MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
06/18/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1678 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (27-47) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Chicago White Sox (34-40) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2 7 1
Cardinals Lose By a Run at Chicago
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Chicago won it, 2-1. Chicago starter Joe Musgrove was in command. Picking up his 15th save was two-time All-Star Aroldis Chapman. The setback makes St. Louis 27-47.

Chicago went in front, 2-1, on Jake Burger's 10th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Burger hit in the bottom of the seventh, left St. Louis pitcher James Paxton visibly perturbed.

Burger attributed the win to his team's "steely resolve."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 2 17
M. Betts RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .246 11 30
W. Brennan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .225 3 17
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .269 15 43
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236 9 34
G. Allen CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .224 2 9
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .220 0 7
W. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 1 24
B. Rortvedt C 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226 3 17
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 9 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Stott , M. Betts , W. Brennan , A. Rizzo 3 , A. Rendon
2-out RBI: A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Brennan , J. Pena 2
GIDP: W. Perez
Hit by Pitch: B. Rortvedt
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Stott-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gonzales 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .216 4 21
N. Lowe DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 9 27
A. García RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .234 18 46
F. Alvarez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 16 43
J. Burger 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269 10 22
O. Albies 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 14 33
E. Jimenez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 0 4
   a-T. Friedl LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 3 9
L. Robert Jr. CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .257 20 49
L. Urias SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .181 5 11
Totals 29 2 7 2 0 7 10      
a - T. Friedl substituted for E. Jimenez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies (15, 5th Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Urias (3, 8th Inning off B. Bernardino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. García (3, 1st Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Burger (10, 7th Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. García 3 , F. Alvarez , J. Burger 4 , O. Albies 2 , E. Jimenez , L. Urias 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gonzales , F. Alvarez
GIDP: J. Burger
Sac Fly: L. Robert Jr.
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. García (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Albies-Urias-Burger)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton L (2-8) 6.0 6 2 2 0 6 1 82 4.94   
B. Bernardino 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 58
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 23, B. Bernardino 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 5-6, B. Bernardino 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 82-56, B. Bernardino 19-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove 5.2 6 1 1 0 4 0 92 4.86   
N. Mears 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.95   
R. Lovelady W (4-2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.73   
S. Reid-Foley H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.50   
J. Jimenez H (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.22   
A. Chapman SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 57
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 23, N. Mears 3, R. Lovelady 2, S. Reid-Foley 3, J. Jimenez 1, A. Chapman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 4-8, N. Mears 1-0, R. Lovelady 1-0, S. Reid-Foley 2-0, J. Jimenez 0-1, A. Chapman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 92-69, N. Mears 11-9, R. Lovelady 7-3, S. Reid-Foley 15-9, J. Jimenez 2-1, A. Chapman 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jimenez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Musgrove
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Musgrove
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Rain (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 26887
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