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July 5, 2026 · NL Cent

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

July 5, 2026Wrigley FieldPartly Cloudy 70°F · 8 mph, L To R
AWAY
St. Louis Cardinals
47-40
4
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
50-40
6

Game Highlights

Published July 5, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. STL 0, CHC 1
B1 Nico Hoerner Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Alex Bregman scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd. STL 0, CHC 2
T6 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson scores. STL 3, CHC 2
B6 Nico Hoerner Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carson Kelly scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. STL 3, CHC 3
B6 Dansby Swanson Dansby Swanson reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman José Fermín. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman José Fermín. STL 3, CHC 4
B6 Pedro Ramírez Pedro Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Throwing error by right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 3, CHC 6
T8 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 4, CHC 6

Box score

  123456789 R
STL 000003010 4
CHC 200004000 6

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 4

Matthew Liberatore started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Matt Svanson took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Matthew Liberatore Starter 5.0 78 4 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Liberatore threw
    CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 52% 3.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 22 28% 2 6 3 7 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 20 26% 1 3 1 9 6
    Curveball 14 18% 1 4 1 8 0
    Changeup 13 17% 2 1 1 6 3
    Sinker 5 6% 0 2 0 2 1
    Cutter 4 5% 0 1 0 2 1
  • Matt Svanson Middle 1.2 39 2 2 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Ryan Fernandez Middle 1.1 15 0 2 inherited 2, stranded 2
Cubs HOME 6

Javier Assad started for Cubs, leaving with a 2–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Rolison took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Javier Assad Starter 4.2 80 0 2
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Javier Assad threw
    CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 25 31% 0 8 5 8 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 24 30% 2 4 7 6 5
    Cutter 12 15% 0 3 2 7 0
    Sweeper 6 8% 1 0 0 3 2
    Changeup 6 8% 0 0 1 3 2
    Curveball 4 5% 0 2 1 1 0
    Slider 3 4% 0 0 2 1 0
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 0.2 20 2 1
  • Tyler Ferguson Middle 0.2 9 1 0 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Drew Pomeranz Setup 1.0 13 1 1 W
  • Jacob Webb Middle 2.0 27 0 1 SV inherited 1, all 1 scored

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 6th · off Svanson
  • Swanson Fielders Choice

Batting lines

AWAY · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .269 .364 .416 .780
Iván Herrera C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .256 .393 .401 .794
Alec Burleson 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .281 .345 .473 .818
Jordan Walker RF 2 1 1 4 1 0 .292 .352 .529 .881 HR (20)
Lars Nootbaar LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .356 .420 .776
Masyn Winn SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .323 .342 .665
Nathan Church CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 .300 .417 .717
José Fermín 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 .318 .390 .708
Nelson Velázquez DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .365 .523 .888
Bryan Torres DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .304 .510 .814
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .292 .383 .527 .910 2 SB
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .241 .340 .345 .685 2B
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .347 .448 .795
Carson Kelly C 2 1 1 0 2 1 .282 .372 .391 .763
Michael Busch 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .234 .367 .391 .758
Nico Hoerner 2B 3 1 1 2 0 1 .241 .315 .338 .653
Ian Happ LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .327 .441 .768
Dansby Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .207 .295 .421 .716
Pedro Ramírez DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .283 .393 .676
Kevin Alcántara DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .250 .200 .450

Pitching lines

AWAY · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Matthew Liberatore 5.0 4 4 3 2 3 0 78 5.34 L
Matt Svanson 1.2 3 2 0 0 2 0 39 6.69 BS
Ryan Fernandez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.35
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Javier Assad 4.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 80 4.15
Ryan Rolison 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 20 2.43
Tyler Ferguson 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 6.48 BS
Drew Pomeranz 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 4.97 W
Jacob Webb 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 3.29 SV

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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