MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/04/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1889 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (30-59) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 3
Chicago Cubs (51-38) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 1
Cubs 5-1 Winners Versus St. Louis
Chicago beat St. Louis on the strength of starting pitcher Kevin Gausman's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-1. Gausman got the win, improving to 11-5. He gave up 4 hits and walked 2 over 6.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. The National League Central Division-leading Cubs are 51-38.

Josh Naylor, who is tied for 7th in the NL in doubles with 21, took St. Louis hurler James Paxton deep in the bottom of the first. His grand slam home run put the Cubs on top, 4-0. In all, Naylor had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Chicago manager Bryan H called it "a good, solid win."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .220 2 22
M. Betts RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .248 12 35
W. Brennan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 3 22
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 18 49
J. Pena SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .253 10 39
G. Allen CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .225 3 12
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .227 0 9
W. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222 2 25
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .210 4 21
Totals 33 1 5 1 4 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rendon (9, 7th Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Pena (12, 9th Inning off H. Gaddis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pena (10, 6th Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pena 6 , G. Allen , A. Rendon 3
2-out RBI: J. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Stott 2 , W. Perez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Paxton (1) , G. Allen (1) , B. Rortvedt (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Stott-Pena-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Torres 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .293 11 53
D. Swanson SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .250 7 28
J. Rodriguez CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .284 21 63
G. Stanton DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .205 15 50
W. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .210 6 28
J. Naylor 1B 4 1 2 4 0 0 3 .271 18 56
D. Moore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221 12 31
D. Myers RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 2 14
J. Suwinski LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 24 51
Totals 29 5 6 4 5 4 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Naylor (18, 1st Inning off J. Paxton, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Swanson 2 , J. Rodriguez , W. Smith , J. Naylor 5
2-out RBI: J. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Smith 2 , J. Suwinski
GIDP: D. Moore
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Swanson 2 (10)
CS: G. Torres (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Naylor (4)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton L (2-9) 4.1 4 5 4 3 1 1 76 4.87   
E. Pagan 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 5.50   
B. Bernardino 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 5.77   
J. Leftwich 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 35
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 20, E. Pagan 4, B. Bernardino 6, J. Leftwich 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 4-7, E. Pagan 1-0, B. Bernardino 1-3, J. Leftwich 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 76-44, E. Pagan 21-12, B. Bernardino 27-16, J. Leftwich 13-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Pagan 1-0 , B. Bernardino 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman W (11-5) 6.1 4 1 1 2 7 1 86 3.16   
L. Jackson 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.62   
H. Gaddis 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 5.04   
A. Munoz SV (20) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 66
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 26, L. Jackson 5, H. Gaddis 3, A. Munoz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 6-6, L. Jackson 1-3, H. Gaddis 0-0, A. Munoz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 86-57, L. Jackson 24-14, H. Gaddis 12-6, A. Munoz 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Jackson 1-0 , A. Munoz 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Gausman
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 41029
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