St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

Aug 15, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. Boydwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

M. McGreevy

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- Joshua Baez spent five years working toward his first Major League at-bat. He needed one pitch to make it unforgettable. Then, somehow, he kept going. Baez homered on the first pitch he saw in the Majors, homered again in his second at-bat and then stepped to the plate...

Scoring Summary

STLCHC

1
Alec Burleson grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Nico Hoerner. JJ Wetherholt scores. Jordan Walker out at 2nd. Alec Burleson to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
1
Joshua Baez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Alec Burleson scores. [2 runs]
30
2
Michael Conforto homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Nico Hoerner scores. Pedro Ramirez scores. [3 runs]
33
4
Joshua Baez homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
43
6
Joshua Baez homers (3) on a line drive to right field. Alec Burleson scores. [2 runs]
63
6
Blaze Jordan homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
73
8
Alec Burleson homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
83
8
Alex Bregman grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Alex Bregman out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
84

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.241
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.248
3Jordan WalkerRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.280
4Alec Burleson1B	1	3	3	2	0	1	1	2	.285
5Joshua BaezLF	3	4	3	5	0	0	3	0	.750
6Masyn WinnSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.238
7Blaze Jordan3B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.247
8Everson PereiraCF	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.236
9Pedro PagesC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.210

TOTAL	7	32	8	8	4	3	5	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael McGreevyRHP	6.0	5	3	0	6	2	1	102	3.48
Justin BruihlLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	3.26
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	13	4.56
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3.08
TOTAL	9.0	8	4	1	6	2	1	144	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277
2Seiya SuzukiRF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.274
3Michael Busch1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.246
4Alex Bregman3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.253
5Ian HappLF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.213
6Nico HoernerSS	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.259
7Pedro Ramirez2B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.301
8Michael ConfortoDH	1	2	1	3	1	0	1	1	.232
Tyrone TaylorPH-DH	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236
9Miguel AmayaC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.240
TOTAL	8	33	4	3	6	2	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew BoydLHP	5.1	5	7	7	2	3	4	97	4.02
Trent ThorntonRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	2.61
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5.15
Colin ReaRHP	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	27	4.58
TOTAL	9.0	7	8	8	4	3	5	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLCHC

TOP 1
WALK — JJ Wetherholt walks.
00
HIT BY PITCH — Ivan Herrera hit by pitch. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
00
FORCEOUT — Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramirez. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. Ivan Herrera out at 2nd. Jordan Walker to 1st. [1 out]
00
FORCEOUT — Alec Burleson grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Nico Hoerner. JJ Wetherholt scores. Jordan Walker out at 2nd. Alec Burleson to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
HOME RUN — Joshua Baez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Alec Burleson scores. [2 runs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to center fielder Everson Pereira. [1 out]
30
FLYOUT — Seiya Suzuki flies out to left fielder Joshua Baez. [2 outs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Michael Busch strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30

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Team Stats

STL

CHC

8Runs4

7Hits8

1Errors0

.219Batting Avg.242

32At Bats33

5Extra-base Hits3

5Home Runs1

8Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts6

3Left on Base4

22Total Bases13

Game Details

Saturday, August 15, 2026 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 39,834 (95.6%)

weather: 77 degrees, cloudy

spread: CHC -181

over/under: 9