Cubs at Cardinals July 31, 2019

Game Time: 8:15 ET

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Attendance: 43,750

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:14

Umpires: HP-Jansen Visconti, 1B-Will Little, 2B-Joe West, 3B-Andy Fletcher

Weather: 83 degrees. Mildly Cloudy

Wind: 5 MPH In From Right

News From July 31, 2019

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Robel Garcia

Sent to Triple-A

2BChicago Cubs

July 31, 2019

Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Iowa following Wednesday's win over the Cardinals, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

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Craig Kimbrel

Earns eighth save

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July 31, 2019

Kimbrel worked around two hits to pitch a scoreless ninth inning and record the save in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Cardinals. He struck out two.

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Kyle Hendricks

Shuts down Cardinals

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July 31, 2019

Hendricks (8-8) pitched seven scoreless innings to earn the win Wednesday against the Cardinals. He scattered seven hits and recorded seven strikeouts while not allowing any walks.

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Oscar De La Cruz

Designated for assignment

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July 31, 2019

De La Cruz was designated for assignment Wednesday.

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Duane Underwood

Sent back to minors

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July 31, 2019

Underwood was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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Robel Garcia

Sitting Wednesday

2BChicago Cubs

July 31, 2019

Garcia is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals.

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Albert Almora

Out again Wednesday

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July 31, 2019

Almora is not starting Wednesday against the Cardinals.

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Brad Wieck

Dealt to Cubs

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July 31, 2019

Wieck was traded from the Padres to the Cubs in exchange for Carl Edwards Jr., Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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Nick Castellanos

Joining Cubs

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July 31, 2019

Castellanos was traded from the Tigers to the Cubs in exchange for Paul Richan and Alex Lange on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

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Tony Kemp

Headed to Chicago

2BChicago Cubs AAA

July 31, 2019

Kemp was traded from the Astros to the Cubs on Wednesday in exchange for Martin Maldonado, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Marcell Ozuna

Plays field again

DHSt. Louis Cardinals

July 31, 2019

Ozuna (finger) went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run in Triple-A Memphis' win over Albuquerque on Wednesday.

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Michael Wacha

Next start set

PSt. Louis Cardinals

July 31, 2019

Wacha will start next Monday's game against the Dodgers with Daniel Ponce de Leon having been optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Miles Mikolas

Solid in loss

PSt. Louis Cardinals

July 31, 2019

Mikolas (7-11) was charged with the loss Wednesday against the Cubs after allowing one run (unearned) on six hits and a walk while striking out three over 5.2 innings.

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Tony Cingrani

Sent to Cardinals

PSt. Louis Cardinals

July 31, 2019

Cingrani (shoulder) was traded from the Dodgers to the Cardinals on Wednesday along with Jeffry Abreu in exchange for Jedd Gyorko (wrist/calf/back) and international bonus money.

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Daniel Ponce de Leon

Shuttled back to minors

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July 31, 2019

Ponce de Leon was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.

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Giovanny Gallegos

Grabs third victory

PSt. Louis Cardinals

July 31, 2019

Gallegos (3-1) was credited with the win over the Cubs on Tuesday, firing a scoreless inning in which he allowed a walk and recorded a strikeout.

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Tommy Edman

Pair of steals in win

2BSt. Louis Cardinals

July 31, 2019

Edman went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases in a win over the Cubs on Tuesday.

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Paul Goldschmidt

Slugs go-ahead blast

1BSt. Louis Cardinals

July 31, 2019

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Cubs on Tuesday.

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Jedd Gyorko

Held back in rehab, trade coming?

3BSt. Louis Cardinals

July 31, 2019

The Cardinals have pulled back Gyorko (back/calf/wrist) from his planned rehab at Triple-A Memphis and moved him off the 40-man roster in order to explore trade options, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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