the Cardinals in the Cubs. It's Kyle Gibson versus Jordan Wiggs. Pitcher for the Cubs is Jordan Wicks lengthy. Stay on the il with that forearm strength. So just his seventh game, sixth start this year career, er, a of 4.4 three, they win the Cardinals shortstop at the plate popped up right side and able to pull that down after Nguyen was tardy on the good gas lefty against lefty now with Alec Burleson in there and they play Alec to pull on the ground. The go horner gobbles it up Paul Goldschmidt over the years against the Cubs has batted 31, 25 doubles, one, triple, 31 home runs and 87 runs batted in. Hammer to left that ball is going to sink for the game's first hit. So, Goldie's good work continues and he's aboard with a two out knock it. Here's Nolan Arenado. We got a scare with Arenado, didn't we? Yesterday at home boy fastball, 96 got him on the fingers. So great to see him in the lineup today are grounds one to third field on a belt hop by Morellis throw a second in time for the force and that ends the top half of the first inning. Middle one. The hope is with Kyle Gibson on the mound who is on the ground a lot, Doman is 0 to 10 head to head with Kyle Gibson line drive to left field. That's a base hit mike aboard as he smacks that one the other way , Christopher Morell 13 home run and 40 RBS and he gets Morell to swing him in big sweeper for out number one good fastball in off the plate. This one starts middle in, ends up right away on the corner. The designated hitter today he slowly hit to second and you'll get the lead runner and that's all Mason Nguyen takes the sure out and a high fly ball hit right at Burleson win is going to push that toward the line. He's there. He's got it. And the fun has begun here at Wrigley field. We have no score in the second inning game, one of a three game series in Chicago and a swing and a miss as Gorman is down on strikes, a swing and a miss and he got him. Uncle Charlie says, hello, all the weapons working here today. Carlson comes up batting right handed against the lefty Wicks drive and a base hit into left field of a sudden the trainers Craig Council coming to the mound and this isn't good for Jordan. We coming out of the game when it rains, it pours Kyle Hendricks time. I'm guessing that's disastrous for Chicago something biting them. And here comes Kyle ground ball to second cleanly by Horner on the edge of the outfield grass is flipped to first in time and that's that. The top of the second is over. Now in the second, he starts off with Ian Happ. We got to figure out how to get this guy out is shredded the Cardinals and that one stroke to left Donovan retreats. He's in the well twisting and turning at the, he makes the play for out. Number one. It's an adventure for the man in the past year, but there's a number one, first two away, bottom two cubs and Cardinals are scoreless and a miss a sweeper strikes him out. Gibson works around the walk to Horner. What is the update in terms of the injury to Jordan? It was an felt it pretty good. So we'll have to see what the doctors say after the game where we're at. Swings and loops one to left racing in half. He slides did he make the catch? He did out number one excellent play by Ian two quick outs and Alec Burleson is next ground ball to second fielded by Horner to flip to first in time. And the Cardinals go down in order here in the top of the foul Hendricks to begin the top half of the fourth inning on a bounce. Swanson handles the chance Goldschmidt retired two away a roller to second fielded by Horner the throw to first in time and the Cardinals go down in order in the top of the fourth flat out. Nice play by Donovan twisting and turning and this one a mile high win can't see it. Donovan's coming on. Arenado at the line is going to go to his knees to make the play and the win pushed that toward the line and those two on the left side talk it over really nice job here by Arnao. You'll see the hands up there by win and Then Nolan tracks it and finds it, man. It is not an easy day. That's golf toward left Donovan on the run. He dives and gets there. The Cardinals outfield is sensational on a tough day to play the past year. Cubs and Cardinals are scoreless here in the last of the fifth three. What a job I has to frame that baby. And there's a line drive caught by the second baseman Gorman playing up the middle, sending us to the sixth inning and Wrigley to Jordan Wick and he has been lights out retired. Every batter he has faced so far a bunch of soft contact. Three hoppers to short. There's a punch out on the curveball. Kyle hasn't been out there in about eight days and he's been stellar. So far this afternoon. 10 up, 10 down ha has retired. Hendrix is in a groove. See if we can break the magic spell of Hendrix here, it's a full count. One out and on the ground that's going to sneak through and there's a base hit. So, let's see if the Cardinals try to force some action here on a windy day and this one shot up the middle Swanson can't get that. So again, Alec gets busy early in the count. It's back to back singles for ST Louis and now the big boys are coming up first one in scoring position for either club. Paul go grounded out to the shortstop two on and one out pop fly shallow right field coming in Suzuki going back corner, it's Suzuki who makes the catch , it's up to arena. He has been the Cardinals best hitter with runners in scoring position. No time like the present up the middle. That is right at second and the step on the bag will retire the side. Arenado shoots it right back through the box and the Cardinals can't break through in a scoreless sixth scoreless in the seventh. Se Suzuki leading off for the Cubs. How good is kyle Gibson been to this point? Still locating everything, only 77 pitches and another strikeout on the corner. That's five of them for Kyle. He is up down in out corner to corner hay struck him out six strikeouts for Gibson two away Gibson trying to get through seven complete for the third time this year. Bouncing ball Gorman to his right tricky hop throws across his body. The Cardinals are doing it all in game one in Chicago pitching and defense. Now, how about a run as we go to the eighth Pedro Paez in a nothing, nothing game. We're in the top of the eighth inning, 91 and two swing and a drive hit high in the air to left. He is back at the Ivy. Let's go. Has hit a homer. It's one Cardinals. What a time for the first major league home run of the career of pedro Paez breaks a nothing, nothing tie in the eighth inning where he has made every hit that he's had in the big leagues count. He gets b and that's a huge one here. Cardinals with a one nothing lead, one away, bottom eight Crow Armstrong at third base at the plate. Pete Armstrong with a very big lead at third base. And the reason for that in foul territory, but he's going to be going on contact, got him and keeps the Cardinals in front row. Armstrong is cut down by Nolan Gorman who threw a strike to pas who applied a terrific tag. Gorman has a big arm. We talk about mason wins arm but that throw is perfect. I cannot think of a better defensive game for the Cardinals all year long. We have a pitching change. Wisdom as a pinch hitter drilled , left field going back is down near the wall. He's got it. Oh, the good Lord is on the Cardinals side today at Wrigley. It's one nothing. And we go to the night that's coming around for Arenado too and that could be a big lead off double here in the ninth inning. The challenge a little tougher for Ivonne Herrera here he's zero for two with a walk and a stolen base and driven softly toward right. Suki broke back. That might drop but it will, it's off the, he's going to score the Cardinals take a 20 lead. The wing kept pushing that ball to the line. Let's get another one. Here's Carlson, he's one for three in left field base hit. They're going to wave him third. Here comes the throw to the plate, hits up the line, cut off but a second is in time but Carlson delivers a run scoring hit. It's three to nothing. Saint Louis two straight walks to bring the tying run to the plate. Now, Niko Horner trying to keep the game going. He got it. Cardinals win it three to nothing. Your final score. A classic game at Wrigley field between the Cardinals and the Cubs.