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2026-07-05 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 38322 Β· 70Β°F, Partly Cloudy Β· Wind 8 mph, L To R Β· 2:41
Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6β4. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 1st β Alex Bregman doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 6th β Jordan Walker homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 6th β Dansby Swanson reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman JosΓ© FermΓn. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman JosΓ© FermΓn. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Jordan Walker homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson scores β worth 35% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| CHN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
St. Louis Cardinals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Herrera C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Walker RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Lars Nootbaar LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Jose Fermin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bryan Torres DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nelson Velazquez DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carson Kelly C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Michael Busch 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Ian Happ LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Matthew Liberatore | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Javier Assad | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Drew Pomeranz | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Rolison | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |



















