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Chicago Cubs Dominated by the St. Louis Cardinals in 13-3 Loss

The Chicago Cubs loss 13-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals, but Franmil Reyes relief appearance was a sight for the ages.
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Chicago Cubs Dominated by the St. Louis Cardinals in 13-3 Loss
Chicago Cubs Dominated by the St. Louis Cardinals in 13-3 Loss

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The Chicago Cubs have been playing good baseball. They did not on Tuesday night in the second game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Despite taking the first of two on Tuesday, the Cubs lost in spectacular fashion 13-3 in the evening game, one that also saw Chicago's slugger Franmil Reyes have to pitch. 

It wasn't pretty.

Cubs starter Adrian Sampson did little to give Chicago a chance as he gave up five earned runs in 3.1 innings pitched. It would be one thing if the Cubs could have at least kept pace offensively, but Cardinals starter Jake Woodford twirled 5.1 innings of one-run ball.

Following Sampson's departure, the Cubs' bullpen went on to allow eight more runs. Interestingly enough, the only Chicago pitcher to not give up a single run or hit was that of slugger Reyes.

The newly-acquired designated hitter was asked to take the mound in the ninth and he did so admirably. Reyes tossed a scoreless frame while allowing zero hits and striking out one: Paul DeJong. He also hit future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols with a pitch, so he can add that to his resume. 

The strikeout to DeJong was completed by throwing a 90 mph fastball up in the zone. Who knew the Cubs were getting a crafty relief pitcher in addition to a power hitter?

Reyes was the only highlight of the night as he recorded one of two of the club's RBI on the evening and his relief appearance was entertaining. 

Chicago has two more games against St. Louis during this five-game set and a series win is still more than doable. 

The Cardinals will run out Miles Mikolas on Wednesday, (10-9, 3.32 ERA) while the Cubs will start Luke Farrell, making his first start of the MLB season.

Farrell's contract was selected on Tuesday. He was signed to a minor league contract in April, and has spent his entire 2022 season with Triple-A Iowa.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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