LIVE Bottom 6th Mar 26
PIT 5 +105 o7.0
NYM 9 -113 u7.0
LIVE Bottom 4th Mar 26
CHW 1 +167 o8.0
MIL 5 -183 u8.0
LIVE Bottom 4th Mar 26
WAS 7 +178 o7.0
CHC 2 -196 u7.0
LIVE Bottom 2nd Mar 26
MIN 0 +125 o8.5
BAL 0 -135 u8.5
LAA +154 o8.0
HOU -168 u8.0
DET -120 o7.0
SD +111 u7.0
BOS -153 o8.0
CIN +141 u8.0
TEX +142 o8.5
PHI -154 u8.5
TB -128 o8.0
STL +118 u8.0
AZ +237 o9.0
LAD -265 u9.0
CLE +159 o6.5
SEA -173 u6.5
Chicago
St. Louis

Chicago vs St. Louis Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Boxscore

Livescore Details
Team R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Chicago Cubs CHC Chi. Cubs 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
St. Louis Cardinals STL St. Louis 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chi. Cubs Pitcher Christopher Rusin C. Rusin (W)

St. Louis Pitcher Michael Lynn M. Lynn (L)

Game Info

Location  Busch Stadium

Temperature  Temperature

Attendance  - attendance

Batting Stats

Chi. Cubs Batting Stats Table
POS AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
J. Lake LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .326
C. Gillespie RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
A. Rizzo 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .238
D. DeJesus CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .262
D. Murphy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294
W. Castillo C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .276
S. Castro SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246
D. Barney 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .212
V. Watkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
     B. Ransom PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
Totals 29 3 5 3 6 8 17

Battling

  • TB - Junior Lake 1, Anthony Rizzo 1, Welington Castillo 1, Starlin Castro 1, Darwin Barney 1
  • RBI - Junior Lake (9), Anthony Rizzo 2 (65)
  • GIDP - Cole Gillespie (2)
  • Team LOB - 17
St. Louis Batting Stats Table
POS AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
M. Carpenter 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
D. Freese 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275
A. Craig RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .317
M. Holliday LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284
M. Adams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .283
A. Cruz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .213
J. Jay CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .267
P. Kozma SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .232
     D. Descalso PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
A. Chambers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
     C. Beltrán PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
Totals 33 0 7 0 3 9 15

Battling

  • 2B - Jonathan Jay 2 (19)
  • TB - David Freese 1, Allen Craig 1, Matthew Holliday 2, Jonathan Jay 5
  • GIDP - Peter Kozma (2)
  • Team LOB - 15

Pitching Stats

Chi. Cubs Pitching Stats Table
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C. Rusin (W 2-1) 6 .0 7 0 0 0 5 0 3.08
J. Russell 0 .2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.85
R. Parker 0 .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.36
P. Strop 1 .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.81
K. Gregg (S 23) 1 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.84
  • HBP - Matthew Holliday (by Strop)
  • Pitches-Strikes - Christopher Rusin 0-0, James Russell 0-0, Richard Parker 0-0, Pedro Strop 0-0, Kevin Gregg 0-0
  • Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Christopher Rusin 4-3, James Russell 0-0, Richard Parker 1-0, Pedro Strop 1-1, Kevin Gregg 1-1
  • Batters Faced - Christopher Rusin 26, James Russell 2, Richard Parker 1, Pedro Strop 4, Kevin Gregg 4
St. Louis Pitching Stats Table
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M. Lynn (L 13-6) 6 .2 3 3 3 5 5 0 3.79
R. Choate 0 .1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.52
T. Rosenthal 0 .2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.17
M. Maness 0 .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.41
E. Mujica 1 .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.89
  • HBP - David DeJesus (by Lynn), Cole Gillespie (by Lynn), Welington Castillo (by Rosenthal)
  • Pitches-Strikes - Michael Lynn 0-0, Randol Choate 0-0, Trevor Rosenthal 0-0, Michael Maness 0-0, Edward Mujica 0-0
  • Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Michael Lynn 7-4, Randol Choate 0-0, Trevor Rosenthal 1-0, Michael Maness 0-1, Edward Mujica 0-1
  • Batters Faced - Michael Lynn 29, Randol Choate 2, Trevor Rosenthal 5, Michael Maness 1, Edward Mujica 3

CHC vs STLRecords

CHC vs STLRecords

Team Table
Team W/L H/A $ RF RA Tot O/U
Chi. Cubs logo CHC 50-64 27-31 -518 3.93 4.26 8.19 52-58
St. Louis logo STL 66-48 33-20 358 4.92 3.69 8.61 57-54

CHC vs STLHead To Head

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
3-7-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U CHC Starter (IP) STL Starter (IP)
Jul 14, '13 CHC St. Louis logo 10 - 6 STL -153 o7.0 T. Wood (5.2) A. Wainwright (6.0)
Jul 13, '13 CHC Chicago logo 6 - 4 CHC +103 o7.5 M. Garza (6.2) M. Lynn (4.1)
Jul 12, '13 CHC St. Louis logo 3 - 2 STL -113 u8.5 C. Villanueva (6.0) J. Kelly (5.1)
Jul 11, '13 CHC Chicago logo 3 - 0 CHC +114 u8.5 E. Jackson (7.0) J. Westbrook (7.0)
Jun 20, '13 STL St. Louis logo 6 - 1 STL -177 u7.5 S. Feldman (5.1) M. Lynn (6.0)
Jun 19, '13 STL St. Louis logo 4 - 1 STL -167 u8.5 E. Jackson (5.1) J. Westbrook (7.0)
Jun 18, '13 STL Chicago logo 4 - 2 CHC +192 u7.0 J. Samardzija (8.1) A. Wainwright (7.0)
Jun 17, '13 STL St. Louis logo 5 - 2 STL -209 u7.5 T. Wood (7.0) S. Miller (5.0)
May 08, '13 CHC St. Louis logo 5 - 4 STL -114 o7.5 C. Villanueva (6.2) J. Westbrook (5.1)
May 07, '13 CHC Chicago logo 2 - 1 CHC +121 u7.5 T. Wood (6.2) M. Lynn (7.0)

Chi. Cubs logo Chicago Record Last 10

Win / Loss
2-8-0
Over / Under
4-6-0
ML
-$576
Team - Last 10
Date vs Result ML O/U Starter (IP) Opp Starter (IP)
Aug 08, '13 @ Philadelphia logo PHI L 1 - 12 L -116 o9.0 J. Samardzija (3.1) E. Martin (5.0)
Aug 07, '13 @ Philadelphia logo PHI W 5 - 2 W +150 u7.5 T. Wood (6.1) C. Hamels (7.0)
Aug 06, '13 @ Philadelphia logo PHI L 8 - 9 L +106 o8.0 E. Jackson (5.0) K. Kendrick (6.0)
Aug 04, '13 Los Angeles logo LAD L 0 - 1 L +104 u8.0 C. Villanueva (6.0) S. Fife (5.1)
Aug 03, '13 Los Angeles logo LAD L 0 - 3 L -109 u7.5 J. Samardzija (6.0) C. Capuano (6.1)
Aug 02, '13 Los Angeles logo LAD L 2 - 6 L +114 u9.0 T. Wood (3.1) H. Ryu (5.1)
Aug 01, '13 Los Angeles logo LAD L 4 - 6 L +115 o8.5 C. Rusin (5.0) C. Nolasco (5.0)
Jul 31, '13 Milwaukee logo MIL W 6 - 1 W -136 u8.0 E. Jackson (8.0) W. Peralta (5.0)
Jul 30, '13 Milwaukee logo MIL L 2 - 3 L -130 u8.5 J. Arrieta (6.0) T. Thornburg (6.0)
Jul 30, '13 Milwaukee logo MIL L 5 - 6 L -115 o8.0 C. Villanueva (6.1) Y. Gallardo (4.2)

Chicago Next 3 Games

St. Louis logo St. Louis Record Last 10

Win / Loss
4-6-0
Over / Under
6-4-0
ML
-$143
Team - Last 10
Date vs Result ML O/U Starter (IP) Opp Starter (IP)
Aug 08, '13 Los Angeles logo LAD L 1 - 5 L -106 u8.0 C. Martínez (4.2) H. Ryu (7.0)
Aug 07, '13 Los Angeles logo LAD L 4 - 13 L -147 o7.5 S. Miller (0.0) C. Nolasco (5.0)
Aug 06, '13 Los Angeles logo LAD W 5 - 1 W +132 u6.5 J. Kelly (5.1) C. Kershaw (6.0)
Aug 05, '13 Los Angeles logo LAD L 2 - 3 L -159 u7.0 A. Wainwright (7.0) D. Greinke (6.1)
Aug 04, '13 @ Cincinnati logo CIN W 15 - 2 W +120 o8.5 M. Lynn (8.0) M. Leake (5.0)
Aug 03, '13 @ Cincinnati logo CIN L 3 - 8 L +149 o8.5 J. Westbrook (5.0) A. Cingrani (5.0)
Aug 02, '13 @ Cincinnati logo CIN W 13 - 3 W +102 o8.0 S. Miller (5.0) B. Arroyo (3.2)
Aug 01, '13 @ Pittsburgh logo PIT W 13 - 0 W +103 o7.5 J. Kelly (6.0) C. Morton (6.0)
Jul 31, '13 @ Pittsburgh logo PIT L 4 - 5 L -113 o7.0 A. Wainwright (7.0) J. Locke (4.0)
Jul 30, '13 @ Pittsburgh logo PIT L 0 - 6 L -115 u8.5 T. Lyons (6.0) B. Cumpton (7.0)

St. Louis Next 3 Games

Series Stats

Remaining Games - Series CHC @ STL
Date CHC Starter STL Starter
Sat, Aug 10 19:15 ET C. Villanueva R (7-8 4.06) M. Wacha R (4-1 2.78)
Sun, Aug 11 14:15 ET E. Jackson R (8-18 4.98) J. Kelly R (10-5 2.69)

Series Game Records

Chi. Cubs - series game records
Overall After Win After Loss
Game 1 17-22 9-14 13-18
Game 2 17-19 6-13 18-14
Game 3 14-16 7-13 10-15
Game 4 2-7 0-4 3-5
St. Louis - series game records
Overall After Win After Loss
Game 1 23-14 21-13 15-9
Game 2 21-16 18-18 16-6
Game 3 17-14 16-13 15-7
Game 4 4-4 2-5 2-2

Next 3 Series

Chi. Cubs
Date vs W-L Home/Away
Sat, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 11 @ STL logo STL 97-65 54-27 H
Tue, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 14 vs CIN logo CIN 90-72 41-40 A
Fri, Aug 16 - Sun, Aug 18 vs STL logo STL 97-65 43-38 A
St. Louis
Date vs W-L Home/Away
Sat, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 11 vs CHC logo CHC 66-96 35-46 A
Wed, Aug 14 - Thu, Aug 15 vs PIT logo PIT 95-68 44-37 A
Fri, Aug 16 - Sun, Aug 18 @ CHC logo CHC 66-96 31-50 H

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CHC vs STLInjury report

Chicago logoChicago's Injuries

Chicago Starters Last Game

(* - Change In Order)

St. Louis's Injuries

St. Louis Starters Last Game

Pitchers
POS # Player
SP 0 Michael Wacha
SP 0 Lance Lynn
RP 0 Seth Maness
RP 0 Kevin Siegrist
SP 0 Carlos Martinez
RP 0 Randy Choate
RP 0 Trevor Rosenthal
Hitters
POS # Player
2B 0 Matt Carpenter
RF 0 Carlos Beltran
LF 0 Matt Holliday
DH 0 Allen Craig
C 0 Yadier Molina
1B 0 Matt Adams
3B 0 David Freese
CF 0 Jon Jay
SS 0 Daniel Descalso
(* - Change In Order)

CHC vs STL Starters Recent Games

Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
3.55
Avg. IP
5.0
Last 5
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Aug 01, '13 CHC 4 - LAD 6
L +115 o8.5 5.0 7 4 4 4 2 0 0 0.0 0.5
Jul 27, '13 SF 0 - CHC 1
W +219 u7.0 7.0 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.0 3.0
Jul 22, '13 AZ 2 - CHC 4
W +156 u9.0 5.0 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 0.0 1.3
Jul 02, '13 ATH 8 - CHC 7
L +197 o8.0 3.1 6 3 3 2 0 2 0 0.0 0.7
Sep 30, '12 AZ 2 - CHC 7
W +171 u9.5 5.0 3 2 1 4 2 0 68 13.6 2.5
Last 5 Avg. 5.0 4.2 2.2 2.0 3.4 1.6 0.4 13.6 2.7 1.6
Last Vs St. Louis
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Christopher Rusin has not played against STL Cardinals.
Win / Loss
2-3
ERA
4.15
Avg. IP
6.0
Last 5
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Aug 04, '13 CIN 2 - STL 15
W +120 o8.5 8.0 4 2 2 11 2 1 0 0.0 0.8
Jul 30, '13 PIT 2 - STL 1
L +129 u7.0 6.0 3 1 1 7 2 0 0 0.0 1.0
Jul 25, '13 STL 3 - PHI 1
W -180 u7.5 7.0 5 1 1 6 4 0 0 0.0 3.5
Jul 20, '13 STL 3 - SD 5
L -210 u8.5 5.0 6 4 4 1 3 0 0 0.0 0.6
Jul 13, '13 CHC 6 - STL 4
L -111 o7.5 4.1 12 6 6 2 1 2 0 0.0 0.0
Last 5 Avg. 6.0 6.0 2.8 2.8 5.4 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.2
Last Vs Chicago
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Jul 13, '13 CHC 6 - STL 4
L -111 o7.5 4.1 12 6 6 2 1 2 0 0.0 0.0
Jun 20, '13 STL 6 - CHC 1
W -177 u7.5 6.0 3 1 1 6 2 1 0 0.0 0.4
May 07, '13 CHC 2 - STL 1
L -131 u7.5 7.0 4 2 2 8 1 1 0 0.0 1.4
Last 3 Avg. 5.2 6.3 3.0 3.0 5.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.6

CHC vs STLStats

CHC vs STL Stats Analysis

All Pitchers
Team ERA AVG. OBP WHIP IP HR BB K
Chicago logo Chicago 4.00 .244 .312 1.28 8.2 0.9 3.1 7.3
St. Louis logo St. Louis 3.51 .247 .306 1.22 8.2 0.6 2.5 7.6

More Stats

Chi. Cubs Bullpen REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Justin Grimm (R) 168 17 89.0 116 67 63 15 30 68 6.37 1.64 90:59
Last 3 3 11.1 23 17 15 4 6 6 12.27 2.56 15:3
Daniel Bard (R) 168 2 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.00 3.00 1:1
Last 3 2 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.00 3.00 1:1
Kyuji Fujikawa (R) 75 12 12.0 11 7 7 1 2 14 5.25 1.08 10:4
Last 3 3 3.2 2 1 1 1 1 4 3.00 0.82 5:1
Rafael Dolis (R) 75 5 5.0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0.00 1.00 6:7
Last 3 3 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.90 3:5
Steven Putnam (R) 59 5 3.1 9 7 7 1 0 4 21.00 2.70 4:0
Last 3 3 2.0 3 3 3 1 0 3 13.50 1.50 3:0
Brooks Raley (L) 30 1 4.1 3 2 2 0 3 1 4.50 1.38 6:1
Last 3 1 4.1 3 2 2 0 3 1 4.50 1.38 6:1
Richard Parker (R) 7 26 26.1 21 9 7 2 10 28 2.42 1.18 12:20
Last 3 3 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 5 0.00 0.75 0:3
Carlos Villanueva (R) 5 30 101.2 94 47 47 12 33 77 4.19 1.25 95:78
Last 3 3 17.1 14 8 8 3 8 16 4.24 1.27 10:19
James Russell (L) 2 56 40.1 36 13 13 3 11 30 2.93 1.17 26:32
Last 3 3 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.00 1:4
Pedro Strop (R) 2 45 37.1 31 24 23 4 20 43 5.59 1.37 42:12
Last 3 3 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.00 0.50 4:1
Matthew Guerrier (R) 2 49 42.2 43 22 19 3 15 30 4.07 1.36 40:31
Last 3 3 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 2.00 2:2
Kevin Gregg (R) 2 43 43.1 38 15 14 4 21 38 2.93 1.36 32:34
Last 3 3 3.0 5 2 2 0 2 2 6.00 2.33 0:3
Héctor Rondón (R) 1 32 39.1 41 25 25 6 15 29 5.77 1.42 40:23
Last 3 3 4.1 3 1 1 0 1 2 2.25 0.92 6:3
Bullpen Total 596 323 445.2 447 241 228 51 164 363 4.60 1.37 404:302
Last 3 36 62.2 59 35 33 9 30 47 4.74 1.42 56:46
Available Bullpen 595 291 406.1 406 216 203 45 149 334 4.50 1.37 364:279


St. Louis Bullpen REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
John Axford (R) 168 56 48.1 56 25 23 8 17 50 4.31 1.51 40:34
Last 3 3 3.1 4 3 2 1 2 4 6.00 1.80 2:2
Edward Mujica (R) 3 47 46.2 35 10 10 5 2 39 1.96 0.79 42:35
Last 3 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 1.00 3:1
Trevor Rosenthal (R) 3 51 53.1 47 16 13 3 11 76 2.21 1.09 39:18
Last 3 3 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 3.00 0.60 3:3
Randol Choate (L) 2 43 24.2 19 7 7 0 9 18 2.63 1.14 34:10
Last 3 3 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 1.20 2:0
Kevin Siegrist (L) 1 21 19.1 6 2 2 1 9 25 0.95 0.78 10:11
Last 3 3 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 0.75 1:2
Michael Maness (R) 1 41 40.2 45 12 11 2 2 20 2.48 1.16 67:7
Last 3 3 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.33 6:0
Carlos Martínez (R) 1 11 16.0 19 11 11 1 7 13 6.19 1.63 20:9
Last 3 3 6.0 10 7 7 1 4 2 10.50 2.33 8:6
Bullpen Total 179 270 249.0 227 83 77 20 57 241 2.78 1.14 252:124
Last 3 21 23.0 22 11 10 2 8 16 3.91 1.30 25:14
Available Bullpen 176 197 173.0 157 58 53 16 39 183 2.76 1.13 155:97
Chi. Cubs All Starters REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Jacob Arrieta (R) 10 6 29.2 27 20 20 3 20 25 6.21 1.58 24:21
Edwin Jackson (R) 3 22 127.0 135 78 70 10 39 103 4.96 1.37 163:64
Travis Wood (L) 2 23 145.0 114 52 49 11 50 104 3.04 1.13 107:111
Jeffrey Samardzija (R) 1 24 153.1 148 78 72 16 58 158 4.24 1.34 135:75


St. Louis All Starters REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Jaime García (L) 84 9 55.1 57 26 22 6 15 43 3.60 1.30 74:25
Michael Wacha (R) 59 3 17.2 17 9 9 2 4 14 4.76 1.19 16:12
Adam Wainwright (R) 4 24 175.2 163 56 52 8 20 156 2.67 1.04 187:67
Joseph Kelly (R) 3 27 66.1 67 23 22 7 21 46 3.00 1.33 72:41
Shelby Miller (R) 2 22 121.1 103 42 39 12 35 132 2.90 1.14 80:85

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Betting Terminology

  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds
  • O/U: Closing total and odds
  • IP: Innings pitched by the starter
  • H: Hits allowed by the starter
  • R: Runs allowed by the starter
  • ER: Earned runs allowed by the starter
  • SO: Strikeouts thrown by the starter
  • BB: Walks allowed by the starter
  • HR: Home runs allowed by the starter
  • PIT: Total pitches thrown by the starter
  • P/IP: Pitches thrown per inning by the starter
  • GB:FB: Groundball - flyball ratio by the starter

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win-loss record (last 10)
  • Net $: $ won/lost based on $100 bets (last 10)
  • O/U: Over under record (last 10)
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the game
  • O/U: Closing total and odds for the game
  • Away/Home Starter: Starting pitchers for the game
  • Last vs: The result last time the teams played
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Betting Terminology

Records below refer to the game # of all series across the season. Game 1, game 2 etc.

  • Overall: Team’s season record
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Betting Terminology

  • Runs/9: Runs per nine innings
  • AVG: Batting average
  • Hits: Average hits per game
  • HR: Average home runs per game
  • BB: Average bases on balls (walks) per game
  • EB Hits: Average extra base hits per game
  • SB: Average stolen bases per game
  • OBP: On base percentage
  • R: Runs allowed
  • ER: Earned runs allowed
  • AVG: Batting average allowed
  • HR: Average home runs allowed
  • BB: Average bases on balls (walks) allowed
  • IP(S): Average innings pitched by starters
  • K(S): Average strikeouts by starters
  • K(B): Average strikeouts by bullpen
  • Rest(B): % of relievers that are available to pitch today
  • RF: Average team runs for. The run support pitchers are getting

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