Stroman struggles vs. St. Louis again; Cubs momentum disappears in series opener. McGrawDHSports Cubs
The Cubs' freeway to futility continued Thursday with St. Louis in town. Instead of building some momentum after scoring 25 runs in two games against Washington, the Cubs were shut down by Cardinals lefty Steven Matz, who won his first game of the year after an 0-7 start.
It was hard to tell which aspect of the game was the worst. Stroman surrendered plenty of hard contact, but Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom also made errors in each of the first two innings, which extended both frames and had manager David Ross frustrated. by signing up you agree to our terms of service After the initial error, Willson Contreras hit a first-inning double that measured 114.4 miles per hour on Statcast.
By the fourth inning, the score was still 1-0, but Stroman's pitch count soared into the 90s. He gave up a 2-run homer to rookie Jordan Walker, a double to Nolan Arenado, then left after walking Contreras. The triples accounted for both the Cubs early runs. The first one drove home Suzuki and after the second, Gomes scored on a Christopher Morel ground out.
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