St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs

STL 8 — 4 CHC
Final — 2026-08-15
MVP: Joshua Baez 3-4, 3 HR, 5 RBI

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 8-4. Joshua Baez led the way with 3-4, 3 HR, 5 RBI. Michael McGreevy earned the win and Matthew Boyd took the loss.

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Top Performer
Top Performer

Joshua Baez

3-4, 3 HR, 5 RBI

3-for-4 with 3 home runs and 5 RBI.

The only 3-HR performance in the majors that day.

123456789 RHE
STL 300103010 871
CHC 030000010 480
WP Michael McGreevy (5-9)
LP Matthew Boyd (8-2)

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Burleson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Wetherholt scored, Walker out at second. (1-0)
Top 1: Jo. Báez homered to center (449 feet), Burleson scored. (3-0)
Bot 2: Conforto homered to right (376 feet), Hoerner scored and Ramirez scored. (3-3)
Top 4: Jo. Báez homered to left (382 feet). (4-3)
Top 6: Jo. Báez homered to right (368 feet), Burleson scored. (6-3)
Top 6: Jordan homered to left center (408 feet). (7-3)
Top 8: Burleson homered to left center (403 feet). (8-3)
Bot 8: Bregman grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Suzuki scored, Busch out at second. (8-4)

STL — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Wetherholt 2B4100000100 .241.347.373.720
Herrera DH2000000100 .248.360.388.748
Walker RF4000000000 .280.339.482.821
Burleson 1B3310012100 .285.353.484.837
Baez LF4330035000 .750.7503.0003.750
Winn SS4000000010 .238.313.319.632
Jordan 3B4110011000 .247.269.377.646
Pereira CF3010000020 .236.310.461.771
Pages C4010000010 .210.253.321.574

CHC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Crow-Armstrong CF4000000000 .277.375.530.905
Suzuki RF3111000100 .274.364.488.852
Busch 1B4010000020 .246.353.387.740
Bregman 3B4010000010 .253.344.405.749
Happ LF3000000110 .213.323.411.734
Hoerner SS4100000000 .259.319.361.680
Ramirez 2B4121000010 .301.356.447.803
Conforto DH2110013010 .232.322.459.781
Amaya C3010000000 .240.343.363.706
Taylor DH2010000000 .236.292.467.759

STL — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
McGreevy 6.0530261 102-61 3.481.22W, 5-9
Bruihl 1.0100000 15-12 3.261.32
Stanek 1.0211000 13-9 4.561.48
O'Brien 1.0000000 14-8 3.081.11

CHC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Boyd 5.1577324 97-59 4.021.24L, 8-2
Thornton 0.2000010 7-5 2.611.10
Thielbar 1.0000000 7-4 5.151.37
Rea 2.0211011 27-18 4.581.36

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois (39,834)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Mark Wegner, First Base Umpire: Nate Tomlinson, Second Base Umpire: Bruce Dreckman, Third Base Umpire: Paul Clemons

Broadcast: MARQ | CATV

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