July 30, 2026 · NL Cent
Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B2 | Bryan Torres | Bryan Torres singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Lars Nootbaar scores. Masyn Winn to 2nd. | CHC 0, STL 1 |
| T4 | Ian Happ | Ian Happ flies out sharply to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Alex Bregman scores. Throwing error by right fielder Lars Nootbaar. | CHC 1, STL 1 |
| T7 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Dansby Swanson scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. | CHC 2, STL 1 |
| B7 | JJ Wetherholt | JJ Wetherholt homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. | CHC 2, STL 2 |
| T10 | Alex Bregman | Alex Bregman doubles (21) on a line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Seiya Suzuki scores. | CHC 3, STL 2 |
| T10 | Ian Happ | Ian Happ doubles (21) on a line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Alex Bregman scores. | CHC 4, STL 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Cubs
AWAY
4
Javier Assad started for Cubs, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Caleb Thielbar took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Javier Assad
Starter
4.1
83
1
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Javier Assad threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 60% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 28 34% 0 9 5 9 5 Four-Seam Fastball 25 30% 5 3 6 8 3 Sweeper 9 11% 0 0 3 5 1 Changeup 8 10% 0 1 2 3 2 Curveball 8 10% 2 1 2 3 0 Cutter 3 4% 0 0 1 1 1 Slider 2 2% 0 1 0 1 0 - Ryan Rolison Middle 1.2 24 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.0 11 1 1 BS
- Gavin Hollowell Reliever 1.0 13 0 0
- Jacob Webb Middle 1.1 15 0 0 W
- Aaron Civale Reliever 0.2 9 0 1 SV inherited 1, stranded 1
Cardinals
HOME
2
Andre Pallante started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Luis Gastelum took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Andre Pallante
Starter
6.1
90
2
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Andre Pallante threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 70% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 27 30% 6 3 5 7 6 Four-Seam Fastball 24 27% 3 4 2 5 10 Sinker 21 23% 0 2 5 10 4 Knuckle Curve 17 19% 2 2 0 11 2 Splitter 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 - George Soriano Setup 0.2 29 0 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Ryne Stanek Setup 1.0 12 0 0
- Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 17 0 1
- Luis Gastelum Middle 1.0 21 2 0 L
Where the game turned
1 run
- Bregman 2B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .382 | .541 | .923 | 2 2B |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .270 | .361 | .474 | .835 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .359 | .392 | .751 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .341 | .381 | .722 | 2 2B |
| Ian Happ LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .330 | .422 | .752 | 2B |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .320 | .350 | .670 | SB |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .349 | .370 | .719 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .216 | .295 | .403 | .698 | SB |
| Michael Conforto RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .332 | .467 | .799 | |
| Pedro Ramírez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .364 | .456 | .820 |
HOME · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .349 | .396 | .745 | HR (16), SB |
| Jordan Walker DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .281 | .342 | .496 | .838 | |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .345 | .460 | .805 | |
| Jimmy Crooks PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .261 | .317 | .578 | |
| Lars Nootbaar RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .241 | .347 | .366 | .713 | |
| Masyn Winn SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .317 | .321 | .638 | |
| Bryan Torres LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .295 | .451 | .746 | |
| Blaze Jordan 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .254 | .342 | .596 | |
| José Fermín CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .311 | .372 | .683 | |
| Iván Herrera C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .364 | .383 | .747 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .266 | .352 | .618 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Assad | 4.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 3.75 | |
| Ryan Rolison | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2.55 | |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4.09 | BS |
| Gavin Hollowell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.51 | |
| Jacob Webb | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.64 | W |
| Aaron Civale | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5.31 | SV |
HOME · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Pallante | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 3.72 | |
| George Soriano | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3.38 | |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.25 | |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3.50 | |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6.30 | L |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CHC
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 0.7 R
IBBs 0.9 R
HOME · STL
Lineup 2.9 R
Bunts 2.5 R
IBBs 2.0 R
Recent form
AWAY · CHC
7-3
W4
+20 run diff
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HOME · STL
4-6
W1
-9 run diff
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Season series: 3-1 with CHC 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.