| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 8-10 | 7-4 | 1-8 |
| Game 2 | 9-9 | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Game 3 | 11-7 | 7-3 | 5-5 |
| Game 4 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 11-7 | 4-3 | 7-4 |
| Game 2 | 10-8 | 6-5 | 4-3 |
| Game 3 | 7-9 | 5-5 | 2-4 |
| Game 4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chi. Cubs Pitcher
S. Imanaga
(L)
St. Louis Pitcher
G. Graceffo
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-132 | 7.5o (3.5) | -1.5 |
|
|
+112 | 7.5u | +1.5 (2.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Crow-Armstrong | CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .224 |
| N. Hoerner | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| M. Busch | 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| A. Bregman | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| I. Happ | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .230 |
| S. Suzuki | RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| M. Conforto | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .263 |
| C. Kelly | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 |
| D. Swanson | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .188 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wetherholt | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| I. Herrera | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| J. Walker | RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| N. Velazquez | DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| A. Burleson | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 |
| M. Winn | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .236 |
| J. Fermin | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| T. Saggese | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 |
| N. Gorman | PH -3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .215 |
| V. Scott II | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
Battling
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Imanaga (L 4-6) | 5 .1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.37 |
| E. Roberts | 1 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.60 |
| P. Maton | 0 .2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.64 |
| H. Milner | 0 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Pallante | 3 .0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.19 |
| J. Bruihl | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
| G. Graceffo (W 4-1) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 |
| G. Soriano (H 9) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 |
| J. Romero (H 15) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 |
| R. Stanek (H 10) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.73 |
| R. O'Brien (S 14) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 |
Location Busch Stadium
Temperature 78° Temperature
Attendance 37,564 attendance
Home Paul Clemons
1st Edwin Jimenez
2nd Quinn Wolcott
3rd Ramon De Jesus
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CHC Starter (IP) | STL Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -145 | u7.0 | J. Assad (5.1) | K. Leahy (3.0) |
| Sep 27, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -172 | o9.5 | J. Taillon (6.0) | M. McGreevy (4.2) |
| Sep 26, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -176 | o9.0 | C. Rea (5.2) | M. Mikolas (5.0) |
| Aug 10, '25 | STL |
|
STL +120 | u7.5 | S. Imanaga (6.2) | S. Gray (7.0) |
| Aug 09, '25 | STL |
|
CHC -122 | o9.0 | C. Rea (6.0) | A. Pallante (1.2) |
| Aug 08, '25 | STL |
|
STL +144 | u8.5 | M. Boyd (5.0) | M. McGreevy (6.0) |
| Jul 06, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -215 | o7.0 | M. Boyd (5.0) | E. Fedde (1.1) |
| Jul 05, '25 | CHC |
|
STL +136 | o11.5 | D. Pomeranz (0.1) | M. Liberatore (5.0) |
| Jul 04, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -154 | o9.5 | C. Rea (6.2) | M. Mikolas (6.0) |
| Jun 26, '25 | STL |
|
CHC -127 | u9.0 | S. Imanaga (5.0) | A. Pallante (5.0) |
Last Meeting ( Sep 28, 2025 ) St. Louis 0, Chi. Cubs 2
The St. Louis Cardinals will begin the last leg of their four-team gauntlet through the National League Central when they open a three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday.
The Cardinals haven't fared well thus far. They lost two of three games to the Pittsburgh Pirates, split a pair of contests in a weather-abbreviated series versus the Cincinnati Reds and were outscored 13-2 in a three-game sweep by the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers.
Taken a step further, St. Louis batted .177 (17-for-96) and went 0-for-17 with runners in scoring position in the series versus Milwaukee to see its losing skid reach a season high-tying four games.
Through it all, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said he is keeping an open mind with his young club.
"What happens (in the next game or next series), I have no idea, but I can tell you what won't happen," Marmol said Thursday. "We won't have guys going out there sulking and giving away games. They're not going to let (Wednesday's 2-1 loss) affect them and they're going to give you their best shot. Whether it's good enough or not, we don't know. But it's not going to be because we didn't give our best shot."
Jordan Walker collected a pair of hits and scored the Cardinals' lone run in their 2-1 loss on Wednesday. He is 8-for-24 with two homers, eight RBIs and four runs in his last six games.
Another player who didn't struggle his last time out for St. Louis is right-hander Andre Pallante (5-4, 3.76 ERA). The 27-year-old held Cincinnati to one run on two hits with three strikeouts over six innings pitched in an 8-1 road win over the Reds on Saturday.
But if history holds, he could be in for a long day on Friday. Pallante is 4-4 over his last eight starts, alternating wins and losses throughout the streak. One the bright side, his most recent loss was perhaps his best start of the season -- one earned run over 6 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts in a 2-0 loss against Kansas City on May 17.
Pallante is 0-4 with a 4.40 ERA in 12 games (five starts) in his career against the Cubs.
He'd be wise to pitch carefully to Ian Happ, who belted a two-run homer among his three hits in Chicago's 7-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday. Happ is 5-for-11 with two homers and seven RBIs in his last two games.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the Cubs won both of those contests to pick up steam after losing a season-high 10 games in a row.
Speaking of losing streaks, Chicago left-hander Shota Imanaga (4-5, 4.04) will look to snap a three-game skid when he makes the start on Friday.
Imanaga was shelled in his last two outings, surrendering 15 runs on 16 hits -- including five homers -- in 10 1/3 innings. He particularly was down on himself after he was taken deep three times in an 8-5 setback at home to the Houston Astros on Sunday.
"In the beginning, (the splitter) felt good, but in the later innings, it felt like the splitters that were trying to go down below the zone were left up in the zone," Imanaga said, per the Chicago Sun-Times.
"The best ones are when it starts in the bottom of the zone and drops to the hitters' knees. That's something I need to work on."
Imanaga, 32, is 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA in four career appearances (all starts) against St. Louis.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Shaw | RF | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 28, '26) | Jun 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed OF Matt Shaw on the 10-day injured list due to a sprained left hand. | ||||
| E. Roberts | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Jun 28, '26) | Jun 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Ethan Roberts on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm inflammation. | ||||
| H. Milner | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Appendicitis( Jun 26, '26) | Jun 26, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Hoby Milner on the 15-day injured list due to Appendicitis. | ||||
| P. Maton | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Jun 25, '26) | Jun 25, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Phil Maton on the 15-day injured list with a recurring knee ailment. | ||||
| B. Brown | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Neck( Jun 23, '26) | Jun 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain. | ||||
| E. Cabrera | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 23, '26) | Jun 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| D. Palencia | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jun 15, '26) | Jun 15, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Taillon | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 08, '26) | Jun 08, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring sprain. | ||||
| R. Martin | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred LHP Riley Martin from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to left elbow flexor strain. | ||||
| P. Hodge | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 23, '26) | Apr 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transaferred RHP Porter Hodge to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow strain. | ||||
| C. Horton | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 17, '26) | Apr 17, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list due right forearm discomfort. | ||||
| H. Harvey | RP | Sixty Day IL - Tricep( Apr 11, '26) | Apr 11, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Hunter Harvey to the 60-day injured list with right triceps inflammation. | ||||
| J. Steele | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Justin Steele on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow injury. | ||||
| T. Austin | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 23, '26) | Mar 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed INF Tyler Austin on the 60-day injured list due to a right knee injury. | ||||
| S. Miller | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 28, '26) | Feb 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Shelby Miller on the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow UCL injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Stanek | RP | Day To Day - Leg( Jul 06, '26) | Jul 06, '26 | |
| Stanek left Tuesday's (Jul. 7) game against the Brewers with a leg injury. | ||||
| M. Rajcic | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 06, '26) | Jul 06, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals transferred RHP Max Rajcic from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow soreness. | ||||
| R. Urias | 3B | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 11, '26) | Jun 11, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals transferred INF Ramón Urías to the 60-day injured list due to right elbow lateral epicondylitis. | ||||
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Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 24, '26
CHC 5 - HOU 8
|
L -178 | o11.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 15.7 | 2.5 |
|
May 18, '26
CHC 3 - MIL 9
|
L -162 | o10.5 | 4.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 79 | 18.2 | 1.0 |
|
May 13, '26
ATL 4 - CHC 1
|
L -134 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 13.7 | 9.0 |
|
May 07, '26
CHC 8 - CIN 3
|
W -205 | o9.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 16.5 | 0.3 |
|
May 02, '26
CHC 2 - AZ 0
|
W -162 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 12.4 | 2.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.0 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 91.0 | 15.3 | 3.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 10, '25
STL 3 - CHC 2
|
L -130 | u7.5 | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 13.8 | 1.0 |
|
Jun 26, '25
STL 0 - CHC 3
|
W -127 | u9.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 0.6 |
|
Aug 01, '24
CHC 5 - STL 4
|
W -111 | o8.0 | 6.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 13.7 | 1.5 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 86.7 | 14.3 | 1.0 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 23, '26
CIN 1 - STL 8
|
W -108 | u9.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 15.5 | 2.7 |
|
May 17, '26
STL 0 - KC 2
|
L -120 | u9.0 | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 14.9 | 1.0 |
|
May 12, '26
ATH 4 - STL 6
|
W +132 | p10.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 | 3.5 |
|
May 06, '26
STL 2 - MIL 6
|
L -110 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 17.3 | 4.5 |
|
Apr 29, '26
PIT 4 - STL 5
|
W +112 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 15.2 | 2.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 94.4 | 16.0 | 2.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 09, '25
STL 1 - CHC 9
|
L +104 | o9.0 | 1.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 31.8 | 1.5 |
|
Jun 26, '25
STL 0 - CHC 3
|
L +117 | u9.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 18.8 | 2.0 |
|
Jun 15, '24
CHC 5 - STL 1
|
L +151 | u8.5 | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 17.7 | 0.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 3.1 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 68.7 | 22.8 | 1.2 |