St. Louis Cardinals
78 - 84 .481
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September 28, 2025, 3:20 PM
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison, Chicago, IL, 60613-4397
2
Chicago Cubs
92 - 70 .568| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
W: Javier Assad
(W, 4-1)
5.1 IP, 0 ER, 6 K, BB
L: John King
(L, 2-1)
1.2 IP, ER, 2 K, 0 BB
S: Jordan Wicks
(S, 1)
3.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Assad
(W, 4-1)
5.1 IP, 0 ER, 6 K, BB
Leahy
3.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Wicks
(S, 1)
3.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Fermín 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| 2 | Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| 3 | Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 |
| 4 | Thomas Saggese SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| 5 | Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| 6 | Jimmy Crooks C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .133 |
| 7 | Yohel Pozo 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 8 | Victor Scott II CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| 9 | Nathan Church LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .179 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .245 |
BATTING
2B Scott II (15, Assad).
3B Crooks (1, Assad).
TB Church Crooks 3 Saggese 2 Scott II 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Pozo Church Crooks.
GIDP Herrera.
Team RISP 0-for-5.
Team LOB 6.
BASERUNNING
SB Scott II (34, 2nd base off Assad/Ballesteros).
FIELDING
PB Crooks (2).
DP (Fermín-Saggese-Pozo).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Leahy | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.07 |
| John King | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.66 |
| Matt Svanson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.94 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.71 |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.06 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.29 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitches-strikes Leahy 39-24 King, J 18-15 Svanson 17-13 Fernandez 18-13 O'Brien 13-9 Assad 79-56 Soroka 7-5 Wicks 41-32.
Groundouts-flyouts Leahy 4-2 King, J 0-2 Svanson 1-1 Fernandez 0-1 O'Brien 1-0 Assad 5-1 Soroka 1-0 Wicks 0-3.
Batters faced Leahy 9 King, J 7 Svanson 4 Fernandez 5 O'Brien 4 Assad 19 Soroka 2 Wicks 12.
Umpires HP: Ben May. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Roberto Ortiz.
Weather 73 degrees, Sunny.
Wind 2 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 2:20 PM.
T 2:02.
Att 37,497.
Venue Wrigley Field.
September 28, 2025
Chicago Cubs Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| a- Reese McGuire C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | |
| 2 | Nico Hoerner 2B-SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| 3 | Ian Happ LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Kevin Alcántara LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | |
| 4 | Kyle Tucker DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| 5 | Seiya Suzuki RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| 6 | Moisés Ballesteros C-1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| 7 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| 8 | Dansby Swanson SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Justin Turner PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | |
| 9 | Willi Castro 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .226 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .249 |
a-Struck out for Swanson in the 5th.
BATTING
HR Suzuki (32, 5th inning off King, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Alcántara Ballesteros Crow-Armstrong Hoerner McGuire Suzuki 4.
RBI Ballesteros (11) Suzuki (103).
2-out RBI Ballesteros.
GIDP Castro, W.
Team RISP 1-for-2.
Team LOB 3.
FIELDING
E Alcántara (1, fielding).
DP (Hoerner-Busch).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Assad | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.65 |
| Michael Soroka | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.52 |
| Jordan Wicks | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3.79 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitches-strikes Leahy 39-24 King, J 18-15 Svanson 17-13 Fernandez 18-13 O'Brien 13-9 Assad 79-56 Soroka 7-5 Wicks 41-32.
Groundouts-flyouts Leahy 4-2 King, J 0-2 Svanson 1-1 Fernandez 0-1 O'Brien 1-0 Assad 5-1 Soroka 1-0 Wicks 0-3.
Batters faced Leahy 9 King, J 7 Svanson 4 Fernandez 5 O'Brien 4 Assad 19 Soroka 2 Wicks 12.
Umpires HP: Ben May. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Roberto Ortiz.
Weather 73 degrees, Sunny.
Wind 2 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 2:20 PM.
T 2:02.
Att 37,497.
Venue Wrigley Field.
September 28, 2025