Cubs at Cardinals May 23, 2021

Game Time: 7:08 ET

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Attendance: 24,082

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Game Time: 3:38

Umpires: HP-Erich Bacchus, 1B-Tom Hallion, 2B-Mark Ripperger, 3B-Phil Cuzzi

Weather: 88 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 5 MPH Out to Left

News From May 23, 2021

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Javier Baez

Extra-inning homer

SSChicago Cubs

May 23, 2021

Baez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts as Chicago beat St. Louis 2-1 on Sunday.

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Craig Kimbrel

Records first win

PChicago Cubs

May 23, 2021

Kimbrel (1-2) pitched the final 1.1 innings of Sunday's 2-1 win over St. Louis, allowing an unearned run and a walk with two strikeouts to earn the win.

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Willson Contreras

Managing wrist injury

CChicago Cubs

May 23, 2021

Contreras suffered a left wrist injury late in Sunday's win over the Cardinals, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

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Zach Davies

Five shutout innings

PChicago Cubs AAA

May 23, 2021

Davies took a no-decision Sunday against St. Louis, pitching five innings and allowing no runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in a 2-1 win.

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Matt Duffy

Out Sunday with tight back

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May 23, 2021

Cubs manager David Ross said Duffy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals due to "low back tightness," Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

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Alex Reyes

Handed first loss

PSt. Louis Cardinals

May 23, 2021

Reyes (2-1) lost Sunday's 2-1 match with Chicago, pitching one inning and allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.

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Adam Wainwright

Eight innings of one-hit ball

PSt. Louis Cardinals

May 23, 2021

Wainwright went eight innings Sunday against the Cubs, allowing no runs on one hit and a walk with seven strikeouts in a 2-1 loss. He received a no-decision.

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Miles Mikolas

Team encouraged by MRI

PSt. Louis Cardinals

May 23, 2021

Manager Mike Shildt said that Mikolas' right forearm is "structurally intact" after the 32-year-old underwent an MRI on Sunday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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