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 Castro drove in first baseman Anthony Rizzo with none out and later
scored from third on catcher Miguel Montero's sacrifice fly to right
as the Cubs evened their record at 1-1.
Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta (1-0) worked seven innings and
allowed just three hits while striking out seven and walking three.
Both starting pitchers had sharp outings on a cool, cloudy afternoon
and gave up just four hits combined in 6 1/2 innings until Castro's
RBI single.
After Castro's hit, Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn (0-1) was
pulled in favor of left-handed reliever Kevin Siegrist. Lynn gave up
two runs (one earned) on two hits, struck out nine and walked one.
Hit by a pitch to lead off the seventh, Rizzo reached second on
Lynn's botched pickoff throw to set up Castro's heroics. The
shortstop advanced to second on a relay throw as Rizzo scored, and
Castro moved to third on left fielder Chris Coughlan's infield
sacrifice.
The Cardinals threatened in the third when left fielder Matt
Holliday pushed right fielder Jason Heyward from first to third base
with a two-out single. But Arrieta got first baseman Matt Adams to
strike out to end the inning.
Jorge Soler, a rookie right fielder, collected the Cubs' first hit
of the game in the fourth with a one-out triple to center.
Rizzo walked to put runners on the corners. But Lynn struck out
Castro and escaped the threat as Coughlan lofted an inning-ending
fly to center.
The Cardinals threatened again in the sixth. First baseman Matt
Adams reached third on shortstop Jhonny Peralta's two-out double
down the left-field line. But Adams stayed put when center fielder
John Jay grounded to Arrieta the final out.
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NOTES: The Cardinals own the National League's best April record
(215-156) since 2000 and are second in the big leagues behind the
Red Sox (213-147). ... The Cubs have not announced a makeup date for
Tuesday's postponed game. The Cardinals make return trips to Chicago
in July and September. ... Despite Tuesday's postponement, the
Cardinals stayed with their scheduled rotation, including RHP John
Lackey on Friday in Cincinnati followed by RHPs Michael Wacha and
Carlos Martinez on Saturday and Sunday. ... Cardinals RF Jason
Heyward, an offseason acquisition from Atlanta, wears No. 22 in
memory of high school teammate Andrew Wilmot, who was killed in a
car accident in 2007. ... There were plenty of portable toilets --
reportedly as many as 74 -- at Wrigley Field on Wednesday after
Sunday night's restroom shortage left lines snaking through the
concourse and created waits as long as 45 minutes.
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