{"id":64983,"date":"2018-05-07T07:43:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T07:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=64983"},"modified":"2018-05-07T07:43:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T07:43:33","slug":"fowlers-2-run-hr-in-14th-rallies-cardinals-past-cubs-4-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/fowlers-2-run-hr-in-14th-rallies-cardinals-past-cubs-4-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Fowler’s 2-run HR in 14th rallies Cardinals past Cubs, 4-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fowler’s 2-run HR in 14th rallies Cardinals past Cubs, 4-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Dexter Fowler had a flair for the dramatics during his two seasons with the Chicago Cubs, from game-winning home runs early in his first year at Colorado to the leadoff blast in Game 7 of the World Series in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder was up to his old theatrics early Monday morning, putting the finishing touch on a Cardinals sweep of the Cubs with a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the 14th inning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fowler’s game winner lifted St. Louis to a 4-3 victory over Chicago, doing so in a twice rain-delayed game that appeared to be all but finished when Javier Baez put the Cubs up by a run with his solo home run in the top of the 14th.<\/span><\/p>\n

That is, until Fowler reminded his old teammates of the excitement they’ve been missing since he departed Chicago following its World Series championship in favor of a four-year contract in St. Louis.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s always something special if you do it against them,” Fowler said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The victory was the Cardinals’ fifth straight, matching their season-best winning streak. It also improved St. Louis to 4-1 on the season against the rival Cubs, a year after Chicago won 14 of the 19 games between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n

After Chicago took a 3-2 lead on Baez’s solo shot in the top of the 14th, Luke Farrell (1-2) struck out the first two Cardinals batters he faced before allowing an infield single to Harrison Bader. Fowler then lifted a 2-2 pitch down the right-field line and just over the glove of Chicago outfielder Jason Heyward.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I said to myself, ‘If you catch this, I’m going to cry,'” Fowler said. “He jumped and I though he caught it. So I stopped. Then, I saw it bounce and I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh.’ Words can’t even explain it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Mayers (1-0) earned the win in relief for St. Louis, allowing one run in three innings. The Cardinals bullpen allowed only three hits in 8 2\/3 innings.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe loss was the season-high fifth straight for Chicago, the team’s worst losing stretch since a six-game skid in late May last season. The Cubs have now failed to score more than three runs in 10 of their last 11 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’re just not hitting the ball,” Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. “We’re just not scoring any runs. The pitching, obviously, has been good enough to have a really good streak going on, but we’ve been void of contact.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The game, which ended at nearly 1 a.m. local time, was delayed twice by rain, a 30-minute delay in the first inning and then 29 minutes during the third. It was also matched the longest game between the Cubs and Cardinals in nearly 12 years, equaling a 14-inning Chicago win over St. Louis on June 2, 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I can’t think of one more exciting,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both starting pitchers fared well despite the start-and-stops. Michael Wacha allowed one earned run in 5 1\/3 innings for the Cardinals, and Jon Lester overcame four walks to allow two runs in 5 1\/3 innings for the Cubs.<\/span><\/p>\n

TIMELY TRIPLE<\/span><\/p>\n

A night after hitting the game-ending home run in St. Louis’ win over Chicago, Kolten Wong ended something else. The second baseman hit a game-tying triple in the sixth inning on Sunday, giving the Cardinals their first triple of the season after 31 games without one. The season-opening stretch was the longest in franchise history, surpassing St. Louis’ 2015 start of 15 games without a triple.<\/span><\/p>\n

TRAINER’S ROOM<\/span><\/p>\n

Cardinals: St. Louis put catcher Yadier Molina and reliever Dominic Leone on the 10-day disabled list on Sunday, recalling Carson Kelly and Mayers from Triple-A Memphis. Molina is expected to miss at least four weeks after being hit in the groin by a foul tip on Saturday, and Leone is out after leaving Friday’s game with upper arm nerve irritation. … Center fielder Tommy Pham pinch hit in in the sixth inning of Sunday’s game \u2014 a day after being removed from a game with lingering hip abductor injury. …. Closer Bud Norris missed the series finale with a triceps injury after being taken out of Saturday’s game, and Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said he’ll be revaluated in 2-3 days with hopes of keeping him off the disabled list.<\/span><\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/span><\/p>\n

Cubs: Chicago returns home to open a six-game, seven-day homestand on Monday, beginning with a visit from the Miami Marlins. Kyle Hendricks starts for the Cubs, having allowed more than three runs in a start only once this season and sporting a 3.19 ERA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cardinals: John Gant gets his first start of the season when St. Louis begins a two-game series with visiting Minnesota on Monday night. The appearance will be the first for the right-hander since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on April 26th, and it comes in place of the injured Adam Wainwright \u2014 who will make a rehab start at Double-A Springfield also on Monday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2018\/05\/07\/fowlers-2-run-hr-in-14th-rallies-cardinals-past-cubs-4-3\/34643699\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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