“Sometimes they’re hitting it and I think it’s a ball, and it’s called a strike,” DeJong said. “I’ve got to zone-it-up. I feel like I haven’t had a mistake in a while. The league’s adjusting to me, and when I get in those situations, I’m still thinking swing. I’ve got to refuse to swing at the pitcher’s pitch and steal back the count.”
Down by seven runs early because of the Cubs’ unceasing success against starter Luke Weaver, the Cardinals inched and worked their way back into the game. They scored their first run when Harrison Bader stole second, reached third on an error, and came home on a wild pitch.