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Greeted with noticeable cheers but several
boos, Contreras went 2-for-4 against the Cubs, the team he left
to sign a five-year, $87.5 million deal with the rival Cardinals
in the offseason. With the game tied 1-1 and two outs in the
sixth, Contreras lined a drive off the center field wall against
Marcus Stroman (2-3), scoring Lars Nootbaar.
Contreras then played to the Wrigley Field crowd by gesturing
with his hands for applause -- which resulted in more jeers. He
also posted an RBI on an eighth-inning fielder's choice.
Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed a run on four hits and
three walks while striking out seven in 4 1/3 innings. Genesis
Cabrera (1-1) threw 1 1/3 shutout innings for the win. Jordan
Hicks followed with two hitless innings, and Ryan Helsley
recorded the last four outs for his fourth save.
St. Louis won consecutive contests for the first time since
April 11-12.
Stroman retired 11 consecutive batters at one point but received
little support while yielding two runs, four hits and a walk in
six innings. He fanned six.
The Cubs struck out 10 times and stranded nine while falling to
6-12 after starting 11-6.
Contreras opened the second inning with a single, went to third
on Brendan Donovan's hit to right and scored when Dylan Carlson
singled to left.
The Cubs tied the game in the fifth on two walks, a groundout
and Dansby Swanson's RBI double down the left field line.
Chicago's Nico Hoerner left with hamstring tightness while
running to third on Swanson's hit. He was replaced by Nick
Madrigal, who was thrown out at the plate by Donovan from left
field on Cody Bellinger's fly ball.
St. Louis third baseman Nolan Arenado, batting just .232 with
three homers in 34 games, was scratched from the lineup due to
neck stiffness.
--Field Level Media
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