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July 3, 2026 · NL Cent

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

July 3, 2026Wrigley FieldCloudy 77°F · 7 mph, Out To LF
AWAY
St. Louis Cardinals
46-39
17
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
49-39
1

Game Highlights

Published July 3, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T2 Nathan Church Nathan Church homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. José Fermín scores. Blaze Jordan scores. STL 3, CHC 0
T3 Nelson Velázquez Nelson Velázquez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. STL 4, CHC 0
T3 Masyn Winn Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jordan Walker scores. STL 5, CHC 0
T3 José Fermín José Fermín doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Masyn Winn scores. STL 6, CHC 0
T4 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker scores. Nelson Velázquez to 3rd. STL 8, CHC 0
T4 Masyn Winn Masyn Winn homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Nelson Velázquez scores. Alec Burleson scores. STL 11, CHC 0
T5 Nelson Velázquez Nelson Velázquez walks. Blaze Jordan scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Jordan Walker to 2nd. STL 12, CHC 0
T5 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker scores. Nelson Velázquez to 3rd. STL 14, CHC 0
T6 Iván Herrera Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Blaze Jordan scores. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. STL 16, CHC 0
T7 Bryan Torres Bryan Torres homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. STL 17, CHC 0
B7 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman doubles (12) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Torres. Pedro Ramírez scores. STL 17, CHC 1

Box score

  123456789 R
STL 033532100 17
CHC 000000100 1

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Cardinals AWAY 17

Andre Pallante started for Cardinals, leaving with a 16–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Max Rajcic took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Andre Pallante Starter 5.2 102 0 2 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Andre Pallante threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 63% 4.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 34 33% 2 9 7 11 5
    Four-Seam Fastball 28 27% 2 4 5 10 7
    Sinker 24 24% 0 2 6 9 7
    Knuckle Curve 13 13% 0 1 2 8 2
    Splitter 3 3% 0 0 0 3 0
  • Max Rajcic Middle 2.1 34 1 3 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Ryne Stanek Setup 1.0 13 0 1
Cubs HOME 1

David Peterson started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–11. Out of the bullpen, Bryse Wilson took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • David Peterson Starter 3.2 91 10 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what David Peterson threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 28 31% 0 6 6 8 8
    Four-Seam Fastball 21 23% 5 2 4 8 2
    Slider 19 21% 1 1 6 7 4
    Changeup 15 16% 3 0 4 6 2
    Curveball 8 9% 0 3 0 4 1
  • Bryse Wilson Middle 3.1 72 7 4 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Gavin Hollowell Middle 1.0 17 0 0
  • Drew Pomeranz Setup 1.0 11 0 0

Where the game turned

3 runs Top 2nd · off Peterson
  • Church HR (3)

Batting lines

AWAY · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .357 .398 .755
Jimmy Crooks C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .258 .255 .513
Jordan Walker RF 4 3 1 0 1 2 .290 .348 .519 .867 2B
Nelson Velázquez DH 3 1 0 2 2 0 .286 .380 .548 .928
Pedro Pagés 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .262 .356 .618
Bryan Torres LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .245 .315 .531 .846 HR (4)
José Fermín SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .271 .321 .403 .724 2 2B
Blaze Jordan 3B 5 3 3 0 0 1 .246 .265 .377 .642
Nathan Church CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 .257 .298 .424 .722 HR (8)
Iván Herrera C 4 3 3 2 1 0 .258 .396 .406 .802
Alec Burleson 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 .276 .342 .472 .814
Masyn Winn SS 4 2 2 4 0 1 .253 .325 .347 .672 HR (4)
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Justin Dean CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .500 .800 1.300
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .243 .342 .346 .688 2B
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .367 .395 .762
Seiya Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .271 .356 .461 .817
Kevin Alcántara LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .517
Nico Hoerner SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .316 .339 .655 2B
Michael Conforto DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .333 .488 .821
Carson Kelly C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 .366 .390 .756
Pedro Ramírez 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .298 .407 .705 3B
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .374 .526 .900 2B
Ian Happ LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 .329 .447 .776
Dansby Swanson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .298 .428 .726

Pitching lines

AWAY · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Andre Pallante 5.2 5 0 0 1 2 0 102 3.60 W
Max Rajcic 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 34 5.00
Ryne Stanek 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.96
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
David Peterson 3.2 9 10 10 3 3 1 91 6.75 L
Bryse Wilson 3.1 8 7 7 1 4 2 72 6.52
Gavin Hollowell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.05
Drew Pomeranz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.81

Manager comparison

AWAY · STL
Oliver Marmol
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.9 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 2.0 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 0.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · STL
4-6 W1 -9 run diff
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HOME · CHC
7-3 W4 +20 run diff
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Season series: 1-3 with STL listed first across 4 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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