St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

Jul 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

S. Imanaga(5-7)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

K. Leahy(7-4)save: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. O'Brien(22)

Game Recap

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs game highlights

CHICAGO -- The boos arrived before JJ Wetherholt ever dug into the batter's box. His response took exactly one pitch. The Cardinals' rookie second baseman turned on a 90.4 mph fastball from Shota Imanaga and launched it the opposite way into the left-field basket at Wrigley Field, silencing a majority...

Scoring Summary

STLCHC

1JJ Wetherholt homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 10
3Ivan Herrera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. [1 run] 20
8Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Conforto. Jordan Walker scores. [1 run] 30

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	.266
2Ivan HerreraDH	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.259
3Jordan WalkerRF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	4	.291
4Alec Burleson1B	2	4	0	1	2	0	0	2	.279
5Masyn WinnSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.249
6Jose Fermin3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.271
7Lars NootbaarLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.286
8Pedro PagesC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.216
9Nathan ChurchCF	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	.255

TOTAL	8	32	3	3	13	4	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kyle LeahyRHP	5.0	3	6	2	77	3.86
George SorianoRHP	1.0	0	2	0	12	3.29
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	1	1	0	11	4.81
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.0	1	2	1	18	3.69
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	0	1	1	13	3.72
TOTAL	9.0	5	12	4	131	-

HITTING	H	AB	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	1	1	0	2	0	.289
2Alex Bregman3B	0	3	1	1	5	.240
3Michael Busch1B	0	4	2	0	2	.232
4Seiya SuzukiDH	0	4	3	0	2	.267
5Ian HappLF	1	4	1	0	2	.221
6Nico Hoerner2B	1	4	1	0	1	.241
7Michael ConfortoRF	2	3	1	1	1	.250
8Miguel AmayaC	0	3	1	0	3	.223
Pedro RamirezPH	0	1	0	0	1	.255
9Dansby SwansonSS	0	3	2	0	3	.206
TOTAL	5	30	12	4	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shota ImanagaLHP	4.2	4	2	2	8	3	1	86	4.28
Tyler FergusonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	5.87
Ryan RolisonLHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	16	1.93
Trent ThorntonRHP	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	26	2.73
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	4.01
TOTAL	8.3	8	3	3	13	4	1	156	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLCHC

TOP 1
HOME RUN — JJ Wetherholt homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Ivan Herrera strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
WALK — Jordan Walker walks.
10
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Shota Imanaga. Jordan Walker to 2nd.
10
STRIKEOUT — Alec Burleson called out on strikes. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.
10
STRIKEOUT — Alex Bregman called out on strikes. [1 out]
10
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Pete Crow-Armstrong caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Pedro Pages to shortstop Masyn Winn. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Michael Busch strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

STL

CHC

3Runs0

8Hits5

0Errors1

.250Batting Avg.167

32At Bats30

3Extra-base Hits0

1Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In0

4Walks4

1Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts12

7Left on Base8

13Total Bases5

Game Details

Saturday, July 4, 2026 · 8:08 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 38,872 (93.3%)

weather: 70 degrees, cloudy

tv: FOX

spread: CHC -163

over/under: 8