St. Louis Cardinals
78 - 82 .488
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September 26, 2025, 2:20 PM
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison, Chicago, IL, 60613-4397
12
Chicago Cubs
90 - 70 .563| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
W: Colin Rea
(W, 11-7)
5.2 IP, 0 ER, 7 K, BB
L: Miles Mikolas
(L, 8-11)
5.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, BB
Top Performers
Rea
(W, 11-7)
5.2 IP, 0 ER, 7 K, BB
Busch
2-3 | HR, 2B, BB
Crow-Armstrong
1-3 | HR, HBP, K
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Nootbaar LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| 2 | Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| c- Jimmy Crooks PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .081 | |
| 3 | Alec Burleson 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| b- Yohel Pozo PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | |
| 4 | Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| a- José Fermín PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | |
| 5 | Nolan Gorman 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 |
| 6 | Thomas Saggese SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| 7 | Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| 8 | Jordan Walker RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| 9 | Victor Scott II CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .246 |
a-Flied out for Herrera in the 8th.
b-Struck out for Burleson in the 8th.
c-Popped out for Arenado in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Gorman (14, Thielbar).
TB Gorman 3 Herrera Saggese Walker, J.
RBI Walker, J (39).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Arenado 2 Nootbaar.
Team RISP 2-for-6.
Team LOB 6.
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Mikolas | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.84 |
| John King | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.28 |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.84 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4.28 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP King, J Roycroft.
HBP Crow-Armstrong (by Roycroft).
Pitches-strikes Mikolas 79-52 King, J 20-11 Graceffo 31-19 Roycroft 41-24 Rea 77-56 Thielbar 11-6 Kittredge 18-14 Palencia, D 10-6 Keller, B 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Mikolas 6-3 King, J 0-1 Graceffo 0-0 Roycroft 2-1 Rea 6-2 Thielbar 0-0 Kittredge 0-0 Palencia, D 0-1 Keller, B 0-0.
Batters faced Mikolas 20 King, J 4 Graceffo 6 Roycroft 10 Rea 20 Thielbar 3 Kittredge 5 Palencia, D 3 Keller, B 3.
Inherited runners-scored Roycroft 2-2 Thielbar 2-0 Kittredge 1-1.
Umpires HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Roberto Ortiz. 2B: Ben May. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather 76 degrees, Sunny.
Wind 10 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 1:20 PM.
T 2:39.
Att 35,611.
Venue Wrigley Field.
September 26, 2025
Chicago Cubs Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| a- Moisés Ballesteros PH-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | |
| 2 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| 3 | Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| Kevin Alcántara LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | |
| 4 | Kyle Tucker DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| 5 | Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| 6 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| 7 | Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| 8 | Reese McGuire C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| 9 | Matt Shaw 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| Totals | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | .249 |
a-Singled for Busch in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Busch (24, Graceffo).
3B Shaw (3, Graceffo).
HR Hoerner (7, 1st inning off Mikolas, 0 on, 1 out) Crow-Armstrong (30, 4th inning off Mikolas, 1 on, 2 out) Busch (32, 5th inning off Mikolas, 0 on, 2 out) Suzuki (30, 7th inning off Roycroft, 3 on, 1 out).
TB Alcántara Ballesteros Busch 6 Crow-Armstrong 4 Happ 2 Hoerner 5 Shaw 3 Suzuki 4 Tucker.
RBI Alcántara (1) Busch 2 (86) Crow-Armstrong 2 (93) Happ (79) Hoerner (61) Shaw (44) Suzuki 4 (101).
2-out RBI Alcántara Busch Crow-Armstrong 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out McGuire Crow-Armstrong.
Team RISP 6-for-10.
Team LOB 4.
BASERUNNING
SB Swanson (19, 2nd base off Graceffo/Pagés, P).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Rea | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.95 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.37 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.91 |
| Brad Keller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.82 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP King, J Roycroft.
HBP Crow-Armstrong (by Roycroft).
Pitches-strikes Mikolas 79-52 King, J 20-11 Graceffo 31-19 Roycroft 41-24 Rea 77-56 Thielbar 11-6 Kittredge 18-14 Palencia, D 10-6 Keller, B 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Mikolas 6-3 King, J 0-1 Graceffo 0-0 Roycroft 2-1 Rea 6-2 Thielbar 0-0 Kittredge 0-0 Palencia, D 0-1 Keller, B 0-0.
Batters faced Mikolas 20 King, J 4 Graceffo 6 Roycroft 10 Rea 20 Thielbar 3 Kittredge 5 Palencia, D 3 Keller, B 3.
Inherited runners-scored Roycroft 2-2 Thielbar 2-0 Kittredge 1-1.
Umpires HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Roberto Ortiz. 2B: Ben May. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather 76 degrees, Sunny.
Wind 10 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 1:20 PM.
T 2:39.
Att 35,611.
Venue Wrigley Field.
September 26, 2025