July 4, 2026 · NL Cent
St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | JJ Wetherholt | JJ Wetherholt homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. | STL 1, CHC 0 |
| T3 | Iván Herrera | Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. | STL 2, CHC 0 |
| T8 | Alec Burleson | Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Conforto. Jordan Walker scores. | STL 3, CHC 0 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
3
Kyle Leahy started for Cardinals, leaving with a 2–0 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Kyle Leahy
Starter
5.0
77
0
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kyle Leahy threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 55% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 17 22% 2 2 4 5 4 Four-Seam Fastball 14 18% 0 3 1 9 1 Sinker 13 17% 0 3 4 3 3 Changeup 12 16% 4 0 4 3 1 Curveball 12 16% 1 2 1 7 1 Sweeper 9 12% 0 0 3 5 1 - George Soriano Setup 1.0 12 0 2 HLD
- Ryne Stanek Setup 1.0 11 0 1 HLD
- JoJo Romero Setup 1.0 18 0 2 HLD
- Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 13 0 1 SV
Cubs
HOME
0
Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Trent Thornton took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Shota Imanaga
Starter
4.2
86
2
8
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 74% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 28 33% 5 4 7 11 1 Splitter 25 29% 5 1 6 8 5 Sweeper 17 20% 3 3 1 9 1 Sinker 9 10% 0 3 3 2 1 Slider 6 7% 3 0 1 2 0 Curveball 1 1% 0 0 1 0 0 - Tyler Ferguson Middle 1.0 16 0 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Ryan Rolison Middle 0.2 16 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Trent Thornton Middle 1.1 26 1 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Caleb Thielbar Setup 1.1 12 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Wetherholt HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .363 | .415 | .778 | HR (13), 2B |
| Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .397 | .406 | .803 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .350 | .520 | .870 | 2B |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .279 | .343 | .473 | .816 | SB |
| Masyn Winn SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .321 | .343 | .664 | |
| José Fermín 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .319 | .398 | .717 | |
| Lars Nootbaar LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .371 | .440 | .811 | |
| Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .255 | .345 | .600 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .255 | .301 | .420 | .721 |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .289 | .380 | .527 | .907 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | .341 | .343 | .684 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .363 | .390 | .753 | |
| Seiya Suzuki DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .351 | .454 | .805 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .328 | .445 | .773 | |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .316 | .338 | .654 | |
| Michael Conforto RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .345 | .492 | .837 | |
| Pedro Ramírez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .293 | .400 | .693 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .296 | .423 | .719 | |
| Miguel Amaya C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .352 | .347 | .699 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Leahy | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 3.86 | W |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3.29 | HLD |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4.81 | HLD |
| JoJo Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3.69 | HLD |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3.72 | SV |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 86 | 4.28 | L |
| Tyler Ferguson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5.87 | |
| Ryan Rolison | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1.93 | |
| Trent Thornton | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2.73 | |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4.01 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · STL
Lineup 2.9 R
Bunts 2.5 R
IBBs 2.0 R
HOME · CHC
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.