MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/26/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1789 - THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (47-35) 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 4 12 15 0
St. Louis Cardinals (29-53) 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 8 2
Multi-HR Game for Naylor in 12-6 Win
Getting offensive support from Josh Naylor, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-6. Naylor hit 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice for the Cubs. After today's action, Chicago sits at 47-35, while St. Louis falls to 29-53.

Naylor broke a deadlock in the top of the eighth inning, when he hit a sacrifice fly, putting Chicago up, 7-6.

"The key is not trying to do too much," said Naylor.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Suwinski LF 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .258 22 45
J. Rodriguez CF 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 .279 19 57
J. Naylor 1B 5 2 3 6 0 0 3 .259 15 46
G. Torres 3B 6 1 2 2 0 2 1 .295 11 50
G. Stanton DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .213 13 47
D. Swanson SS 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 .254 6 27
D. Myers RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .246 2 14
D. Moore 2B 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 .227 12 31
W. Smith C 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .206 6 27
Totals 40 12 15 11 5 12 24      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Torres (22, 8th Inning off B. Baker, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Myers (7, 9th Inning off B. Bernardino, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Swanson (1, 4th Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Naylor 2 (15, 4th Inning off M. Stroman, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Leftwich, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rodriguez (19, 5th Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Torres (11, 6th Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Suwinski , J. Rodriguez 4 , J. Naylor 9 , G. Torres 6 , G. Stanton 2 , D. Swanson 6 , D. Myers 2 , W. Smith
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez , J. Naylor , G. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Suwinski , G. Stanton , D. Myers , D. Moore
GIDP: J. Naylor
Sac Fly: J. Naylor , D. Myers
Hit by Pitch: D. Moore 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Swanson (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moore-Swanson-Naylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 5 2 2 1 0 3 4 .235 2 20
M. Betts RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .253 11 34
K. Hiura 1B 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .190 8 30
W. Brennan DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .220 3 21
J. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .244 9 35
G. Allen CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .222 3 11
A. Rendon 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .223 0 8
   a-A. Rizzo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 17 46
   b-C. Koss 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 3
W. Perez LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .230 1 24
B. Rortvedt C 3 1 1 1 0 1 5 .221 4 21
Totals 31 6 8 5 5 12 20      
a - A. Rizzo pinch hit for A. Rendon in the 8th
b - C. Koss substituted for A. Rizzo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rendon (8, 2nd Inning off L. Knack, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Betts (16, 3rd Inning off L. Knack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Stott (3, 5th Inning off L. Knack, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stott 4 , M. Betts 2 , W. Brennan , A. Rendon 3 , W. Perez , B. Rortvedt
2-out RBI: W. Brennan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stott , M. Betts , G. Allen
GIDP: B. Rortvedt
Sac Fly: K. Hiura , W. Brennan , B. Rortvedt
Hit by Pitch: G. Allen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Stott 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pena (7) , B. Rortvedt (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Stott-Pena-Hiura)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Knack 4.1 6 5 5 3 4 0 85 4.22   
L. Jackson 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 29 3.93   
D. Bednar W (3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.20   
H. Gaddis H (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 5.40   
C. Green 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Knack 32
Batters Faced: L. Knack 21, L. Jackson 5, D. Bednar 6, H. Gaddis 5, C. Green 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Knack 4-4, L. Jackson 1-0, D. Bednar 0-4, H. Gaddis 0-0, C. Green 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Knack 85-48, L. Jackson 29-14, D. Bednar 20-16, H. Gaddis 22-13, C. Green 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Jackson 1-0 , D. Bednar 3-1
WP: L. Knack
Hit Batsmen: H. Gaddis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stroman 5.0 4 4 4 3 6 3 98 4.36   
M. Leiter Jr. BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 30 4.68   
J. Leftwich L (1-2), BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 32 4.66   
B. Baker 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 28 2.51   
B. Bernardino 0.1 3 4 4 0 1 0 22 6.39   
D. Robertson 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stroman 46
Batters Faced: M. Stroman 22, M. Leiter Jr. 6, J. Leftwich 7, B. Baker 6, B. Bernardino 5, D. Robertson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stroman 2-6, M. Leiter Jr. 0-2, J. Leftwich 2-0, B. Baker 0-2, B. Bernardino 0-0, D. Robertson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stroman 98-56, M. Leiter Jr. 30-18, J. Leftwich 32-18, B. Baker 28-13, B. Bernardino 22-13, D. Robertson 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 1-1 , D. Robertson 3-3
WP: D. Robertson
Hit Batsmen: M. Leiter Jr. , B. Bernardino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Naylor
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 20304
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