St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs
Cardinals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BPham (16, Taillon)
- 3BPham (2, Neris)
- HRBurleson (19, 1st inning off Taillon 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIArenado 2 (48), Burleson (64), Nootbaar (23)
- 2Out RBIArenado 2
- SFNootbaar
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-8 (Goldschmidt 0-1, Arenado 1-2, Gorman 0-1, Siani 0-1, Donovan 1-1, Burleson 0-1, Winn 0-1)
Cubs Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Busch in the 8th
- Batting
- 3BCrow-Armstrong (5, Gibson)
- HRBusch (15, 1st inning off Gibson 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIAmaya (19), Busch 2 (43), Crow-Armstrong (22)
- SHAmaya
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP0-2 (Swanson 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBHoerner (19, 2nd base off Gibson/Contreras)
- Fielding
- EParedes (8, throw)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Romero(W, 5-1) |
R. Helsley(S, 34) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 96-65 | 4.04 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 2.38 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.64 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 115-78 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGibson 20/27; Helsley 3/3; Romero 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGibson-12-11-23-19; Helsley-1-0-3-3; Romero-2-1-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGibson 5-9; Helsley 0-3; Romero 0-2
- Game ScoresK Gibson 57
Cubs Pitching
- Pitching
- BKTaillon
- HBPContreras (by Hodge)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedTaillon 14/24; Smyly 2/3; Neris 3/4; Hodge 4/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesTaillon-18-7-12-20; Smyly-3-3-2-2; Neris-2-1-2-4; Hodge-4-2-4-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsTaillon 5-9; Smyly 2-0; Neris 2-1; Hodge 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Taillon 60
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Burleson homered to right (369 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Busch homered to right center (395 feet), Happ scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Crow-Armstrong tripled to right, Hoerner scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Amaya sacrificed to pitcher, Crow-Armstrong scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8th | Donovan reached on infield single to third, Burleson scored on throwing error by third baseman Paredes, Donovan to second, Contreras safe at third on error. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8th | Arenado singled to center, Contreras scored and Donovan scored. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Nootbaar hit sacrifice fly to center, Pham scored. | 5 | 4 | ||
CHC win 3-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 3 August 2024
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,073
Game Time:2:21
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
- First Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
- Second Base Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
- Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

