St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

47-39, 24-18 Away

5th,2 outs

49-40, 26-19 Home


STL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	2	0
2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	3	0

M. Liberatore

4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

S. Suzuki

0-2, 1 K

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
J. Wetherholt2B
I. HerreraC
A. Burleson1B
J. WalkerRF
L. NootbaarLF
M. WinnSS
N. ChurchCF
J. Fermin3B
B. TorresDH
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	0	0	.265	.361	.412
2	0	0	2	.257	.395	.403
2	0	0	0	.277	.341	.470
1	0	1	0	.290	.351	.518
2	0	0	0	.279	.364	.430
2	1	0	0	.251	.322	.344
2	1	0	0	.257	.303	.421
1	0	1	0	.269	.322	.396
2	0	0	0	.235	.304	.510
16	2	2	2

Batting
Team LOB3
Team RISP0-1 (Torres 0-1)

Baserunning
CSWalker (5, 2nd base by Assad)

Fielding
DP1 (Fermín-Wetherholt-Burleson)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF
A. Bregman3B
S. SuzukiRF
C. KellyC
M. Busch1B
N. Hoerner2B
I. HappLF
D. SwansonSS
K. AlcantaraDH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	1	1	0	0	0	.290	.382	.527
3	1	1	1	0	0	.241	.341	.346
2	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.349	.451
1	0	0	0	1	1	.279	.367	.388
1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.364	.389
1	0	0	1	0	0	.240	.314	.337
1	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.329	.443
2	0	1	0	0	0	.208	.297	.424
2	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.250	.200
15	2	3	2	1	3

Batting
2BBregman (13, Liberatore)
RBIBregman (32), Hoerner (37)
SFHoerner
GIDPAlcántara
Team LOB4
Team RISP1-5 (Bregman 1-2, Swanson 0-1, Suzuki 0-2)

Baserunning
SBCrow-Armstrong 2 (23, 2nd base off Liberatore/Herrera 2)

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
M. Liberatore
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	3	2	2	1	3	0	64-38	5.26
4.2	3	2	2	1	3	0	63-37

Pitching
HBPHapp (by Liberatore); Busch (by Liberatore); Crow-Armstrong (by Liberatore)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLiberatore 10/20
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLiberatore-13-6-5-11
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLiberatore 3-7
Game ScoresM Liberatore 52

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Assad
R. Rolison
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	2	2	2	80-51	4.15
0.1	0	0	0	2-1	1.91
5.0	2	2	2	82-52

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRolison 0/1; Assad 11/17
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRolison-0-0-0-1; Assad-17-3-18-13
Ground Balls-Fly BallsRolison 0-1; Assad 5-6
Game ScoresJ Assad 60

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	CHC
		1st	Bregman doubled to center, Crow-Armstrong scored.	0	1
		1st	Hoerner hit sacrifice fly to right, Bregman scored, Busch to second, Kelly to third.	0	2

Cardinals
17
Cubs
1

Game 1

7/3

Cardinals
3
Cubs
0

Game 2

7/4

Cardinals
Cubs

Game 3

Peacock

Wrigley Field

2:30 PM, July 5, 2026Coverage: Peacock

Current Weather

Chicago, Illinois

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brock Ballou
First Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	54	33	.621	-	L1
Chicago	49	40	.551	6	L2
St. Louis	47	39	.547	6.5	W3
Pittsburgh	45	45	.500	10.5	W1
Cincinnati	41	48	.461	14	W1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

M. Liberatore

S. Suzuki

Scoring Summary

Inning

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