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Chatwood gets key DP, allows 1 hit in G1 win

CHICAGO -- When Anthony Rizzo spoke, Tyler Chatwood listened and executed a perfectly timed double play to spark the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Cardinals on Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Wrigley Field.

The game was tied at 1 when the Cardinals loaded the bases with one out in the fifth against Chatwood. Paul DeJong was up, and Rizzo went to the mound.

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"He just told me, 'Hey, you're going to get a 6-4-3 double play right now and then we're going to score some runs next inning, so here you go,'" Chatwood said of Rizzo's message.