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Hey, hey, hey. 10 in the afternoon. Now it’s just a few minutes after 6, but we should be in good shape without any more delays as this series finale is ready to get underway. Starting pitchers tonight, left-hander Matthew Boyd. He was just named to the National League All-Star team a couple of hours ago. He’ll be opposed by right-hander Eric Fetty starting for St. Louis. It’s cloudy, it’s breezy, huge crowd on hand, a lot of action so far. In the first two games of this series, there have been 28 runs and 14 home runs combined between the Cubs and Cardinals. In the first two games, Cubs winning the opener 11-3. And yesterday, St. Louis came from behind to beat the Cubs 8-6. So, let’s go ahead and get right to the starting lineups for tonight’s game. The lineups, as always, are sponsored by Verizon, the most reliable 5G in Chicago. Leading off for the visitors from St. Louis, Brendan Donovan at second base, Mason Win at shortstop, Wilson Contra at first base, Alec Berles is the Cardinals cleanup man. Berles in right field. Joel Poso the designated hitter. Lars Nbar batting six. Nbar in left. Thomas Saji at third base. The number eight Cardinals batter is Pedro Pahes. Pahes will do the Red Birds catching. And Garrett Hamson is batting ninth and playing center field. So there you have the Cardinals lineup. The Cubs look this way. Ian Half leading off in left. By Tucker in right. Seya Suzuki the designated hitter. Batting fourth in center field. Pete Bro Armstrong. Michael Bush at first base. Dansby Swanson is batting sixth and playing shortstop. Nico her at second base. Reese Maguire catching and batting ninth and playing third base Matt Shaw. So there you have the lineups. The game time temperature right now it’s about 68°. 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But overall in this series, 14 total home runs between the two teams, 28 runs scored. But last time we saw Matthew Boyd against the Cardinals, they could not score off of him. And that’s really been the case for most teams against Boyd over his last seven starts. Pat, the numbers unbelievable. 4- one with a 1.66 erra for Boyd over this sevengame stretch, the best sevename stretch of his career. He has been outstanding and congratulations to Matthew Boyd on being named to the All-Star team earlier today. Very welld deserved. That game against the Cardinals, you mentioned, Zach, back on June 25, six shutout innings. Cubs won the game 8 nothing. He is ready to work tonight. First pitch to Brendan Donovan. Basketball inside and away we go. Donovan hitting 296. Open stance. Lefty to lefty. Boyd coming back. Pass ball in there. First strike. One and one. What are some of the numbers about Boyd that jump out at you, Zach? The RA 2.65 and 17 starts this season. He’s eight and three. Pat, he’s a quick worker. This ball is rolled out to the right side. Fielded by her. Easy play. Throws the first in time. Good breaking ball. He had Donovan out in front. Then he pulled a He pulled a harmless ground ball to second base. One down. No score. Just underway. Mason win the batter. An 82 mph slider from Boyd to get Donovan. The speed gun powered by Xfinity gets seriously powerful Wi-Fi. Xfinity. The Wi-Fi is booming. You emphasize seriously when you did that. I that perked right up. Here is Mason Wining. Right-handed batter. Mason Win will take low inside for a ball. We’re not going to mess around when it’s Cubs and Cardinals at Wrigley Field with the series on the line. Win just one for eight in this series. dimminionative, but a a guy with some power. He’s got seven home runs, hitting .256. Has a great throwing arm. Open stance. The right-handed batter will take a strike. And it’s two- one. Game time temperature that we gave you, it’s 68°, much cooler than it has been. Sponsored by Four Seasons, heating, air conditioning, plumbing, and electric. Wind pokes it fouled off to the right. out of play. Your trusted local experts. Four seasons. Seventh game of the year between the two teams. They will have six remaining after this one. And they’ve split the first six right down the middle. Here’s the 2-2 swing and a foul back. Boyd threw six scoreless innings in a win over St. Louis on June 25th. I recall the Cubs had lost the first couple of meetings against the Cardinals at Bush and Boyd pitched that gem to get them back on track. Here’s a foul out of play. He’s pitched like an ace on the staff, Zack. He really has. And that’s what you expect from a guy who is considered one of your aces. Certainly Shota Imanaga was that guy last year and he’s getting healthier and he might emerge as the ace before the end of this season, but Matt Boyd is right there with him. Here’s a fast ball inside to Mason win the count three and two. But when you’ve lost a couple of games to your arch rival, that’s when you need a guy to really step up and pitch a good game. And that’s exactly what he did. Yeah, he did. Six scoreless innings and then that was followed up by Shota Imanaga’s return with five scoreless innings. 3-2 pitch line foul down the left field line. Another great crowd at Wrigley. 40,000 plus each of the first two games. Paul Zarang is our engineer at the controls. Always good to work with Paul. And now the 3-2 pitch on the way to win. Fouled away. What a battle these two guys are having. This is about eight pitches in this confrontation between Mason Win and Matthew Boyd. Feel like both teams have had many of these types of battles over the last couple of days. There’s so much familiarity between the Cubs and Cardinals. You’re in the division. Lot at stake and it’s their seventh game against each other in the last two weeks. There’s a breaking ball outside. Tried to throw a back door slider. It just stayed outside. It’s a base on balls for Mason Win. No score. A man at first. One down. First inning. And here is Wilson Comrace. Ronkumer is off tonight. He is fine. He’s just uh taking a a day off. He will rejoin us in the Twin Cities on Tuesday night. Cubs will be on the road in the week leading up to the All-Star break. Swinging a foul back by Conraus 0 and one have three against the Twins in Minnesota starting Tuesday night and then three against the Yankees in the Big Apple next weekend. Matthew Boyd with a record of eight and three makes a sidearm kickoff throw to first. He’s got a good move. He keeps guys from stealing. In fact, they don’t even take as large of a lead because of that move of his. Yeah, he leads the majors in pickoffs. Excellent move to first for the left-hander. Boyd’s pitch on the way. Fisted foul by Wilson Conturus. And Pat, you brought this up earlier. You know, normally you would think righties would have the advantage against Boyd, but not the way the conditions are tonight here at Wrigley Field with a 14 mph wind blowing in from left. It looks like a ball hit in the air to right. Might get some carry, however. We’ll see. There’s a ground ball right side. Going to be a tough play. Nicoer has it. throws to first and it is not in time. Nico had too far to go to get to the ball and didn’t have a chance to set the feet. Made that awkward offbalance throw as he was running toward the right field line and it’s an infield single for Wilson Contraus. Good call by Adam Hamry, the umpire. There will be no challenge on that play. It’s an infield single. Runners at first and second, one away and the batter Alec Burles. Cubs were playing the infield to pull. So her was stationed just up the middle to the right of the second base bag. Just too far to go to make that play. Bernison, left-handed batter with power, 294 average, 11 home runs. Dangerous hitter. Takes loan outside for a ball. Berles three for seven in this series. Cardinals threatening right away. Two men on with one away. Nothing nothing game. Top of the first. Beautiful green Ivy on the outfield walls all the way around. Here’s the 10 check swing. That’s a strike. Boyd beat Cleveland his last time out. That was Tuesday night. give up two runs in seven innings. And now the 1-1 lefty to lefty. Fast ball just a little bit high. Looked like he had Berles fooled. It looked like Berles was looking for something off speed. He did not offer, but it was just a tad high. Two and one. Utah left-hander Boyd now bluffs a move towards second base. Boys trying to throw that breaking ball to get Berles to roll one over. It’s a double play candidate. Now the 2-1 strike called again. Berles got caught looking for something off speed and Boyd zipped a fast ball in on him. Two and two on Alec Berles. Boyd taking a little extra time now in between pitches. He’s at 20 deliveries already. And the 2-2 swinging a foul back. Still two and two. Joel Poso is on deck. Boyd beat the Cardinals in St. Louis on June 25. And now the 2-2 swag and a miss. Beautiful breaking ball. Not a great swing by Berles and he is out number two. Big strike out in that spot. It brings up Joel Poso in strikeouts by Cubs pitchers. Brought to you by your Chicago and Northwest Indiana Hyundai dealers. Two outs, two on for Poso. A beautiful 84 mileph slider off the outside at the bottom of the zone. Got Eurles to chase. Ozu a native of Venezuela. He is 6 feet tall, 262 lb. He’s a big man. Wide open stance. Feet very wide apart. And it’s an open stance. Very unusual. Almost looks uncomfortable when a guy has that wide of a batting stance. Here comes the 01 to Po swinging a miss. Nothing. And two. Poso had the game winning. pinch hit three-run homer in yesterday’s ball game and that earned him a spot as the DH in tonight’s lineup. Win the runner at second, Contrarus at first. No score top of the first, two down, two strikes on the batter and the pitch by Boyd. Swing and a miss. Strike three. He got him to chase a high outside fast ball. Backto back strikeouts for Matthew Boyd. And that ends the inning. Strikeouts by Cubs pitchers brought to you by your Chicago and Northwest Indiana Hyundai dealers. No. Allstar week rolls up in the ATL and MLB Network is your all access pass featuring all the top prospects in the futures game at Swingman Classic. All the selections from the first round of the MLB draft, the Washington Nationals selects and all the swagger from celebrity softball to the Allstars big arrival on the red carpet show. It’s showtime in Hotlanta. Allstar week only on MLB Network July 11th through 15th. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an oppo taco. 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If you can’t find it at Benny’s, it’s probably not worth drinking. Very good, Zack. We go to the bottom of the first inning. Eric Fetty, big right-hander, working on Ian Hap, first pitch outside for a ball. Fetty has struggled for most of the first half of the season. He is three and eight. His RA 4 and a half. He misses outside and the count now 2-0. We just saw him in St. Louis last week. Zach, what’s what are some of the numbers that you’d like to share with him? He was rocked for seven earned runs on eight hits. It’s a high drive deep right field. This ball is curling and going foul. Plenty of distance. Fouled by about 40 ft. He was sitting on something on two and 0 and did not get cheated with that cut, but he pulled it fouled. Two and one. Yeah, it was a cutter on the inside edge. App turned on it. App swings and misses. Now it’s two and two. Yeah. So in that start June 25th at Bush against the Cubs, they rocked him for seven earn runs on eight hits in three and two/3 a loss. Betty misses outside three and two. And then Patty followed that up in Pittsburgh last Monday. that he was rocked for seven earned runs on 10 hits in five innings. Another loss. So he is struggling of late. Now the 3-2 on the way to half. Line toward right field coming in and making the catch is Berles and that’s out number one. Solidly hit ball by Hap, but fairly easy play for Berles. Just had to run in and grab it at chest level. Out number one. Whenever a guy has been struggling, a pitcher like Fetty of late, I’d like to see the Cubs get a few guys on base because, you know, he’s going to be a little bit on the jittery side, which is only natural after you’ve struggled in your most recent outings. Tucker takes outside. Pal’s going to be a starting outfielder for the National League in the All-Star game. His fourth All-Star game. He takes outside 2 and 0. And Tucker’s the kind of player that’s going to make the pitcher work. Not going to help you out by swinging at pitches outside of the zone. Betty works over on the first base side of the rubber. Big rightander. And there’s the fastball strike. Two and one. The first inning is powered by Invesco QQQ. Let’s rethink possibility. Invesco Distributors Incorporated. Tucker takes low. 3 and one. Tucker just 1 for8 in this series, but hitting a solid 283 for the year. 17 home runs. 52 driven in. Let’s see if he gets something to hit on three and one. He takes high. That’s ball four. He’s dealt one of the best batting eyes that you’ll see of any big leager playing today. Kyle Tucker walks of Cubs batters sponsored by it’s not a gameillinois.com. Reminder, a walk is free. A DUI is not. Drive sober or get pulled over. Seya Suzuki, the big RBI man on the team with 75. And the pitch to Seiya is a strike. And by the way, his 75 RBI is already a careerhigh in Major League Baseball. This is his third year in a Cub uniform. And we’re not even at the All-Star break. Isn’t that amazing? Here’s the pitch. It’s down low. And I thought for sure, Zach, that he would have been named to the All-Star team, but you brought up some of the reasons why he did not. Well, Show Otani won the fan vote as the designated hitter. Running is Tucker. Huge jump, swing, and a miss. And a stolen base for Kyle Tucker. He was off and running. I’m surprised that Contraus, the first baseman, didn’t yell to Fetty. That’s how big the jump was. And then Suzuki swung and missed at the pitch. So it’s one and two, but now a man in scoring position and the pitch to Seiya is outside. Go ahead, Zach. And Kyle Schwarber, who is named the reserve designated hitter on the National League All-Star team. You can understand why. You got to have at least one person from each team. The 2-2. It missed and it’s three and two. Stolen base for Tucker a moment ago. A reminder. Stolen bases by the Cubs. Another Cubs steel. Steals are powered by a Turo Tire. You got to love his stolen base percentage. I’ll get back to that in a minute. The pitch to Sea. Fly ball left center field. Converging are Nbar and Hamson. And they almost collide. Newbar the left fielder made the catch. Hamson peeled off and veered to his right to avoid a collision at the last second. And that’s out number two. And Tucker has to hold at second base. Saw a collision like that almost take place in yesterday’s ball game. Victor Scott II was in center field. Nbar was in left. But the the Cardinals have had some issues in this series with communication in the gaps. Might be because Wrigley is so loud. Let’s see if Pete Pro Armstrong can drive in the game’s first run. There’s a line drive base set to left. Tucker’s going to score. The throw goes to second. Cubs lead one to nothing. He throw Armstrong delivers. Kyle Tucker and his stolen base. Pays dividends immediately. He scores the game’s first run. RBI number 67 for Pete Crow Armstrong. Cubs lead one to nothing. And Pete Cro Armstrong has been locked in this weekend against St. Louis. Pat, he’s now five for nine in this series against the Cards. N Barabo that ball slightly in left. I don’t think he had a chance at Tucker anyway, but when an outfielder knows that the guy running from second has speed, many times you will see a slight bobble. Here’s the throw to first. Pro Armstrong dives back in. That’s another beneficial aspect of speed. Getting back to Tucker and his stolen bases, do you realize he is now 22 out of 23 in stealing bases this year? Cor Armstrong bluffing the fast ball strike. It’s like the hidden part in his game. Talk about his power. You mentioned his great eye at the plate. He can hit left-handers very well. Good defensive player. And then there are the stolen bases. He’s he’s a tremendous ball player, Kyle Tucker. But you can say that about quite a few of these Cubs. Here’s a pitch up high from Fetty. It’s now two and one. Yeah, Michael Bush is one of the guys you can say that about. Bush seven for nine in the series with four home runs and six RBI’s. Here’s the pitch. There goes Pete. The pitch outside. Throw to second base. Slide save at second base. Pretty good throw by Pahase. A shortstop win. Applying the tag too late. No challenge by the Cardinals. Pete Pro Armstrong diving in head first. Where’s that red glove on his left hand? The ball was bobbled actually after the tag attempt which would have eliminated any challenge on that play. And let’s see if Michael Bush can drive in a run. He takes inside three and one bro Armstrong now Zack 27 out of 31 stealing bags this year. Great percentages for him and Michael Tucker. Here comes the 3-1. BCH takes strike two. That’s okay. As hot as Bush is, I’m kind of glad he gets a chance to maybe swing a bat here. Zack against a right-handed pitcher. the way he’s been swinging. Let’s go. Right. Bush up to 18 home runs. The pitch to Michael. Check. Swing. Foul at the plate. Will do it again. Just got a piece of a cutter at the top of the zone. Outfield straightaway. The defensive alignment sponsored by Fitzgerald Equipment. Material handling handle. Learn more at Fitzgeraldquipment.com. Debs lead one to nothing. Third and final game of the series. The 3-2 to Bush swinging a popup foul and out of play. And the RBI moments ago by Keith Pro Armstrong. A reminder that RBI’s by Cubs batters are sponsored by Old National Bank. The relationships and results matter. Get old. Bush will always remember this series regardless of what he does tonight. Here’s the pitch on the way inside ball four. I say that, Zach, because he had the three home runs on Friday. He’s had four homers and six RBI’s in the series. It’s against the arch rival Cardinals. No way he forgets this series ever. You know what’s funny is right after that game in which the Cubs made franchise history with those eight home runs, they got all the players together who hit the home runs in that game, the lineup and take a picture together. And most of the players didn’t understand why they were being asked to take a picture until after the picture was taken. They didn’t realize they had made history. They thought it was just because they were so handsome. Yes, Betty has made quite a few pitches in this inning. He’s at 28 pitches after 2/3 of an inning. So, he’s at that pace not going to be able to work very deep into this ball game. And Danby Swanson now batting with two on, two down. Cubs leading one to nothing in the bottom of the first. Cubs leadoff man presented by Benny’s Beverage Depot. That was Ian Hap. Dansby three for nine in the series. Two outs, two on the pitch. Swanson takes a breaking ball low. If a Cubs leadoff hitter in the first inning gets a base hit. Benny’s Beverage Depot donates $100 to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. If you can’t find it at Benny’s, it’s probably not worth drinking. Fetty to Swanson. Pickoff throw to second. Not in time. Donovan, the second baseman, took the throw. Played not that close. He likes to keep that red base running glove on the hand as he runs the bases. The pitch to Swanson way outside. Now it’s 2 and 0 again. Wind blowing in from left. Swanson slightly open stance. Feet close together. The pitch to Dansby is a strike. He may have had the green light. Looked like he was taken all the way, which is a smart move the way Fett’s been pitching in this first inning. Next pitch here will be number 30 of this frame by Fetty. He’s already walked to the pitch. Swinging a foul back. Good cut by Dansby. And he was thinking extra bases with that swing. He almost came out of those white shoes of his. Foul back. A slider. Swanson has gotten it going again at the plate, hitting 364 on this home stand. Armstrong leads at second. Away from first is Bush. Here’s a foul out of play off the bat of Swanson. Cardinals with their win yesterday. Remain five and a half games behind the Cubs. Milwaukee a winner earlier today in Miami. So at this moment, the Brewers are three and a half games behind the Cubs. And now the 2-2 lifted, fouled. He got away with a hanging breaking ball that time. Sometimes a guy will be wild, Zack, in terms of falling behind in the count and walking guys. Another sign of wildness is made wild in the strike zone. And that last pitch was evidence of that. That’s been Fetty’s issue. The 2-2 lifted to right, slicing foul and out of play. A laborious first inning for Eric Fetty. 33 pitches and it’s not over yet. Mention the Cubs in first place. Something that they have enjoyed for 93 consecutive days. a share of at least a tie for first. He’d like to keep that running all the way until late September. Here’s the 2- two line foul down the left field line. Another hanging breaking ball from Fetty. Fetty in his last nine starts, the Cardinals in those nine games do not have a great record. They are two and seven in his last nine games. He said he wants a brand new ball and he gets one. Bush at first, Pro Armstrong at second. A run in the bank. This is going to be the ninth pitch to Swanson. And Dansby hits a pop fly shallow right going out. Donovan, the second baseman, calling and making the catch. And that ends the inning. Well, the Cubs scratch out a run. RBI single for Pete Pro Armstrong. They leave a couple and at the end of one inning. It’s the Cubs one and St. Louis nothing. This is the score. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Combo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an oppo taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. 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It’s going to be great. Our second inning brought to you by Seaglass Wines, official partner of the Cup, bringing the California coast to you wherever you are. Here’s Pat and Zach. All right, Judson, thank you. Second inning. That was a long break for Matthew Boyd. Boyd to face Lars Nbar, Thomas JCI, and Pedro Pahes. Nolan Areronado still unable to play. Sat out with a shoulder issue yesterday. He was kind of a late scratch. It seems to me it was about an hour before game time yesterday when we got the word that Areronado would not be playing and again not in the lineup this evening. Nbar showing bunt takes inside for a ball. Mentioned Paul Zarang is our great engineer at the controls and thanks to Paul for setting something up I’m going to talk about. Here is a fast ball in there for a strike. But we’d like to thank a Cub fan by the name of Frank Hogar and his daughter Katherine. Special thank you for sending up a custom wooden baseball and stand. Strike two to Nbar. Paul Zarang has worked with Frank. Says Frank was a major player in the staging world for many concert events. After doing that, he became a master in wood turning. And Zach, you probably know that wood turning is wood shaping with a lathe. Oh, yeah. Of course. I do now. Here comes the two- two pitch to Lars Nbar and he will swing and miss. Strike three. Third strikeout in a row going back to the first inning for Matthew Boyd. Strikeouts by Cubs pitchers. Those are brought to you by your Chicago and Northwest Indiana Hyundai dealers. Cubs lead one to nothing. And Thomas JC is the batter. Yeah, just zipped a 95 mile per hour heater by him. Yeah, you showed me that that beautiful wooden structure that you were given. It’ll look nice on your desk at home. Thomas SJ, you bet that’s exactly where it’s going to be, Zack. and Thomas Saji will take inside. It says former Cubs pitcher Rich Nye is also in that same association with Frank Hagar. Am I getting close to the pronunciation? Paul says yes sort of but thanks to Frank very kind gesture. We get all kinds of goodies up here and it’s very thoughtful. We have so many wonderful fans. It is truly amazing. Here’s the 1-1 pitch. So JC, it’s a drive down the right field line. Long run Tucker near the line, slides. Did he make the catch? He did. He disappeared from my view. He slid near the sidewall and the crowd giving him a reaction. Now the runner said JC is still standing at second base. He’s not sure if that ball was caught or not. It was caught on a short hop by Tucker who made a slide to avoid crashing into the wall and it bounced and hit the sidetrack in fair territory before going right into the glove. So, it appeared to be a catch, but it was not. It’s a double. That’s a dangerous maneuver. And I see Tucker limping ever so slightly as he walks over toward the regular right field position. I think he’s going to be okay. Okay. But boy, we talk about that sidewall where the sidewall is only a foot or two beyond the foul line. So, you’re you’re trying to catch a fair ball as you run at full speed. And I’m watching it again. He had the ball hit the ground under the glove. And that’s that’s definitely a double. This is not going to be challenged by the Cubs. No, it it is being challenged by the Cubs. They’re they’re taking a second look. A second opinion is always a good idea. Get yours at Northwestern Medicine, but from the the angles that we’ve seen on our video monitors, certainly appears as though the ball hit the sidetrack first. As we get another look at this, it looks like it might have hit glove, then ground, and then quickly it jumped back into the glove as he slid and avoided contact with that sidewall. There’s a there’s a padding on the sidewall, but it’s thin and immediately behind the padding is a brick wall, and it is extremely hard and dangerous. Whenever I see an outfielder and for the Cubs, they have experience playing here, you know, for 81 games, but for some younger players, Zach, who are visiting players, it’s terrifying when I see them running at full speed into either of the sidewalls down and left or down and right because it is very, very treacherous. Yeah. And initially that that play looks like a catchable ball, but then the wind continues to blow it even closer and closer to the sidewall. And the only way to protect yourself is to slide to avoid jamming straight into that wall. Yeah, the ball clearly hit the ground. I’m not really sure what the delay is here. The ball is under review and they’ll have a verdict very very soon. It was a great effort by Kyle Tucker, but he’d be the first to tell you yes, the ball did hit the ground. When you’re watching it in real time, you can’t see every little facet than you can that you can when you slow it down. It went glove. The glove is about 6 in off the ground. The ball hit the side of the glove immediately went down, hit the ground and then Tile’s glove is right in the area. So, the ball bounced off the ground up into the glove. The runner will be placed at second base. St. Louis retains their challenge. Yeah, it’s uh it was St. Lewis that challenged the call and because initially it was called an out. Correct. Correct. That is we were given some wrong information here but it it was uh called an out and Tucker was blocked from our view by the rising sidewall in the right field corner. So a double for Saji. Saji at second. One away. Cubs lead one to nothing. Second inning. Pedro Pahes the batter. And he’ll take high for a ball. Ace hitting 214, six home runs, 25 runs batted in. And the pitch on the way, swinging a dribbler foul. Still kind of getting used to this Cardinal team without Yadier Molina showing up to torment the Cubs and their pitchers. He was there for about 20 years. An amazing performer. Certain future Hall of Famer Yadier Molina. But you almost feel a little bit sorry for anybody who has to follow a guy like that in any sport and on any team. Here’s the 1-1. Because invariably, you know what? You’re not going to be as good as him in almost every single case ever. You’re not going to be as good as a guy like Yatti or Molina. Cardinals have a guy that’s on the injured list right now in Herrera who’s been doing a nice job at the catching position, but you don’t want to be compared to one of your all-time greats. Very difficult to follow in the footsteps. Yair had a great throwing arm, great clutch hitter, hit for power later in his career. Drove in a lot of runs. Here’s a pitch outside from Matthew Boyd. And it was like having a manager on the field, a manager in uniform when you had Yadier Molina catching for the Cardinal. Here comes the 2-2 from Matthew Boyd. Line fouled off to the right out of play. I used to enjoy it when there’d be a young pitcher on the mound like a maybe a Carlos Martinez and he was doing whatever and you know walking a few guys and Yottier would say timeout. He would go out. It would be a conversation. One guy did all the talking. Year for about a minute and a half and that was it. Lo and inside for a ball two and two. Make it three and two now on Padre Pedro Pahes. See if Boyd can throw a strike here on three and two with a pitch on the way to Pahes. Swing and a miss. Beautiful change up. That might have been up and out of the zone, but he fooled the batter Pahes. And that is out number two. And the batter Garrett Hamson. Yeah, right on the outside edge at the top of the zone. And that change up is what makes Boyd so dangerous against right-handed batters. It tails away. It’s so inviting and it’s so efficient. Two down, a man at second. Cubs lead one to nothing. Garrett Hamson has played with three different big league teams already this season and we’re not even at the All-Star break. He was with Arizona early in the year. They let him go. He was with Cincinnati. They put him on waiverss and he was claimed by the Cardinals about 10 days ago. It must be an odd experience. I I don’t think many people can even relate to that, Zach. Playing for three different teams in a very short amount of time. I know Ron Kumer has mentioned that Ronnie was traded a little bit, but nothing like that. Um, but you really wonder where does the loyalty where is the loyalty or do you have any to any of the three team? I guess just the team you’re playing for at at the certain time. Here’s a drive foul off to the right out of play. That has to be your loyalty. But it says a lot about Hamson that he’s been able to find Holmes during the year. They saw him start the year in Arizona and Cincinnati. And we even saw him pitch in his first game as a Cardinal. Mson hitting 180. Right-handed batter waiting. And the one two from Matthew Boyd. swing and a foul back. Peter Cro Armstrong a little bit shallow in center. If I’m reading that properly, if there’s a base hit to center, Pete’s going to come up throwing hard to the plate. Just a wild guess. Boyd’s pitch count up to 44 after an inning and two/3. And now the one-two to Hamson. Swing and a miss. Strike three. Five strikeouts after just two innings for Matthew Boyd. We go to the bottom of inning number two. Cubs one, Cardinals nothing. This is the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs radio. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts one in right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three to two and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Every game night is a chance to go big with MLB Big Inn inning. We’re on baseball’s only nightly show that brings you the biggest plays of the night live and commercial free. No one stacks more clutch plays into one live show with up to four games on a single screen. Out of here. He is fire. Change up game night with baseball’s biggest game changer. MLB Big Inning presented by Best Western. every night all season long on MLB.tv. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Next phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin taco his 13th and it’s a one- run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said to follow. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. For it, Pat. You’re for it, Pat. Okay, Judson. Thank you. Batting in the second inning. Bottom of the order against Eric Fetty. Cloudy evening. It’s cooled off a little bit. We had a rain delay before the game as Nicoer will take high for a ball. corner Reese Maguire and Matt Shaw here in the bottom of inning number two. Nico hitting 282. He’ll take high for ball two. Game time temperature. It was 87 yesterday at game time, 68 tonight. There’s a strike two and one. The next time the Cardinals play a game at Wrigley Field, it will be at the very end of the regular season. Nico lines one to right center. That’s going to be a diving try and the ball is bobbled by Berles. Nico going for two. Head first slide safe at second base. Berles tried to make a sprawling, lunging, diving catch in right center. couldn’t come up with it. Nico read the play properly. It was right in front of him. Then he went diving into second with a leadoff double. Good hustle by Nico. It’s one of the things that’s made the Cubs so special this season. When you make a mistake and the Cubs can take an extra base this season, they do it and they do it extremely well. Nico is an excellent base runner as Reese Maguire bats and takes down low. Berles dove for that ball. Did not get all the way up before he made the throw. He got up to about one knee and you just can’t get much on a throw unless you get on both feet and make a solid effort. Here’s a smash glove by Conterus on a short hop holding at second is corner and Maguire is out number one despite almost tearing the cover off the ball. It’s one of those where a good friend Kum would say sometimes the ball finds you. They found Contras there for the first out. Yeah, he didn’t have to move. He just had to react. Here’s Matt Shaw. Matt takes a strike from Eric Fetty. Cubs leading one to nothing. Huge crowd at Wrigley. We’re going to make our picks in the Benny’s Beverage Depot attendance game here soon. Shaw with an RBI opportunity. Here’s a wild pitch. And down to third goes her. So what was a decent RBI opportunity now is a very good opportunity with a man at third and only one away. Shaw could really use a hit here. He’s 0 for seven in the series. One for 15 on the home stand. Cardinals are going to play the infield in the pitch by Fetty and Shaw takes a strike. One and two. You’ve got one away in the inning. So Shaw is the key man. Ian Hap is on deck. And now Fetty the big right-hander brings it low for a ball. Two and two. Each team with two hits. Warner led off the inning with a double. Went to third on the wild pitch. Petty from the stretch and the 2- two and Shaw takes outside. He laid off. He saw the spin on that slider and let it go. Three and two. Nico takes about a 5-ft lead at third. Here’s the pitch outside. Shaw gets the walk. that he kept thinking that the young player would be over anxious, Zack, to try to drive in the run and he never did give him a pitch to hit. Yeah, excellent played appearance by Matt Shaw. Didn’t chase, forced Fedy to come in the zone. It didn’t happen and now he’s on first base and the Cubs have met at the corners with just one away. Now the infield backs up. Donovan at second playing deep and so is the shortstop win. Shaw to be held at first by Contraus. And now Ian Hap with a chance to increase the Cubs one- nothing lead. Ian batting left-handed takes a fast ball strike. Ian lined out to right his first time. Center fielder Hampson playing Ian toward left center a little bit. Betty is ready and the 01 instead of tossed to first. App would like to add to his RBI total of 44 right about now. Up to 48 pitches and his pitch out nothing doing. Apparently, they thought there might be a squeeze butt on that Tom. Interesting. I say that because I’ve watched Ian Hap’s entire big league career. I can’t remember him ever squeezing in a run. Maybe he has, but I don’t remember. Maybe they thought Shaw was going to go and they pitched out there. Could be. Yeah, that’s good. I don’t think they thought that that Pat was going to punt. A catcher out to visit with Fetty. Getting close to a station ID. In fact, we’re going to take one right now. You are listening to the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Your headquarters for Cubs talk. It’s the Mullen Show morning 5:30 to 10 on the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. WSCR Chicago WBMX HD2 Chicago and Odyssey Sports Station. Ian Hap waiting. Runners at first and third. The pitch, it’s low for a ball. Two and one. John King, a left-hander, throwing in the St. Louis bullpen. Betty at 50 pitches after an inning and a third, if you can imagine that. Runners take their leads first and third. Cap pokes it fouled and out of play. Nice easy swing. Looked like he was taking a shot at left field. There was a change up on the outside corner. So H tried to go the other way. H waiting for the 2-2 takes high ball three. Betty has gone to a full count on a lot of hitters already. And if he doesn’t get Ian, this might be the final man he works to. Let’s keep an eye on Shaw at first. He’s got his lead. He’s running the pitch to half outside ball four. They’re loaded with Kyle Tucker due up. Let’s see if the Cardinals are going to make a pitching chain. Oliver Marmal to the mound. I think that’s going to be all for Eric Fetty. King has been loosening. I’ll make sure it’s official. Yep, that’s going to be all for Fetty. He really struggled and he works in inning and a third. Trailing one to nothing. Cubs now with the bags loaded. One away. Inning number two. Kyle Tucker up against the left-hander king. When we come back, pitching. Every game night is a chance to go big with MLB big inning. Turn on baseball’s only nightly show that brings you the biggest plays of the night. Live and commercial free. No one stacks more clutch plays into one live show with up to four games on a single screen. Out of here. He is a fire. Change up game night with baseball’s biggest game changer. MLB Big Inning presented by Best Western every night all season long on MLB.TV. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go crazy folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizard. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said to follow. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. You know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with a taco. his 13th. That’s a one-run game. Expand your vocab. A potential turning point in this ball game right now. Second inning, Cubs lead one to nothing. Bases loaded. Kyle Tucker do up. John King, the left-hander, fires a strike. 0 and one. Infield back. The base runners. Horner at third. Shaw at second. Hap at first. Tucker scored the game’s only run after walking in the first inning. Lefty to lefty. Here comes the 01. And Tucker takes way outside a bender. One and one. Tucker is hitting better than 400 in his career. Pat with the bases loaded. Five grand slams. He’s three of six with the bases loaded this year. Nine runs batted in. Let’s see if he can come through now, Zach. That’s a good note. Here’s the 1-1 fast ball strike. He dropped down side on on him. Kal’s another guy that does not seem to be bothered when he has two strikes on him. He still looks as cool as he does on the very first pitch of the atbat. He’s waiting for the one-two from John King. Swinging and a foul back. Sinking fast ball. Big crowd ready to cut loose. Cubs trying to win the game and win the series. Leading one to nothing. Second inning. Runners lead at all three stations. And the pitch down low off speed delivery. Two and two. Center fielder Hamson shading Kyle slightly toward left center and the 2-2 set to center. This will drive in two. Half goes to third. Clutch two run single Kyle Tucker. Cubs lead three to nothing. Solid base hit right up the middle. Tucker with RBI’s number 53 and 54. Three nothing Cubs. Still only one away. And then at first and third, Zack, you know, you were talking about the center fielder Hamson shading Tucker tick the other way toward left center where on the infield they were playing Tucker to pull the second baseman. Donovan was playing on the bull side off to the right which opened up the middle and that’s where Tucker served that base hit. Seya Suzuki the batter infield stays back. Seya takes a strike. But that goes back to the note that you read about Tucker with the bases loaded. Some guys just thrive in those situations like they can’t wait to get up there and hit with the bases full of your teammates. Here’s the 01. Poke fouled off to the right out of play. And pat RBI’s by Cubs batters are sponsored by Old National Bank, where relationships and results matter. Get old. Ducker a short lead at first. John King delivers to Seya in the dirt. Nice block by Pahes. Cubs lead three nothing. Both of those runs charged to the starter Fetty. Both Nicoer and Matt Shaw. Matt Shaw scored easily. App with good speed went from first to third on the single by Tucker. And now the one two to Seya. Change up is low and away. say our 75 runs batted in. He has feasted in these situations. Two balls, two strikes on the designated hitter, Seya Suzuki. A little bouncer back toward the mound. The throw goes home and they’ve got Hap in a rund down between third and home. Hap is tagged out on the throw by Pahes to the third baseman S JC. So on the bouncer back to the mount, Hap headed home and they get Hap in the run down. I think that’s going to be 1-2 to five. And it leaves men at first and second with two outs for Pete Cro Armstrong. So Tucker at second, Suzuki at first, and the pitch to Pete low outside for ball one. He’d had an RBI single his first time. the pitch swinging a foul back. I like the way he hangs in there against left-handers. You don’t see any bailout at all from young Pete Pro Armstrong. No, he’s fearless at the plate. And the thing is, even if you don’t throw a strike, he can still hit it and hit it with some damage. The slightly elevated pitches. Yep, we’ve seen that, Zach. Here’s the 1-1 ground ball to second. Loving it as Donovan over to first in time ends the inning, but the Cubs score twice. Clutch two-run single by Kyle Tucker. At the end of two, it’s the Cubs three in the Cardinals nothing. This is the score and the Southwest Airlines Cubs radio. Every game night is a chance to go big with MLB Big Inn. Turn on baseball’s only nightly show that brings you the biggest plays of the night. Live and commercial free. Trace him out. No one stacks more clutch plays into one live show with up to four games on a single screen. Out of here. He is fire. Change up game night with baseball’s biggest game changer. MLB Big Innings presented by Best Western every night all season long on MLB.TV. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts one in right down the line it may go crazy folks go crazy it’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. You know what it means? Team wall covering, glass system, signage, and painting contractors rely on finishing chicago.com. Time and temperature sponsored by Circus Sports Illinois. Bet like the pros and download the Circus Sports app today. It’s many days that have been hot, hot, hot. As of now, looking at about 67° just past 7:00 on a comfortable night at Wrigley Field. Zack, much welcome. Thank you very much, Judson. Man, we’ve been in some really steamy conditions over the last couple of weeks between here in Chicago on the road in St. Louis and Houston. So, we will definitely welcome this here tonight. Wind blowing hard in from left tonight. Cubs with a three nothing lead as we begin the top half of the third inning. Brendan Donovan at the plate, left-handed hitter. The left-hander, Matthew Boyd, works his motion and the first pitch. Floats into the zone for a strike. Slowmoving curve ball. 0 and one the count. Donovan grounded out to first in the first. Here comes the pitch. That’s low and outside. One ball and one strike. Coming to you live all season long from the Invesco QQQ broadcast booth. Proud ETF partner of the Chicago Cubs. Shaw rocks back and deals. The pitch pulled on the ground and it is past BCH off the glove of a diving corner on the outfield grass and a single for Donovan to begin the third. BCH ranged wide of first, tried to make a backhanded diving stop. It got past him. Nico her lunged diving to his left. Got a piece of the ball but couldn’t corral it. So a single to begin the third for Donovan and the Cardinals. It’ll bring up Mason Win. Would have been a tough play even had Nico glove that clearly on the dive. It would have required a throw to Matthew Boyd who was hustling over to cover first, but that’s a hit all the way. Wind digs in, walked in the first right-handed batter, open stance. Here’s the pitch up high. One N0 Boyd missing with a change. Three nothing Cubs. Pete Crow Armstrong an RBI single in the first. Kyle Tucker a two-run single in the second. Boyd works on the third base side of the rubber. Here’s the pitch. Back off the screen. One and one now on win. Hitting at 256 on the year. Guys, we’ve got to play the Benny’s Beverage Depot attendance game. If you can’t find it at Benny’s, it’s probably not worth drinking. Bush holding on Donovan at first. Boyd peers in acknowledges the sign, sets up high and now a will throw to first diving back in safely Donovan. Will Pat care to make a guess to think I’ll let Paul Zarang lead it off. Our great engineer and then Judson is going to go second. Well, let’s start with Paul. Uh Paul went with 39922. Okay. Here’s the 1-1. Wind looks at a ball high and outside. Two and one. Judson, what’s your guess? Pat, the last time I did this, I really undercut Zach. I I went one fan under him. And so, I’m not going to play that game. So, I’m going to go 40,199. There are rules against such activities, Judson. Now, you tell us. Boy, it’s ready. with the two-1 delivery up high. Just missed the top of the zone. Three and one the count on win. No one out here in the top of the third. Cubs with a three nothing lead. Donovan at first. And now the 3-1 deliver strike on the outside corner. Change up. Three and two. I’ll go ahead and go with 40,04. I may have used that exact figure on all three games in the series, which is only important if we’re keeping score. Now, time called by win takes a couple of practice swings. I’m going to go 40,250. All the guesses are in in the Vinnie’s Beverage Depot attendance game. Full count with a win at the plate and Donovan at first. Boy Deals and a fly ball hit down the right field line angling over toward the sidewall Tucker. But this one is way out of play. Well, they’ll do it again. Lot of long at bats here in this ball game tonight. The next pitch will be number seven of this plate appearance for Mason Win. Boy has thrown 54 pitches this evening. The 3-2 swing and a miss. Strike three as Boyd sips a fast ball by win outside corner. Bottom of the zone. Strikeout number six on the night for Boyd. One away. You can tell by the crowd reaction that former Cub Wilson Contrarus has stepped to the plate. One-on-one out for St. Louis here in the top of the third. Cubs up three to nothing. Throw to first. Donovan gets back standing up. Strikeouts by Cubs pitchers are brought to you by your Chicago and Northwest Indiana Hyundai dealers. Content stands deep in the box. Upright stance, very little bend at the knees and the pitch. A highf fly ball hit deep left center field. Crow Armstrong on his horse and makes the catch. Trucking it down right in front of the 368 side in left center field for out number two. He’s everywhere. He gets a great jump on a ball, Zack. Immediately he was on the run. He’s got that blazing speed and he closed very quickly. Made a very difficult play. Look routine. Caught it on the run right in front of the vines and then with some good footwork spun around and made a strong throw back to the infield. You just can’t do it any better than that. Early on this season Craig Councel called Pro Armstrong elite the best defensive center fielder in baseball and hard to argue. We watch him on a regular basis and seemingly every game he does something that makes you go, “Wow.” Alec Berles will stand in. Two away. Top three, Cubs three, Cardinals nothing. Donovan at first. Lefty lefty matchup. Berles struck out swinging in the first. Boyd sets up high. Looks at first. That’s where Donovan is. And now the pitch. Ball strike. curve ball to start off Purles 0 and one. And Zach, one more thing I was going to acknowledge was the impromptu speech that Pete Cor Armstrong made yesterday before the second game in the series. The 01 swinging miss. He spoke to the ushers at Wrigleyfield and the security personnel. It wasn’t planned. It was just something he felt like he wanted to do and it was a very generous gesture and very thoughtful move by Pete for Armstrong. Just one more reason to really like that kid. The O2 is in the dirt smothered by Maguire. So Donovan stays first. One and two count Armstrong has this way of connecting with people. You mentioned the workers here at Wrigley Field. He connects with kids in such a special way. They love his style of play. He’s good people. He He really is. It sounds corny, but the one two. This is lined foul on a play off to the left by Berles. And moods like that, like speaking to the ushers and security people yesterday without even having been told to do so, I think a tip of the cap should go to his parents, mom and dad. That’s that’s good. Uh that’s good raising right there. Donovan at first. Burles at the plate. One and two the count. Two away. Boy, a long set and the pitch going outside. Two balls and two strikes. this with a slider. All reviews in this game are sponsored by Northwestern Medicine. Second opinion is always a good idea. Get yours at Northwestern Medicine. And there’s a lot that’s been coming Pete Crow Armstrong’s way with his ascent this season and he’s handled it quite well. He’s beloved inside that Cubs clubhouse. Two and two the count. Boyd’s ready. SS Berles wrote a to first. Donovan gets back standing up. Yeah, it’s not all about me with Pete or any of these guys. That’s one of the best things about this Cubs team. Greg Councel has a lot to do with that. Just making sure they all are professional and team oriented. But individually, the two- two swings and misses. Struck three. Got him with a fast ball. Donovan stranded at first. And that ends the top half of the third. Cubs with a three nothing lead over St. Louis. Middle three on the score on the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Cubs talk with Spiegel and Holmes on your ride home. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three to two on a home run by the Wizards. The next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or man has a following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. Partner of the Chicago Cubs. Seaglass brings the refreshing flavors of California’s Central Coast to wherever you are. Whether it’s in the stands or Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Ao taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin taco 13. Then it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or maners had the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11. Here moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com, the big hits, all the greats. We get set here for the bottom half of the third inning. Cubs with a three nothing lead over St. Louis. Petro Armstrong a riby single in the first. Kyle Tucker a two-run single in the second. Left-hander John King on the mound works on the extreme third base side of the rubber against left-handed hitting Bush. And the pitch BCH taps one off his foot. foul. Starts hopping around the right-handed hitters batting batting box and now walks behind home plate trying to shake that off. He wears a shinuard and a foot guard and of course the ball somehow finds an area of the foot that’s not protected by those two things. They’re all in one to count. Eric Fetty started for St. Lewis went an inning and a third. Charged with three runs on two hits, walked four and threw 53 pitches. Here’s the 01. Bush swings and loops one for a base hit the other way in a left. So BCH stays hot now 8 for 10 in this series. That’ll bring up Dansby Swanson who popped out his first time up in the first. 0 for one. Cubs with a three nothing lead here in the bottom half of the third inning. The finale of this three-game set between the Cubs and Cardinals. Won’t see each other again until August in St. Louis. Cardinals won’t be here at Wrigley Field again until the final series of the regular season. A pitch to Swanson called strike on the outside corner. A change up from King. 0 and2 should say 0 and one. King looks at first. That’s where Bush is. And the pitch low and outside. One ball and one strike count on Swanson. First base coach Jose Javier having a conversation with Bush at first. He extends his lead off the bag being held on by Contraras. King sets at the belt, looks at first and deals outside to Swanson. Two and one outfield straight away with Swanson at the plate. Right-handed batter stands deep in the box. Here’s the pitch outside. It’s now three and one. Missed with a sinking fast ball. Swanson on the year hitting at 252. He’s got 15 home runs. King peers in gets the side catcher. Pah straightens up and the pitch. That’s outside. Ball four. Now the Cubs have men at first and second after the walk to Swanson. He’ll bring up Nico her who doubled his first time up and scored a run. Cubs with a three nothing lead over the Cardinals. No one out here in the last of the third. All reviews in this game are sponsored by Northwestern Medicine. A second opinion is always a good idea. Get yours at Northwestern Medicine. Lefty righty matchup with her at the plate. King delivers and Nico takes a strike. Sinking fast ball bottom of the zone on the outside corner. 0 and one. Wind blowing in hard from left. A pitch. He goes swings and misses at a curve. Ball 0 and two. Bush at second, Swanson at first. And Trurus playing wide of the first base bag right near the edge of the infield grass. Third baseman Saji playing back behind the third base. Here’s the pitch by King. in the dirt. Now they say that Nico got a piece of that with his bat. So it’s a foul ball. 0 and2 0 and two the count now on Nico. Two on, no one out. The pitch fouled off the netting to the right by her. Curve ball off the outside by King. Owner lunged at it. It foul. One and two. The count. Infield now playing halfway in. And the pitch by King way outside. Two balls and two strikes. Missed with a breaking ball. Nico on the year hitting at 284. Three home runs, two of them against the Cardinals. Here’s the pitch. Line drive that loops over the head of the shortstop win and bounces in for a base hit to left. Cubs have the bases loaded as BCH stops at third and Swanson advances to second. Second hit of the ball game for Nicoer. And now the Cubs in business once again. Bases loaded. No one out here in the bottom of the third inning and Reese Maguire will stand in. We get a hot smash to first in the second. 0 for one. Lefty lefty match up with King on the hill. Sets up. Works his motion and deals. Maguire lines one in right. It drops in for a base hit. Puff score and stops at third. RBI single for Maguire and the Cubs extend the lead four to nothing now over St. Louis here in the third and the bases still loaded for the Cubs. Matt Shaw headed to the plate not before time is called. Right-hander Matt Sponsson has been warming up in the St. Louis bullpen. Now, Cardinals manager Oliver Marl is going to make another pitching change. Pitching changes by Cubs. Opponents are sponsored by Sloan, official water efficiency partner of the Chicago Cubs and leader in Smartwater and commercial restroom salute. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Next phrase is ao taco. You know what it means? taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. With an oppo taco, his 13th. That’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run. And the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. 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Jaw hitting at 210 on the year with 14 RBI’s. Now the pitch chopped to third. Fielded on a high hop by Saji. His throw home is Swatson scores and the Cubs extend the lead. Now up five to nothing over St. Louis. Bases still loaded, no one out here in the third. And the Cubs have already played two in this frame. There was a high chop wide of third, but JC fielded it above his head, then through home, but it was wide to the first base side of home plate. Sailed to the back stop. Now Ian Half at the plate. Base is loaded. The pitch called strike. Cutter. Top of the zone. 0 and one. Swanson is ready. Here’s the pitch. Half swings, chops it up the first base line. It is fielded by Peris. And they say that Hap is out because he slid trying to avoid the tag out of the baseline. Greg Councel is beside himself. He’s racing out of the Cubs third base dugout to have a conversation with Adam Hamry. Nico her scores on the play. It’s now six to nothing Cubs over the Cardinals here in the third. And Council is having a heated conversation with Hamry at first. Little dribbler up the first baseline. It looked like a ball that Sponsson was going to field. Instead, he let it trickle past him. Contras fielded it. And Ian Hap slid off to his right to try and avoid a tag from a lunging Contreras. And Henry said he ran out of the baseline and called him out. Now the Cubs have men at second and third with one away. I thought the umpires were all going to get together and discuss the play. on the replay, Zach, as you said, it looked like Ian kept part of his body within the running lane leading up to the bag at first. And I think that’s why he and Craig Councel and the fans were upset. It looked like he still was legally in the baseline. All right, so 6 nothing Cubs. Men at second and third infield in the batter Kyle Tucker. Here’s the pitch. Tucker looks at the ball low and inside one and0. Just one away here in the bottom of the third inning. Maguire at third. Shaw at second. The pitch is low to Ano. A cutter that missed. Cubs have scored three times here in the third. They scored twice in the second and once in the first. One away. Two and0 the count with men at second and third. Tucker waits the pitch and a line drive hit to center field. Racing over into right center and making a sliding catch. Hson tagging and coming home is Maguire. It’s now 7 nothing Cubs after the sacrifice fly by Kyle Tucker. And advancing the third is Shaw. Two away. Tucker with his third run batted into the game. Zach has 55 for the season. Cubs have built up a nice sevenun lead. The inning not over yet. Two down a man at third. And the big RBI guy on the team, Seya Suzuki stepping in. He’s 0 for two tonight. We’re only in the third inning. The Cubs are up 7 nothing. The pitch, it’s a cold strike. The slider that spun into the zone right at the top on the inside edge. 0 and one the count on Suzuki. Sponsi takes a pitch inside. Pass ball clocked at 97 MPH. One and one the count. A fourrun third inning so far for the Cubs and they’re looking for more with Shaw at third. Here’s the 1-1. Sea lines one down the left field line. It’ll drop in and roll all the way to the wall. Shaw comes in. Suzuki on his way to second. Big turn there, but it’ll stop. RBI double for Sea Suzuki. And the Cubs lead 8 to nothing here in the third for Seiya. That’s RBI number 76 on the season. And every RBI he gets for the rest of the year, Zach, will represent a new career high as a major league ball player for Sega Suzuki. What a year he’s having. Now Petro Armstrong will stand in. Suzuki has done an excellent job taking advantage of the guy hitting before him and the guy hitting behind him. PCA. The pitch by Sponsson in their first strike. Sinking fast ball at 98 MPH. Sizuki leads the major leagues with his 76 RBI’s. Now he has 22 doubles on the year to go along with 24 home runs. He’s at second. Here’s the 01. Armstrong swings and misses at a fast ball. 0 and two. Armstrong asking the home plate umpire Todd Tishner if that pitch was a strike. It was right along the outside edge. 0 and two. The next pitch is hit in the air. Shallow left along the line. Racing over. It’s Sacy and he can’t make the play. It bounces in front of him on the sid track for a foul ball. Tough play. Infielder with his back to the infield. He has to worry about the sidewall. Plus, that ball has that little spin on it. Hit by the left-handed batter curling away from you. So JC came over near the wall and made made a swipe, try to catch that ball and just did not make contact with it. No error obviously, but it gives Pico Armstrong an extra opportunity here. Ow and the count. Suzuki at second base. Cubs with an eight nothing lead here with two away in the third. Swanson deals and PCA hammers it foul. second deck off to the left. Count remains 0 and2. Armstrong had an RBI single in the first. Round it out in the second. DCA with 67 RBI’s on the year. Here’s the O2. Armstrong looks at a ball high and outside. One and two. A hard wind blowing in from left at the moment. Sizuki at second. One and two on throw off. Strong pitch. A highf fly ball down the left field line. And this one slices foul out of play. They’ll do it again. Hubs have scored five times here in the third. Swanson peers in, gets the sign from Bah, straightens up, sets at the belt, looks at second, and delivers the one, two for Armstrong. chops one to second. Fielded on a belt high hop by Donovan. Underhand toss to Contraras at first for out number three. But what a productive third inning for the Cubs. They score five times to take an eight nothing lead over St. Louis. We head to the fourth on the score and the Southwest Airlines. Every game night is a chance to go big with MLB Big Inn. Turn on baseball’s only nightly show that brings you the biggest plays of the night live and commercial free. Twice him out. 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I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Twice in the first, twice in the second, and then five more times in the third against the Cardinals. Matthew Boyd on the hill for the Cubs. He’s thrown 62 pitches over the first three innings. He’s given up three hits. Joel Poso, the designated hitter, will lead things off for the Cardinals. Big early right-handed batter. Left-hander Boyd, high leg kick and pitch, and it’s in their first strike. starts him off with a change up. Poso struck out swinging in his first atbat in the first. 0 for one. Here’s the 01 delivery. Poso hits a highf fly ball shallow right field coming in. Tucker. He’s got it and makes the catch for out number one. The first out brought to you by Exfinity. The Wi-Fi is booming. Boyd with a nice offspe pitch upsetting the timing of the Cardinal hitter. Ozo way out in front did not take a great swing and he’s an easy out number one. Here come comes Lars Newbar left-handed batter. A pitch is low and outside slider that missed. One and0 the count. Boyd rocks back and deals the 10. Swinging a miss. Sanking fast ball. One and one the count on Newbar. He was a strikeout victim in the second. Boy has seven strikeouts tonight. One-on-one one breaking ball that floats into the zone for strike. One and two. On the infield, the Cubs are playing new bar to pull. So Swanson the shortstop up the middle just to the left of the second base bag. Shaw is playing where a shortstop normally would. Cubs vacating the traditional third base position with this alignment. The pitch swinging a tap foul at the plate. One and two on Newark. Boyd nearing a season high of strikeouts in a game. He found eight members of the Mets on May 11. Eight white socks were struck out by Boyd on May 17. The one two swing and a miss strike three as Boyd gets Newar with the slider. Eight strikeouts on the night now for the veteran left-hander equals a season high. So two away. The third baseman Thomas Saji will stand in. Right-handed batter. He has one of of three hits on the night for the Cardinals. A double in the second. JC playing third base for the second consecutive game. Nolan Aronado dealing with a shoulder issue and the pitch low one and 0 to count. Aronado tweaked it on a swing in Friday’s game. Tried to go yesterday and couldn’t do it. So it was a late scratch. The one to JC taps one up the third baseline but they call it foul off his foot. One and one. Cubs will have a day off tomorrow and fly to Minnesota to begin a three-game set with the Twins at Target Field and head to New York for three next weekend against the Yankees. Here’s the 1-1. So JC looks at the ball outside, check swing. Did he go on appeal? Yes. Adam Hammery says that SJC went around one and two. Now the pitch swing and a miss three. Nine strikeouts on the night for Boyd. That’s a season high for the left-hander. Middle four. It’s the Cubs on top of St. Louis 8 to nothing on the score of Southwest Airlines Cubs radio network. This is your home for every pitch of Cubs baseball. We are the Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager sets up the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Your moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Miss Clarks went into right down the line. It may go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the start of three to two and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Allstar week rolls up in the ATL and MLB Network is your all access pass featuring all the top prospects in the futures game at Swingman Classic. All the selections from the first round of the MLB draft, the Washington Nationals selects and all the swagger from celebrity softball to the Allstars big arrival on the red carpet show. It’s showtime in hot Atlanta. Allstar week only on MLB Network July 11th through 15th. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Zack Zuki. Zack. Thank you very much, Judson. Bottom of the fourth inning here at Wrigley Field. Cubs with an eight nothing lead. over the Cardinals. Michael Bush at the plate. An awkward swing and miss and a cutter off the inside from right-hander Matt Sponsson. 0 and one. Bush has reached base twice tonight. He’s walked and singled and scored a run. Here’s the 01 line foul off to the left. Sounded like he broke his bat. He didn’t. Bush was checking it out. Bush and native of the Twin Cities, undoubtedly excited about going back home here for the next three games starting Tuesday night. He’s as hot as can be. Here’s the O2. Oh, strike three. Cutter that clipped the outside edge. Bush can’t believe it. Looks back at the home plate umpire Todd Tishner before walking back to the Cubs dugout along the third base line. One away. Here’s Dansby Swanson 0 for one. A walk and a run score. Right-handed batter hits out of a crowd, stands deep in the box, uses a toe tap, a pitch, swing and a miss. 0 and one. Twins under 500 before play today. 43 and 46. And at home they were 24 and 17. And that’s where they’ll be. Oh, a long shot off the body of the pitcher Swanson and it ricochets to right. Base hit for Gansby Swanson. Now time called the Cardinals trainer will jog out to the mound to take a look at Sponsson along with manager Oliver Marl and pitching coach Dusty Blake for St. Louis. He was just through his follow through and that ball came right back at about ankle level. It appeared to hit him on the back of the leg. He did not indicate any great pain. Not limping. He will make a few warm-up tosses just to make sure he’s okay. I think he’s okay. Yep. and the trainer, manager, pitching coach all agree with you. They all head back to St. Louis dug out along the first baseline. So, literally what just happened there is Swanson singled off of Swanson. One away here in the bottom of the fourth. Swanson at first. Swanson on the mound. Nico her at the plate. A long set and now the pitch line drives smoke down the left field line. Face hit that’ll roll the way to the wall. Swanson being waved around third. He’s coming home. Nico on his way to third. Here comes the relay throw. Not in time as her slides in safely. RBI triple for Nico. His third hit of the ball game. And the Cubs now up nine to nothing over the Cardinals here in the fourth. Nico now with a single, double, and triple. And we are only in the fourth inning of this game. A reminder, it’s deep in the corners here at Wrigley. Deeper than almost any park in baseball. So a ball like that that goes all the way into the corner. You’re talking 353 ft away from home plate. That’s a long throw. And usually it’s two or three throws that have to be made. Swanson scored standing up from first and Nico had an easy sliding triple. Now Reese Maguire digs in the pitch. A big rip and a miss and a cutter from Swanson. 0 and1 with that triple by Horner. Great Lakes Credit Union makes another donation to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Join GLCU’s mission of banking for a greater good at glcu.org. Gilwan pulled foul into the stands off to the right. 0 and2 Maguire is one for two tonight with an RBI single in the third. Up scored five runs in that frame. the 02. That’s high. Now, they’re going to say that it was a foul ball off the back of Maguire as he tried to check his swing and that took a bite out of the catcher. Pas feeling a little bit of discomfort. Magguire steps out of the box to take a couple of practice swings. No one can relate more than a fellow catcher like Magguire. Now he digs in. 0 and2 the count. Here’s the pitch. Fly ball hit foul out of play off to the left. 0 and two. Interesting infield back. Cardinals down by nine. And now as I say that the shortstop win was going to move in and now he backs up again and the pitch high and outside. Seen too many of these crazy Cubs Cardinals games Zach you keep adding on. Whenever you have a chance to you score like right now. One and two the count on the batter Meuire. And now the pitch chopped up the middle. This is going to bring home a run as Horner scores. And W throws out Maguire at first to give Reese Maguire his second RBI of the night as the Cubs now lead 10 to nothing. Two away here in the fourth. That’s good fundamental baseball by Maguire. He saw the infield back. Just put the ball in play. Anywhere on the infield probably is going to get the job done. And it did. And now the lead is 10. Cubs have scored in every inning tonight. Pat Shaw at the plate. Swanson Deals up high. Ball one. We’ve just been informed that Cubs assistant hitting coach John Mey has been ejected from the game by first base umpire Adam Ham. Shaw swings and misses at a slider. Ends up on one knee on the follow through. One and one. That’s kind of an odd story. Yeah, I’m guessing it happened maybe on that play where they they ruled Cap split out of the baseline. Oh, up and in. Shawn ends up on the deck. Blazing fast ball at 96 MPH. Two and one the count. Shaw digs in after collecting himself. Swanson peers in, acknowledges the sign from Pas. He’s ready. And here comes the two on. It’s inside. Almost hit Shaw. Three in one. The count. Let’s pause 10 seconds for stations to identify themselves on the score. The Southwest Airlines Cubs radio network. All the Cubs talk you can handle on the Spiegel and Holmes show. Afternoons 2 to 6 on 670 The Score. WSCR Chicago, WBMX HD2 Chicago on Odyssey Sports Station. Matt Shaw waits for the 3-1. Here it comes. A swing at this and all the teams are walking off the field. That’s strike three. So that ends the fourth inning. Scoreboard was wrong. Had me fooled. Strike three. That ends the fourth inning, but not before. The Cubs score twice to extend the lead 10 to nothing now over the Cardinals as we head to the fifth on the score and the Southwest Airlines Cubs radio network. 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All the selections from the first round of the MLB draft, the Washington Nationals select and all the swagger from celebrity softball to the Allstars big arrival on the red carpet shows. It’s showtime in hot Atlanta. Allstar week only on MLB Network July 11th through 15. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went in right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three to two. A home run by the Wizards. The next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. latest phrase is Cubs on top 10 to nothing over St. Louis. Pedro Pahes will take down low for a ball. Pah struck out his first time. Nine strikeouts for Matthew Boyd. He’s been razor sharp tonight. Off speed pitch in there for a call strike. One and one. Dubs 10 runs on a total of nine hits. Cardinals no runs on three hits. Here’s the 1-1. Basketball away. Reading about the Milwaukee game earlier. Milwaukee at this moment three and a half behind the Cubs. that the Cubs hang on to this 10-run lead. The Cubs lead will go back to four above Milwaukee. But Brandon Woodruff, you talk about a long time away from the game. He was the starter for the Brewers today. Swinging a tapper fell. I had to look at this twice, Zach. It was his first start in 651 days. Wow. Almost two full years, two full calendar years. And the remarkable thing is he was very sharp. Just reading about the game. Pitched to Pahes low and inside for a ball. But Brandon Woodruff gave up only one run and two hits in six innings. He struck out eight. And the most amazing thing, he walked no one. After all that time away, he was not rusty in the control. That’s surprising. Ground ball to third, fielded by Shaw. The toss across in time and that’s going to be out number one. The first out is brought to you by Xfinity, but Wi-Fi is booming. Boyd has gotten the leadoff man in four of the five innings. Reverend McIll came in late today for Milwaukee and had the save. His 20th out of 23 chances. So pretty amazing that Woodruff would be that sharp with that kind of control after all that time away. There’s the 10 and Hamson takes outside one-on-one. It’s like making a big trade for an ace-like pitcher if he can keep that going. for Milwaukee. There’s a drive foul to right off the bat of Hamson. Dubs trying to push the Cardinals 6 and 1/2 games out of first. Cardinals are still six games above 500. Here’s a bouncer foul. Cubs trying to climb up to 18 games above. They reached that plateau yesterday or actually they reached it Friday and fell back a step yesterday, but they can get back to 18 above with a win tonight. Here’s a line drive over the head of Nicoer. Makes the catch. Nico hustling out right over his head. Tough play. First of all, you don’t know which way to turn and then you go back and you got to keep your eye on the ball. You your footwork is a little bit discombobulated, but he made the play as well as you possibly could. He twisted back in both directions, but such great athleticism to leap falling backwards to make the catch and then maintain his balance. Here’s Brendan Donovan batting. Two down, nobody on. Fifth inning, Cubs lead 10 to nothing. Nico, a short stop by Trade. Here’s a bouncer toward the middle. Speaking of short stops, there’s Dansby Swanson making the play to first in time. Boyd has faced one over the minimum through five innings. We go to the bottom of inning number five. It’s the Cubs 10 on the Cardinals nothing. This is the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Take with you in the Chicagoland area on the free Odyssey app. We are the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Change. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Ao taco. A home run hit to the opposite field with an aerrun game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11. Here moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went in right down the line. It may go crazy folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the start of three to two and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Your day in baseball starts with MLB Central. Let’s get it started. Lead off your morning with in-depth breakdowns, perfect balance, interviews with the players. Get back to the fast ball. I know what that passion feels like and a little bit of everything else. The window seats are the baseball day begins with MLB Central weekdays at 10:00 a.m. Eastern only on MLB Network. If you’re not watching this show, you’re the third. That’s third. Matt Sansson delivers to Ian. It’s low and inside for ball one. We’re going to take a look at this date in baseball history. It’s brought to you by Village of Bedfordpark.com. Now’s the time to make history for your business in Bedford Park. Cap swings and misses. Ian tonight has lined out, drawn a walk, and grounded out to drive in a run. Lot of things have happened on the 6th of July as Hap takes a strike one and two. This was the very first All-Star game ever played. 1933 on July the 6th. You know where it took place, right, Zack? South side of Chicago. Chicago’s Kamiski Park. The old Kamiski. I worked many games in that old yard. And you’ll also know who hit the first home run. The babe, of course, the babe. He helped the Americans defeat the national. Babe Ruth, the first Allstar game home run. Just another part of his enormous legend. Two and two on Ian Hap. Boo Powell had 11 RBI’s and a double header on this date in 1966. That’s a big day. 11 RBI’s. He drove in seven in game one and then really cooled off and drove in only four in the night cap. He must have been so upset. Here comes the 2- two now from Sansson. And Hemp hits a big chop right side glove by Conturus. Underhand feed to the pitcher waiting at the bag in time. Good hustle by Sansson to get over on the bag. And that’s going to be out number one here in the bottom of inning number five. Score that one three to one. And the batter is Kyle Tucker. Tucker has come up big. Two-run single in the second, sacrifice fly in the third. Officially he is one for one with three runs batted in. And he will take a strike. 1983, I remember this one. All-Star game. The first Grand Slam ever in All-Star competition took place. And I’ll bet you remember who that was, Zach. Fred Lynn. Freddy Lynn. Off of Atley Hammocker. At Lee Hammacker, very good on the southside as well. Hammacker, a Giants left-hander. The late Harvey Keane was the manager of the American League after Milwaukee had been the pennant winners the year before 1982. But the Americans rolled to a convincing 13-3 win over the Nationals. Now the one two to Tucker lays off some high heat. Ronetto drove in 10 runs in a double header on this day against the Expos. And the 2- two fly ball left field shallow. Angling over toward the line is Nbar. Routine play. And that’s going to be out number two. Cubs on top 10 to nothing. Bottom of inning number five. And the batter is Seya Suzuki. Yep. Ronto 10 RBI’s. He had a two-run homer in the opener. then eight RBI’s which featured a grand slam in the night cap. I did hear stories of that game a time or two working with Ronnie for 15 years. I can imagine. In fact, every time I would bring up I would say something like, “Ron, you had a pretty big day on this date back in 1970.” A huge smile would come over his face and I knew I could just rest for about two or three minutes here. Well, who wouldn’t want to talk about 10 RBI’s, right? I bet he knew every little detail that occurred in that game. He told me the pitcher against whom he hit the slam, Mike Wagner. Mike Wagner. Here’s the one-1. Low and outside for a ball. Now, here’s an odd one. Didn’t mean to be looking at you when I said odd, Zack. I’m sorry. 1986 in a game in Atlanta. Bob her, sure you remember him. Deep fly ball to right center off the bat of Seya. Back near the wall. Sea Suzuki with a solo home run to right center and the Cubs now lead 11 to nothing. with two RBI’s in the game. Now with the preposterous number of 77 runs batted in and I’ve already voiced my opinion. I thought he should have made the all-star team and I know that there’s a limitation. You can’t let everyone play, but what we have seen the first half from Seya Suzuki is Allstar caliber. He’s letting his back do the talking tonight to try and prove your point. 25 home runs now on the year for Seiya. A 405 ft drive the other way to right center. And home runs by the Cubs. Another hefty, hefty, hefty, hefty home run. Off face is coming in a brand new format. Join Lauren Gardner and Xavier Scrugs as they explore all the baseball buzz across social media, pop culture, and around the majors. The Offace Podcast, Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, only on MLB Network. The MLB Network podcast is here. Join your favorite on-air personalities for unique perspectives, in-depth interviews, and untold stories from on and off the field. The MLB Network podcast presented by New Balance. Sundays at 11:30 Eastern. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an oppo taco. his 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went in right down the line. It may go crazy folks. And longlegged right-hander working on Pete Crow Armstrong. He takes outside for ball one. Pete drove in the first run of the game, a single to left field in the first inning. Since then, he has grounded out twice. Here’s a looper foul off to the left and out of play. But I was going to talk about Bob her on this date in 1986 in Atlanta. Bob her, brave first baseman, became the 11th big leager to hit four home runs in one game. Three of them were solos. And the odd thing about it is, Zach, his team lost the game. Real. It’s almost unimaginable that one player would hit four homers and you’d still lose that game. That’s crazy. But they lost to the Montreal Expos 11 to8. And I I don’t know if there have been many other cases where a guy hit four on a losing team. For Armstrong swings, the bat flies out of his hand. Quite a foul tip that Paul the bat ends up back near the back stop. There are some of the younger fans are asking for the bat. I don’t I don’t think it’s the time to give away part of your equipment. Although Pete is very fan friendly and we’ve seen him score runs at Wrigley. I mentioned this the other day, Zach. He’ll cross home plate and then run right over to the box seats, continuing, you know, from third on the line through home. And it’s only about 45 ft to the box seats right there. And he goes over and high-fives some of the young fans. Here’s the one-two pitch. Chop foul right side. Now, if you’re a 9-year-old Cub fan and Pete Pro Armstrong just might be your favorite player, how excited would you be if you got a high five from him right after he scored a run in a Cubs game? That moment lasts forever in your life. Here’s the one, two, swinging a line drive. Base hit right center. Eco Armstrong with his second hit of the game. And the batter now is Michael Bush. Ferris wondering if they’re going to hold him. Cubs are not going to be doing any base stealing now. Not Not with an 11 nothing lead. And I doubt even if they let Armstrong go if he would run here. He’s just going to Actually, he’s going to hold it first. The pitch is fouled off the body of Pahes. Pes is in some agony right now. Cardinals trainer racing out to take a look at him. And I was looking up. 19 players in big league history have hit four home runs in a single game, including Auano Suarez, who did it earlier this season. And you’re going to find out how many were on the losing side. It’s going to take a little bit of time. Not in any hurry, Zach. A time called keeper Armstrong chatting with Pone Ferris. The catcher still trying to get a good feeling back in his body. I did not see exactly where the ball hit him. They take such a beating. It’s not funny at all. A lot of people might think it’s humorous. It’s not funny. Catchers take foul tips, foul balls. Sometimes if you would interview a catcher, say in the clubhouse before a game, and he’s wearing his his gym shorts, you can see like five to seven bruises on his legs, his his uh shins, his upper legs, his thigh, and you think, man, I wouldn’t want to do that. Although, what was the salary again? Here’s the 012 to Bush. It’s low and inside for a ball. By the way, they’re being compensated. They’re being very well compensated and I I appreciate that. But man, oh man, that’s the word that Tim Macarver used to be a catcher. and he would know the late Tim Macarver, great guy. But we were talking one day and I said,”Tim, you you caught in four different decades.” He broke in I think in 1959, 1960s7s, he retired in 80. And I said, “How did you do it?” He said, “I don’t know because it is hideous.” That’s the word he used to be a catcher in the big leagues for four decades. And that word stuck with me. A pitch low and inside and BCH may have gotten hit by that pitch. He did. It was a breaking ball. So Crow Armstrong goes to second. Bush flexing his left leg. But as hot as he’s been at the plate, he’s probably thinking, I can play in pain for a while. By the way, I have an answer to your question. And it took me a little bit of time to use the Google machine, but Suarez when he hit the four home runs, the Diamondbacks in a game in April, they lost, right? Yeah. They lost to the Braves in 10 innings. There’s the Bob her game that you’re talking about. And in 1896, it happened to a player on the Philadelphia Phillies. 1896. Yeah, I remember that. That was my first year. Here’s a swing and a foul off to the right. Out of play. What happened in 1896? Ed Deahanti. Am I saying that right? I’ve heard of him. Yeah. Deahanti. Yes. He hit four home runs in a game for the Phillies and they lost. So there have been three occasions you’re saying. Correct. Dansby takes a strike on the outside. Cubs lead 11 to nothing. Runners at first and second with two away here in the bottom of inning number six. make it inning number five. Approaching the twilight hour, there’s a bouncing ball foul toward third. Not quite at the twilight hour, but getting close. Fly balls might be a little more difficult to see here for the next 10 or 15 minutes or so. That left-hander Jordan Hicks, Jordan Wixs, excuse me, started warming up in the Cubs bullpen. Matthew Boyd who’s thrown 87 pitches tonight for the punt and Dansby swings and misses strike three. So the inning comes to an end. The Cubs get a run on the 25th home run of the year for Sega Suzuki. It’s on to inning number six. Cubs 11, Cardinals nothing. This is the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs radio network. Join us for some Cubs talk every morning. Molly and Haw. Introducing baseball’s all new national pregame show. MLB tonight live at 5. Join Greg, Harold, and Dad, and a star roster for a preview of all the nights matchups. Get a first look at the lineups. Everything looks good right now for the Yankees. First take from the players. I’m just excited to put any pair of cleats on. And the first of many breakdowns before the first pitch, a full night of baseball starts at 5. MLB Tonight’s National Pregame Show, weekdays at 5 Eastern on MLB Network. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith Corks went into right down the line. It may go crazy folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the start of three to two and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Taco his 13th. And it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Boyd’s game. Matthew Boyd’s game to win. Boyd was great moments in baseball. Five shutout innings of three hit ball. and he’ll make one more start on the road trip. And I would say a likelihood would be probably next Saturday in New York against the Yanks. Possibly Friday. One of those two would be a decent guess, I would say. A season high nine strikeouts for Matthew Boyd. Mason Win lays it off, pokes it fouled off to the right out of play. I remember early in the year, Zach, when both Shota Ianaga and Justin Steel were down real early in the year, Steel, of course, out for the season, and Shota had the hamstring issue. You didn’t know exactly how long he’d be out. Thankfully, he’s back now, but it was obvious the Cubs needed some starting pitchers to step up and to do the job and to carry the load. And that’s exactly what Matthew Boyd has done. He has been outstanding. And I was very happy to see him get the allstar nod earlier tonight or a allstar nod not necessarily the only one there were others named his erra now is at 2.52 he’s been the Cubs best pitcher the first half and leading to the all-star break win bounces one to first heeded by Bush unassisted play out number one. And you think about that erra, Zach, just for a minute. Here in the last, I would say month, month and a half, we have had a lot of hot, windy days where the conditions definitely favored the hitters and not the pitchers. So, he had to deal with that and and he learned very quickly. And uh there’s just there’s just nothing that I don’t like about the way he’s gone about his business and the way he’s pitched. And now Shota getting back near 100%. After missing nearly two months with that strained hamstring to avoid to come back from all those elbow issues last few years. Jordan Wix fires to Wilson Conference inside. It’s two balls and no strike. Returned last year to the majors after Tommy John surgery. Eight games with Cleveland. showed that he could still pitch, was really effective in the playoffs. Cups signed him in the offseason. He’s been lights out this year. Fast ball outside. Three and 0. See if Jordan Wixs can come back and get him. You don’t want to walk anybody when you lead by 11 runs. Cubs trying to take two out of three. There is a strike. And going back to the series against Cleveland to begin the week, if the Cubs do hold on to this sizable advantage, they’re going to be five and one on the home stand. Those never go out of style. Line to left center. Base hit for Contra. Over toward the gap and Hap has to let it hit the Ivy. And it’s a double for Wilson Contreras. One out, the man at second, the batter, Alec Burles. Now, Wixs was called up earlier in the week when Cubs have to place Jameson Tyion on the injured list with that half string. Wix in his last five starts in Iowa extremely effective. 1.65 65 RA struck out 16 during that stretch and walked only three. He’s got to bring that up here to the major. Alec Berles pulls one foul down the right field line. No game tomorrow. Will spend part of the day traveling to Minnesota. Speaking of Shota Ianaga, he will pitch the Tuesday night game against the Twins. And that also means that he’ll come back on normal rest to work next Sunday’s game if Greg Councel decides to do that. So Shota Ianaga against Simeon Woods Richardson. Burbball fouled away by Berles. Simeon Woods. And there’s a hyphen in between Woods and Richardson. Got to be a story there. Zach. He’s a right-hander. The O2 bouncing ball to second. Horner’s got it. Flips to first in time. And that’s out number two. Berles bounces out and the batter is Joel Poso. Tell you that Simeon Woods Richardson surpassed seven players for the longest last name in MLB history with 15 characters. You say that is the longest until Christian and Carnosion Strand of the Cincinnati Reds set the new mark at 17 carries. See these guys both have the the hyphen in their names. Here’s the one pitch. Bounce to third charging. Globing nicely as Shaw goes to first to get in. Beautiful play by Matt Shaw. There’s the catch of the game. The catch of the game sponsored by Catch De Mo. Discover a weekend getaway in De Moines where only the S’s are silent. Find all the fun at catch de moine.com. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo. Do you know what it means? Oppo Taco, a home run hit to the opposite field. Boston Taco, his 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. It’s a great night for baseball. This matchup features some of the best talent in the game. A lot of power, a lot of marquee names. Here we go. Buckle up, folks. 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That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. 3 cents per 23 cents per gallon on your first fill up. looking around what unfolding NL Central today. What happened? Uh actually Zach, go ahead. I’ll get back to you then in just a moment. All right, Judson, thank you. Riley O’Brien delivers to Nicoer. Nico takes a big swing and a miss. Nico with a single, double, and triple. And let’s see if he can go deep. Going to be tough to homer to left. The wind is blowing toward right and right center. O’Brien working on Nico. And there is a fly ball to shallow right slicing toward foul territory. And this ball is out of play. The new right fielder Hamson ran over and jumped into that sidewall and gave himself a nice little jolt. Pat, I’ve got those scores for you. What happened today around the Central Brewers beat the Marlins 3 to1. Mariners took down the Pirates one to nothing. Phillies beat the Reds 3 to1. Also, the Nationals with a 37 and 53 record. They fired their president baseball operations Mike Rizzo who had been there since 2013. Manager Davy Martinez, who had been there since 2018, was also relieved of his duties today. Johnson, thank you. I did hear that story earlier. Here’s the pitch. Ground ball right side. Gloving it is Donovan. And the throw to first is in time. That’s not Donovan. We’ll identify him momentarily. That is Fairine. made the play. But I’ve known both of those guys for a long time. Mike Rizzo, a Chicagoland native. His father, Phil, was a legendary scout in the game. And Dave Martinez, of course, a former Cubs player. He was a Cubs coach when they won the World Series. and he was a championship manager in 2019 for Washington as they stunned the baseball world by winning the World Series that year. A little surprised to uh to read that or to to hear that story, Zach. How about you? Very surprised, especially since they are rebuilding the Washington organization. Remember Bryce Harper left via free agency and then they had to trade on Sodto and the building blocks that they got back in the Sodto trade. Performing this new foundation. O’Brien’s pitch hit off the leg of the pitcher O’Brien and it carams into right field. A base hit. Reese Maguire hit that right back through the box. That’s the second time that a Cardinal pitcher has been hit in the leg or the foot by a hot smash in this game. And it looked like it may have gotten him on the lower right leg as I watch the replay. It’s going to be a base hit for Maguire. Early in the game, Swanson singled off Swanson. Play very similar to that. It ricocheted into right for a base hit. But yeah, I’m I’m very surprised at the move in Washington. You know, Rizzo got back James Wood in that deal for McKenzie Gore. CJ Abrams the shorts stop the center fielder. that Shaw takes high. Well, they both done a good job there. Mike Rizzo, one of the more respected executives in baseball and a good man, too. I I I enjoy seeing him and talking to him. Always pleasant and friendly. And the same with Dave Martinez. Just a great guy to have on the team and around the clubhouse. Always smiling and upbeat. And I’m sure that they will, if they choose to, that they’ll find some new jobs relatively quickly. You know, an added note to that, too, is that they have the number one overall pick in the upcoming 2025 draft just about a week away. Just added in to the unique timing of it all. That’s a good point, Judson. That really is. So, that makes the timing even more unusual in a sense. Yeah, you’re exactly right. Matt Shaw batting. It’s been all Cubs tonight. They lead 11 to nothing. Cubs built up an 8 nothing lead by the third, 10- nothing by the fourth. They added a run in the fifth. And now batting here in the sixth inning with a man on and one away. And Shaw fouls it back. Cubs are going to take the season lead against St. Louis if they can hang on to this hefty advantage. This is game number seven. Fly ball shallow left racing out and making the catch is the new shortstop for St. Louis. And that is win. Not the new shortstop. That’s the same shortstop. Shaw is out number two. Maguire still at first and the batter now is Ian H. Yeah, let’s get you caught up on some of the defensive changes for St. Louis. Scott is now in center field. You mentioned Hamson moves over to right. Hermine is at second and Eles moves from right to first. Ian Hap taps it foul right side. We have reached the end of the twilight hour. Lights have taken full effect here at Wrigley. Big crowd. Things cooled off after the rain. Feels kind of good. 68 at game time. Here’s the 01. It’s down low for a ball. It was sweltering here the last couple of days, especially yesterday. 87. Yeah, it’s been some warm days and nights. Get a little taste of just about everything in Chicago. Here’s the 1-1 ball in there for a strike. The hitters generally like the warm weather here. The pitchers not so much and the one-two takes strike three called and that ends the inning. Cubs don’t score. It’s on to inning number seven. It is the Cubs 11 and the Cardinals nothing. This is the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs radio network. talking great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts one in right down the line. It may go crazy folks go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Your moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Your day in baseball starts with MLB Central. Let’s get it started. Lead off your morning with in-depth breakdowns, perfect balance, interviews with the players. Get back to the fast ball. I know what that passion feels like and a little bit of everything else. Morning. The window seats are The baseball day begins with MLB Central, weekdays at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, only on MLB Network. If you’re not watching this show, you’re the problem. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Boston without his 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabul tonight. An 11 nothing lead over St. Louis. A rubber game. Jordan Wixs working his second inning for the Cubs. Lars Newbar will lead things off for the Cardinals. 0 for two tonight with a couple of swinging strikeouts. Wix works on the first base side of the rubber. sets chest high, works his motion. Here’s the pitch. Nar swings and pops it all out of play off to the left. All in one. Big inning for the Cubs. The third. They scored five times. Lot of contributors tonight. Kyle Tucker has two-run single, three RBI’s. There’s the 01 to Newbar called strike sinking fast ball and the inside edge 0 and two on Newbar. Eco her with three hits and a run batted in. Wicks kicks and fires. Kate Bar swings and it’s a fly ball to center field. Christian back now toward left center. It’s Petro Armstrong who makes the catch. One away. A first down brought to you by Xfinity. The Wi-Fi is booming. So, here comes the third baseman for St. Louis, Thomas Saji, who’s one for two with a double. 11 nothing Cubs here at Wrigley Field. Quick steals. The pitch is low and inside. One n the count at the seventh inning stretch tonight conducted from our booth by Alex Cooper, the creator of Call Her Daddy and CEO of Unwell. Very popular on the podcast circuit. Are you a podcaster yourself, Zach? Not a podcaster, but I listen to a lot of pods. One and one the count. Here’s the pitch. Call strike on the outside corner. Fast ball 94 MPH. You know what those are, right? Kind of like little radio shows that are you can get on your phone. Absolutely. Listen at the gym, you know, wherever you go. Here’s the one, too. Appleing to the right. That would be one of your smart devices, right? Yeah. There you go. Smartphone. a tablet, cell phone, um, transistor, radio. It’s kind of the next evolution of that sort of JC waits for the one two week steals. How about the heading to the right? There was a commercial we used to laugh at. Mhm. I probably chuckled at it more than most people because most people knew what it meant. But they said, “This will work on all of your 140 smart devices.” Yeah. 140. Here’s the one, two, strike three. Wicks freezes to Jaci with a 96 mileph heater on the outside edge. two away. Would the electric razor count as one? I’m going to step aside so they can come in here and get set to conduct the stretch. Don’t forget your smart speakers. Pedro Pahes, the batter. He swings and misses. Two down. We’re in the seventh inning. Bahes is nothing for two in this game. Right-handed batting catcher nothing for eight in this series. He’ll take a fast ball high. Seventh inning stretch will be performed right here in our Cubs radio booth in a moment or two. There’s the pitch down low. Alex Cooper, creator of Call Her Daddy and CEO of Unwell and the 2-1. Swinging a bouncing ball, foul pass first. Dubs on top 11 to nothing over the Cardinals. Cubs on the brink of taking two out of three in the series. They split four in St. Louis last week. Now two and two on Pedro Pahes and the 2-2. A little bit low and outside for a ball. Full count. Let’s see if Wix can get Pah here. He does. Beautiful change of pace. Strike three. And that ends the inning. Cubs lead 11 to nothing. It is time for the seventh inning stretch. Here is Alex Cooper, creator of Call Her Daddy. take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager had the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Every game night is a chance to go big with MLB Big Inn inning. Turn on baseball’s only nightly show that brings you the biggest plays of the night live and commercial free. No one stacks more clutch plays into one live show with up to four games on a single screen. He is fired. 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Vidal Bruhan pinch hitting to lead things off. Batting for Kyle Tucker. First pitch. Awkward swing and miss. Had a 98 mph fast ball from right-hander Riley O’Brien. This is the rubber game of the series. Bubs are up 11 to nothing. Here’s the pitch to Bruhan up high. One and one the count. Tucker had a two-run single in the second. Sacrifice fly in the third. He finishes the night with three runs batted in and the 1-1 to Bruhan is just outside. Two and one. Missed with a slider. It’s never dull at Wrigleyfield, Pat. Never dull. O’Brien deals and a highf fly ball hit to deep center but playable for Scott who now comes in as the wind knocks it down and he makes the catch. Bruhan’s retired one away. That was a unique rendition of our seventh inning stretch by Alex Hooper, creator of Call Her Daddy and CEO of Unwell. Yeah, you normally don’t get that kind of crowd response, so that was interesting. Sea Suzuki digs in. Homer his last time up. Here’s the pitch. Called strike. Fast ball 99 miles per hour right at the top of the zone. 0 and one. Seiya now with 25 home runs to go along with 77 runs batted in. An awkward swing and miss. Had a curveball off the outside. 0 and2 11 nothing Cubs over the Cardinals here with one down in the last of the seven. Ryan works on the first base side of the rubber. High leg kick and pitch blowing outside one and two. The hardest working player of the game is brought to you by Bosch Power Tools. The more you bosch, the more you feel like a Bosch. I’m going to go Nicoer who has three hits. Sparkling catch in short center as Suzuki looks at a ball low. Two and two. Nico’s also driven in a run. Cubs offense having quite a series I would say. Zack 11 runs Friday, six yesterday, 11 more tonight. How about 28? Oh, strike three. Slider gets Suzuki. Two away. But yeah, what a series for the Cubs against the Cardinals this weekend. Going to be another pitching change here, Zach. Dro Armstrong two up. 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Take the Cubs with you in the Chicagoland area on the free Odyssey app. We are the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. WSCR Chicago, WBMX HD2 Chicago and Odyssey Sports Station. Cleanup man Pete Crow Armstrong at the plate for the Cubs here with two down. Bottom of the seventh inning, Cubs leading the Cardinals 11 to nothing. Right-hander Kyle Ley deals. Crow Armstrong swings, fouls it back just above us. Out of play. I moved slightly. His Kum’s not in the booth tonight. No one could really help me out. I’m not going to lie. I ended up on one knee praying. Here’s the 01 swinging a miss. 0 and two now on PCA. Darn it out of here. He knew Armstrong with two hits and a run batted in on this night. Play. He delivers. Blind drive hit with deep center. Scott going back. Playable short of the track. Makes the catch for out number three. Cubs go down in order here in the seventh. We head to the eighth. All Cubs tonight 11 to nothing over St. Louis. On the score on the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio talking Cubs, take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Here moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Allstar week rolls up in the ATL and MLB Network is your all access pass featuring all the top prospects in the futures game at Swingman Classic. All the selections from the first round of the MLB draft, the Washington Nationals select and all the swagger from celebrity softball to the Allstars big arrival on the red carpet showing stars. It’s showtime in hot Atlanta. Allstar week only on MLB Network July 11th through 15. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts one to right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three to two. A home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. You know what it means? taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with Taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Presented by M. Impresented by Mastercard. July 15th at 6 PM on Fox. Cubs will have three players going. Starting outfielders Pico Armstrong and Kyle Tucker. And name today to the team. Starting pitcher Matthew Boyd. 11 nothing Cubs as we begin the top half of the eighth inning. Jordan Wixs on the mound. Garrett Hamson at the plate. First pitch in their first strike. 0 and one. Fast ball on the outer half. Defensive changes for the Cubs. Vidal Bruhan remains in the game now playing right field. John Birdie takes over for Nicoer. He’s at second. Wix delivers in the dirt. One and one. Missed with a slider. The eighth inning is sponsored by Cars for Kids. 877 Cars for Kids. That’s Cars with a K to donate your card day. And the pitch. Hamson pops it up right near second base. Left of the bag. It’s the shortstop Swanson who makes the catch on the dirt. for out number one. The first out is brought to you by Expinity. The Wi-Fi is booming. And it’s time to see how we did with our guests in Vinnie’s Beverage Depot. Attendance game. 40,319 fans in attendance tonight. Most of them still here. Looks like I was a little bit closer than the rest of you tonight. And a line drive base hit in the left by Jos Ferine. comes with one away here in the top half of the eighth inning with the Cubs leading the Cardinals 11 to nothing. Gansby still with a valiant diving backhand try. Just missed that play. He only knows how to play one way, which is all out. So, here is Mason Win, the shortstop, right-handed batter against the left-hander, Wixs, with a man at first. The pitch is smoke foul off to the left. All in one. Zack looking at the schedule that these two teams will not see each other now for a little over a month. August 8, 9, and 10 in St. Louis. It’ll be a three-game series. And then, as we mentioned earlier, they’ll play the final three games of the season at Wrigley starting on September 26. You can only imagine the possibilities of where teams might be and who needs to win and what the wild card situation might look like. Right now, the Cubs are not thinking about the wild card. They’re thinking about winning the division. Yeah. With a record of 53 and 36 on the year and an 11 nothing lead here tonight over the Cardinals with one on and one out. In the top half of the eighth inning, one and two the count on win. Wicks along set and the pitch. Chopped up the middle, fielded by Swanson. Steps on the bag for one. Throw to first. Double play. And that ends the top half of the eighth inning. Double plays turned by the Cubs. Sponsored by Nissan. Experience the thrill at nissanusa.com. We head to the last of the eighth. Cubs up. Allstar week rolls up in the ATL and MLB Network is your all access pass featuring all the top prospects in the futures game at Swingman Classic. All the selections from the first round of the MLB draft, the Washington Nationals select and all the swagger from celebrity softball to the Allstars big arrival on the red carpet show. It’s showtime in hot Atlanta. Allstar Week only on MLB Network July 11th through 15th. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith corks went into right down the line. It may go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizard. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. You know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco. his 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Will stand Michael B will stand in against right-hander Kyle Ley. And a reminder, stay tuned. The Verizon Cubs radio postgame show coming up with Judson Richards immediately following our festivities here tonight. Lehey sets up high. He kicks and fires and Bush looks at a ball high and outside. One and0 the count. Like to thank Judson for filling in for me as I fill in for Kum. He did a terrific job with the elongated pregame show thanks to the rain delay. The 10 hats off the outside. Two and0 the count now on BCH. Start of the game delayed by one hour as we waited for the weather to cooperate here at Wrigley. the pitch. Bush swings, pulls one deep right, racing over is Hansen. And this bounces on the track off the wall. Boozing into second base with a stand up double is Michael Bush. His second hit of the ball game. He has had a whale of a series. Now two for three tonight. nine for 12 in this series against the Cardinals with four home runs. Gansby Swanson digs in with a man in scoring position and no one out here in the eighth. Lehey delivers and Swanson looks at a strike on the outside corner. A fast ball at 97 milesPH. And the 01 awkward swing and miss. A high slider off the outside. Righty righty matchup with Lei on the hill. The O2 swing and a miss. Strike three. Down with a curveball in the dirt. Swanson’s retired. One down here in the bottom of the eighth inning. Here comes John Birdie who entered the game as a defensive replacement in the top half of the eighth inning for Nicoer who had three hits tonight. One batted in, three runs scored. The pitch foul back by Birdie. 0 and one Cubs with an 11 nothing lead. So in this series, there have been 15 combined home runs and 39 runs scored between the two teams, 11 of them tonight by the Cubs. Here’s the pitch just outside already held up with a check swing on the teams the Cubs are going to play in the upcoming road trip in Minnesota and the Yankees and the 1-1 swing and a miss. One and two on birdie. Yankees had lost six consecutive games before today. Looking at the scoreboard, I see New York on top and New York on the bottom. That’s an issue. They were playing so many series in Queens as Birdie looks at the ball outside. I can tell you that one of the New York teams was a winner. Six to four. This is the kind of brilliance we’ve come to expect. Birdie grounds one to short. Field in on one knee by Saji. His throw cross to Berles is in time for the out. Two away. JC moving to short with Nolan Gorman entering the game and now playing third base. It would be the Yankees who came out on top of that one. So the Yankees snapped their six-game losing streak today. They are not having a great half, a great first half of ball. The Yankees with that win 49 and 41. Not bad, but they were a World Series team last fall. Reese Maguire looks at a ball outside. One and0. Yeah, the Yankees have had some major injuries to their rotation. Yeah, Garrett Cole. They’re still just three games out of first. Maguire looks at a strike one and one. Does Toronto have enough to stay in first there, do you think? See, do they add at the deadline? They had a big series against the Yankees last week. the pitch. Little pop up shallow left. Right along the line, it’s the third baseman Gorman who makes the catch in fair territory for out number three. Bush stranded at second. We head to the ninth. Cubs up 11 to nothing over the Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards. Text the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an oppo taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Every game night is a chance to go big with MLB Big Inn. Turn on baseball’s only nightly show that brings you the biggest plays of the night. Live and commercial free. Strikes him out. No one stacks more clutch plays into one live show with up to four games on a single screen. He is a fire. Change up game night with baseball’s biggest game changer. MLB Big Innings presented by Best Western. Every night all season long on MLB.TV. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. The Chicago The Chicago Cubs. Right after the game, our good friend Bruce Levine is going to try to get one of the Cubs for a quick conversation. We assume it’ll be quick. It might go a little longer, you know, 20 25 minutes or so. A lot to talk about tonight. Left-hander Jordan Wixs working on the Cardinals. Victor Scott the second. A check swing ground ball toward third. Bareheaded by Shawn. No play. It’s an infield single. Scott didn’t mean to swing. Accidentally hit a little looping line drive that landed in front of the bag at third. Shaw being a competitor thought he could still get him out at first, but his throw not nearly in time. It’s a single. The ninth inning is brought to you by Bosch Power Tools. The more you Bosch, more you feel like a Bosch. Alec Bernles pops one up left side playable for Swanson. The shorts stop makes the catch and that’s out number one. And that’s going to be all for Jordan Wix. Greg Council to the mound and a new man coming into pitch for the Cubs. We’ll be right back in a moment. Pitching changes by the Cubs. Sponsored by James Hardy Building Products. Sighting with the Cubs. Witz gets a nice round of applause. Daniel Palencia needs a little Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts one into right down the line. It may go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the on the Chicago Cubs radio network. It’s time for trash day nose yoga with Hefty. Let’s transform stinky scenarios with the joyful scent of Fabuloso. Inhale. You forgot to empty your kid’s lunchbox. Exhale. The field of lavender. Inhale stinky leftovers. Exhale watermelon in the summer. That’s the power of hefty ultra strong trash bags with Fabuloso. Step up to the plate like a pro with the world’s largest sports book at your fingertips. Circa Sports Illinois. It’s sports betting the way it should be with high app limits, low holds, exceptional customer service, and more. 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Here’s a bouncer slowly to a charging Shaw. Third baseman throws to first in time and that’s out number two. Cardinals down to their last chance. Jack, who do you like for the toast of the game brought to you by Benny’s Beverage Depot? I’m going to go with the newly named Allstar pitcher, Matthew Boyd, who was lights out tonight. Five scoreless innings, scattered three hits, and struck out a season high nine. Matthew Boyd toast to the game. Fans are standing over 40,000 again in attendance. Lars Newbar takes a strike. Cubs are going to be 18 games above 500. They will maintain their four-game lead over Milwaukee and they will push the Cardinals six games out of first. Cubs are off tomorrow. We’ll be in the Twin Cities on Tuesday night. And the 1-1 fly ball. This should do it. Shallow center Pete Pro Armstrong coming in and squeezing. And this ball game is over. And the Cubs take two out of three. An easy 11 to nothing win tonight over the arch rival St. Louis Cardinals. Cubs offense went to work. We’ve seen it many times this year, Zack. If the pitcher on the other side has trouble getting loose or as wild in the first inning or is just not as sharp as he wants to be, sometimes he’s going to give up a lot of early runs. We’ve
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