St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

47-39, 24-18 Away

Final

49-40, 26-19 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Wetherholt2B	3-4	1	1	1	.266
I. HerreraDH	1-3	0	0	1	.259
J. WalkerRF	1-3	1	0	0	.291
A. Burleson1B	2-4	0	0	1	.279
M. WinnSS	0-4	0	0	0	.249
J. Fermin3B	1-4	0	0	0	.271
L. NootbaarLF	0-4	0	0	0	.286
P. PagesC	0-4	0	0	0	.216
N. ChurchCF	0-2	1	0	0	.255

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
K. Leahy	5.0	3	2	6	77-45	3.86
G. Soriano	1.0	0	0	2	12-8	3.29
R. Stanek	1.0	1	0	1	11-8	4.81
J. Romero	1.0	1	1	2	18-10	3.69
R. O'Brien	1.0	0	1	1	13-7	3.72

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

10:08 AM, 5 July 2026

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,872

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

Wetherholt has HR, 3 hits to lead Cards past Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley

— Rookie JJ Wetherholt homered and doubled, Kyle Leahy threw five crisp innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 at

Jul 6, 2026, 02:26 pm - AP


STL
CHC

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

Scoring Summary

		STL
1st	Wetherholt homered to left center (364 feet).	1
3rd	Herrera singled to center, Church scored, Wetherholt to second.	2
8th	Burleson singled to right, Walker scored.	3

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Cardinals
17
Cubs
1

Game 1

4/7

Cardinals
3
Cubs
0

Game 2

5/7

Cardinals
4
Cubs
6

Game 3

6/7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

Wetherholt has HR, 3 hits to lead Cards past Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley

K. Leahy7-4

S. Imanaga5-7

R. O'Brien22

Inning