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Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBJuly 28, 2026Busch Stadium

CubsChicagoCHCWon61-46

Cubs 10, Cardinals 2

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTL53-54
Score by inning
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W Colin ReaL Michael McGreevy

Cubs race to an early 7-run lead on the way to a 10-2 win over the CardinalsSeiya Suzuki, Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner drove in two runs apiece and the Chicago Cubs jumped out to a seven-run lead after two innings on the way to a 10-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
  2.  Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  3.  Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Alex Bregman hits a ground-rule double (18) on a fly ball to right-center field. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd.
  5.  Ian Happ doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman scores.CHC 70%
  6.  Nico Hoerner strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
  2.  Jordan Walker lines out sharply to second baseman Pedro Ramírez.
  3.  Alec Burleson flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Top 2nd

  1.  Michael Conforto singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Carson Kelly walks. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
  3.  Pedro Ramírez grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Carson Kelly to 2nd.
  4.  Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Michael Conforto scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.
  5.  Seiya Suzuki doubles (18) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Carson Kelly scores.CHC 87%
  6.  Michael Busch singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Seiya Suzuki scores.
  7.  Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Michael Busch to 2nd.
  8.  Ian Happ walks. Michael Busch to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd.
  9.  Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.
  10.  Michael Conforto flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Iván Herrera lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
  3.  Masyn Winn flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.

Top 3rd

  1.  Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  2.  José Fermín flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto.
  3.  Jimmy Crooks flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  4.  JJ Wetherholt walks. Nathan Church to 2nd.
  5.  Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Top 4th

  1.  Michael Busch pops out to catcher Jimmy Crooks.
  2.  Alex Bregman strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Ian Happ grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bot 4th

  1.  Alec Burleson walks.
  2.  Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Iván Herrera called out on strikes.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nico Hoerner. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
  4.  Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.
  5.  Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Alec Burleson scores.
  6.  José Fermín lines out to left fielder Michael Conforto.

Top 5th

  1.  Nico Hoerner walks.
  2.  Michael Conforto strikes out swinging. Nico Hoerner steals (15) 2nd base.
  3.  Carson Kelly flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to third baseman José Fermín. Nico Hoerner scores.
  5.  Pete Crow-Armstrong challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Pete Crow-Armstrong called out on strikes.

Bot 5th

  1.  Jimmy Crooks flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
  2.  JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Conforto.
  3.  Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
  4.  Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto.

Top 6th

  1.  Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.
  2.  Michael Busch grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Ian Happ called out on strikes.

Bot 6th

  1.  Iván Herrera grounds out to first baseman Michael Busch.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Colin Rea.
  3.  Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Michael Conforto singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  3.  Carson Kelly grounds into a double play, third baseman José Fermín to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Michael Conforto out at 2nd. Carson Kelly out at 1st.

Bot 7th

  1.  Nathan Church lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
  2.  José Fermín lines out to second baseman Pedro Ramírez.
  3.  Jimmy Crooks grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to pitcher Tyler Ferguson.

Top 8th

  1.  Pedro Ramírez hits a ground-rule double (8) on a line drive to right field.
  2.  Pete Crow-Armstrong called out on strikes.
  3.  Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Pedro Ramírez scores.
  4.  Michael Busch flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church.
  5.  Alex Bregman grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Blaze Jordan.

Bot 8th

  1.  Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  2.  Blaze Jordan grounds into a double play, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Bryan Torres out at 2nd. Blaze Jordan out at 1st.
  3.  Nelson Velázquez singles on a line drive to left fielder Justin Dean.
  4.  Iván Herrera lines out to left fielder Justin Dean.

Top 9th

  1.  Ian Happ doubles (20) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Nathan Church.
  2.  Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Blaze Jordan.
  3.  Justin Dean singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Ian Happ to 3rd.
  4.  Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Ian Happ scores. Justin Dean to 3rd.
  5.  Pedro Ramírez strikes out swinging.
  6.  James Triantos grounds out to first baseman Blaze Jordan.

Bot 9th

  1.  Lars Nootbaar walks.
  2.  Masyn Winn hits a ground-rule double (13) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Lars Nootbaar scores.
  3.  Nathan Church lines out to center fielder Justin Dean.
  4.  José Fermín flies out to center fielder Justin Dean.
  5.  Jimmy Crooks grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.

Top 1st

  1.  CHC 2, STL 0Ian Happ doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman scores.CHC 70%

Top 2nd

  1.  CHC 3, STL 0Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Michael Conforto scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.
  2.  CHC 4, STL 0Seiya Suzuki doubles (18) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Carson Kelly scores.CHC 87%
  3.  CHC 5, STL 0Michael Busch singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Seiya Suzuki scores.
  4.  CHC 7, STL 0Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

Bot 4th

  1.  CHC 7, STL 1Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Alec Burleson scores.

Top 5th

  1.  CHC 8, STL 1Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to third baseman José Fermín. Nico Hoerner scores.

Top 8th

  1.  CHC 9, STL 1Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Pedro Ramírez scores.

Top 9th

  1.  CHC 10, STL 1Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Ian Happ scores. Justin Dean to 3rd.

Bot 9th

  1.  CHC 10, STL 2Masyn Winn hits a ground-rule double (13) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Lars Nootbaar scores.

Win probability

Top 1st · Biggest swing #1 · CHC 2–0 STL

Ian Happ doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman scores.

See it in the scoring summary
CHC 70%CHC +19 pts

Game leaders

CubsChicago

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF4001003.285
James Triantos 2B1000000.500
Seiya Suzuki RF5232002.272
Michael Busch 1B5111000.244
Alex Bregman 3B5230001.245
Ian Happ DH4122011.221
Nico Hoerner SS4112011.254
Michael Conforto LF4120001.244
Justin Dean CF1010000.375
Carson Kelly C4111010.260
Pedro Ramírez LF5131001.322
Totals421017100310

2B: Suzuki, Bregman, Happ 2, Ramírez.RBI: Crow-Armstrong, Suzuki 2, Busch, Happ 2, Hoerner 2, Kelly, Ramírez.SB: Hoerner, Ramírez.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Colin Rea W6.041122944.67
Tyler Ferguson1.000000146.59
Andrew Wantz2.0311102714.73

Video

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