STL 8, CHC 6 | Jul 5, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 5, 2025•Wrigley Field•85°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Steven Matz

LOSS

Brad Keller

SAVE

Ryan Helsley

The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 8-6.

★Alec Burleson3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Yohel Pozo3 RBI

★Michael Busch3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Carson Kelly homers (11) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 85°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:52Att: 40,119Venue: Wrigley Field

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96.5%A

6 missed calls

+5.0% STL

+0.23 runs STL

Win Probability

CHC WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	8	13	1
CHC	0	1	0	1	0	2	1

Game 777229 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brendan Donovan2B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.296/.367/.431	96.2	.349	.326
Masyn WinnSS	5	0	1	0	0	1	.256/.318/.380	106.3	.310	.300
Willson Contreras1B	4	1	1	0	1	2	.246/.338/.414	104.8	.421	.421
Garrett HampsonRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180/.306/.213	-	-	-
Thomas Saggese3B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.254/.270/.352	97.7	.367	.335
Lars NootbaarLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.227/.333/.374	105.6	.160	.213
Nolan GormanDH	4	2	2	2	0	0	.220/.310/.407	106.5	.341	.540
Yohel PozoC	1	1	1	3	0	0	.329/.333/.506	105.9	.724	.1460
Victor Scott IICF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.235/.319/.323	95.6	.037	.055
Bench
Alec BurlesonRF	5	1	3	1	0	1	.294/.336/.472	107.6	.774	.892
Pedro PagésC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.214/.264/.348
Totals	38	8	13	8	2	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Gorman (4th off Flexen, 0 on, 0 out); Burleson (8th off Keller, 0 on, 1 out); Pozo (8th off Keller, 2 on, 1 out)

TB:22

RBI:Gorman 2; Burleson; Saggese 2; Pozo 3

GIDP:Saggese; Winn

Team LOB:5

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappLF	2	0	0	1	3	1	.231/.330/.389	79.3	.276

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew Liberatore	5.0	4	2	2	4	4	1	94-49	88.9	3.70
Kyle LeahyBS	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	18-13	90.6	3.13
Steven MatzW	1.2	1	1	1	2	3	1	31-18	90	3.45
JoJo RomeroH	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	17-12	89.5	2.70
Ryan HelsleyS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	93.4	3.30
Totals	9.0	9	6	5	6	9	2	171-100	-	-

WP:Liberatore; Leahy 2

Inherited runners-scored:Matz 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Liberatore 94-49; Leahy 18-13; Matz 31-18; Romero 17-12; Helsley 11-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Liberatore 6-5; Leahy 1-0; Matz 0-2; Romero 1-1; Helsley 0-2

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Drew Pomeranz	0.1	1	2	2	2	1	0	25-16	90.4	0.76

Top 1 • STL

2-0

Thomas Saggese singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Brendan Donovan scores. Willson Contreras scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Thomas Saggese to 2nd. Thomas Saggese advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Kyle Tucker.

EV: 97.7 mph185 ftLA: 9°

Bot 2 • CHC

2-1

Michael Busch homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 402 ftLA: 25°

Top 4 • STL

3-1

Nolan Gorman homers (8) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.5 mph💣 420 ftLA: 29°

Bot 4 • CHC

3-2

Ian Happ grounds out, third baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras. Nico Hoerner scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd.

EV: 68.5 mph4 ftLA: -55°

Bot 6 • CHC

3-3

Nico Hoerner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Carson Kelly scores. Michael Busch to 3rd.

EV: 72.0 mph250 ftLA: 31°

3-4

Matt Shaw grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras.

EV: 96.4 mph9 ftLA: -16°

Bot 7 • CHC

3-5

Carson Kelly homers (11) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 395 ftLA: 28°

Top 8 • STL

8-5

Yohel Pozo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Lars Nootbaar scores. Nolan Gorman scores.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 419 ftLA: 34°

5-5

Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Thomas Saggese scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd.

EV: 102.2 mph85 ftLA: 3°

4-5

Alec Burleson homers (11) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 426 ftLA: 29°

Bot 8 • CHC

8-6

Seiya Suzuki doubles (21) on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Kyle Tucker scores.

EV: 97.3 mph333 ftLA: 18°

Inherited runners-scored:Flexen 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Pomeranz 25-16; Flexen 64-45; Brasier 7-5; Thielbar 14-8; Pressly 13-10; Keller 31-19; Hodge 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Pomeranz 0-0; Flexen 3-6; Brasier 1-1; Thielbar 0-2; Pressly 1-0; Keller 0-2; Hodge 0-1

Bench
Matt Shaw3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.210/.289/.297	96.4	.128	.137
Drew PomeranzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris FlexenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan BrasierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Porter HodgeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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