St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

Jul 5, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	8	13	1	5
CHC	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	6	9	1	10

loss:

B. Kellerwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

S. Matzsave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. Helsley

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- Taught to hit by a Venezuelan grandfather who tossed black beans up to him to enhance his hand-eye-coordination and playing for a father who never reached the big leagues following a lengthy Minor League career, Yohel Pozo went to the plate late in Saturday’s game feeling as though...

Scoring Summary

STLCHC

1
Thomas Saggese singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Brendan Donovan scores. Willson Contreras scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Thomas Saggese to 2nd. Thomas Saggese advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Kyle Tucker. [2 runs]
20
2
Michael Busch homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
21
4
Nolan Gorman homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
31
4
Ian Happ grounds out, third baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras. Nico Hoerner scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
32
6
Nico Hoerner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Carson Kelly scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. [1 run]
33
6
Wild pitch by pitcher Kyle Leahy. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. [1 run]
34
7
Carson Kelly homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
35
8
Alec Burleson homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
45
8
Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Thomas Saggese scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. [1 run]
55
8
Yohel Pozo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Lars Nootbaar scores. Nolan Gorman scores. [3 runs]
85
8
Seiya Suzuki doubles (21) on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Kyle Tucker scores. [1 run]
86

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brendan Donovan2B	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.296
2Masyn WinnSS	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.256
3Willson Contreras1B	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	2	.246
4Alec BurlesonRF	3	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	.294
Garrett HampsonRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180
5Thomas Saggese3B	2	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.254
6Lars NootbaarLF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.227
7Nolan GormanDH	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	.220
8Pedro PagesC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.214
Yohel PozoPH-C	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	.329
9Victor Scott IICF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.235
TOTAL	13	38	8	8	8	2	3	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	5.0	4	2	2	4	4	1	94	3.70
Kyle LeahyRHP	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	18	3.13
Steven MatzLHP	1.2	1	1	1	3	2	1	31	3.45
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	17	2.70
Ryan HelsleyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	3.30


TOTAL	9.0	9	6	5	9	6	2	171	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ian HappLF	0	2	0	1	1	3	0	1	.231
2Kyle TuckerRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	.283
3Seiya SuzukiDH	1	4	0	1	2	1	0	2	.261
4Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	4	.270
5Dansby SwansonSS	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	.253
6Carson KellyC	2	5	2	1	0	0	1	4	.268
7Michael Busch1B	3	5	2	1	2	0	1	0	.293
8Nico Hoerner2B	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.282
9Matt Shaw3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.210
Justin TurnerPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208

TOTAL	9	36	6	5	9	6	2	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Drew PomeranzLHP	0.1	1	2	2	1	2	0	25	0.76
Chris FlexenRHP	3.2	4	1	1	2	0	1	64	0.83
Ryan BrasierRHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	1.20
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	1.89
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	3.38
Brad KellerRHP	1.0	5	5	5	1	0	2	31	2.88
Porter HodgeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	4.63
TOTAL	9.0	13	8	8	8	2	3	168	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLCHC

TOP 1
WALK — Brendan Donovan walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
WALK — Willson Contreras walks. Brendan Donovan to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Brendan Donovan to 3rd. Willson Contreras to 2nd.
00
PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Chris Flexen replaces Drew Pomeranz.
00
SINGLE — Thomas Saggese singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Brendan Donovan scores. Willson Contreras scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Thomas Saggese to 2nd. Thomas Saggese advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Kyle Tucker. [2 runs]
20
POP OUT — Lars Nootbaar pops out to third baseman Matt Shaw. [2 outs]
20
FLYOUT — Nolan Gorman flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Ian Happ walks.
20
SINGLE — Kyle Tucker singles on a line drive to right fielder Alec Burleson. Ian Happ to 2nd.
20
STRIKEOUT — Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
WALK — Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Ian Happ to 3rd. Kyle Tucker to 2nd.
20
STRIKEOUT — Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
FLYOUT — Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Alec Burleson. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

STL

CHC

8Runs6

13Hits9

1Errors1

.342Batting Avg.250

38At Bats36

3Extra-base Hits5

3Home Runs2

8Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks6

0Stolen Bases2

8Strikeouts9

5Left on Base10

22Total Bases18

Game Details

Saturday, July 5, 2025 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 40,119 (96.3%)

weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy