MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/05/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1906 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (30-60) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 2
Chicago Cubs (52-38) 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 X 6 8 1
Chicago Topples St. Louis, 6-3
Chicago Cubs starter Landon Knack found his groove in his team's 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Andres Munoz got the save, his 21st in 24 chances. With the win, Chicago pushed its record to 52-38.

Giancarlo Stanton had a big 3-run home run for the Cubs in the bottom of the third inning. With Chicago trailing 2-1 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he sized up a slider from Josiah Gray, who is tied for 2nd in the NL in complete games with 1, and punished it. The result was his 16th home run of the season, which put the Cubs on top, 4-2.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Stanton told the Chicago Citizen.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 .216 2 22
M. Betts RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .249 13 37
W. Brennan LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .217 3 22
   a-C. Koss PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .139 0 3
K. Hiura DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .193 8 30
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .273 18 50
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .250 10 39
G. Allen CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .226 3 12
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 0 9
A. Jackson C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 7 12
Totals 34 3 5 3 3 15 18      
a - C. Koss pinch hit for W. Brennan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jackson (2, 3rd Inning off L. Knack, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Brennan (18, 3rd Inning off L. Knack, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Betts (13, 3rd Inning off L. Knack, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Betts 4 , W. Brennan 2 , A. Rizzo , G. Allen , A. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rizzo , J. Pena , A. Rendon , A. Jackson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Allen (12)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pena (9) , A. Jackson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Suwinski LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254 24 51
J. Rodriguez CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .283 21 63
J. Naylor 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .272 18 57
G. Torres 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .294 11 54
G. Stanton DH 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .206 16 53
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248 7 28
D. Myers RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .239 2 14
D. Moore 2B 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 .219 12 32
A. Hedges C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .149 1 4
Totals 32 6 8 6 6 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Naylor (22, 8th Inning off B. Baker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Stanton (16, 3rd Inning off J. Gray, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez , J. Naylor 3 , G. Torres 2 , G. Stanton 4 , D. Myers 2
2-out RBI: J. Naylor , G. Torres , G. Stanton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Torres 2 , D. Moore 2 , A. Hedges
Sac Fly: D. Moore
Hit by Pitch: J. Suwinski
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Myers 2 (10)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Torres (6)
PB: A. Hedges
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gray L (1-3) 3.1 4 5 5 3 3 1 83 4.09   
E. Pagan 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.30   
M. Leiter Jr. 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 4.21   
C. Morris 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 5.80   
B. Baker 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gray 30
Batters Faced: J. Gray 18, E. Pagan 7, M. Leiter Jr. 5, C. Morris 5, B. Baker 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gray 1-6, E. Pagan 1-1, M. Leiter Jr. 0-4, C. Morris 0-2, B. Baker 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gray 83-46, E. Pagan 26-18, M. Leiter Jr. 22-14, C. Morris 25-12, B. Baker 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Pagan 1-0 , M. Leiter Jr. 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Pagan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Knack W (3-1) 5.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 95 4.17   
D. Bednar H (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.08   
C. Green H (10) 1.0 0 1 0 1 2 0 18 4.17   
B. Raley H (22) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 5.06   
A. Munoz SV (21) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Knack 55
Batters Faced: L. Knack 21, D. Bednar 3, C. Green 5, B. Raley 3, A. Munoz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Knack 2-7, D. Bednar 0-1, C. Green 1-1, B. Raley 0-0, A. Munoz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Knack 95-58, D. Bednar 13-9, C. Green 18-10, B. Raley 11-8, A. Munoz 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Raley 2-1 , A. Munoz 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Landon Knack
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 40721
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