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August 16, 2026 · NL Cent

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

August 16, 2026Wrigley FieldCloudy 86°F · 4 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
St. Louis Cardinals
63-61
11
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
72-53
4

Game Highlights

Published August 16, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 2, CHC 0
T2 Blaze Jordan Blaze Jordan singles on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jimmy Crooks scores. STL 3, CHC 0
B3 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (28) on a fly ball to right center field. James Triantos scores. STL 3, CHC 2
T4 JJ Wetherholt Miguel Amaya challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: JJ Wetherholt walks. Masyn Winn scores. Jimmy Crooks to 3rd. Blaze Jordan to 2nd. STL 4, CHC 2
T4 Iván Herrera Iván Herrera out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jimmy Crooks scores. Blaze Jordan to 3rd. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. STL 5, CHC 2
T4 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Blaze Jordan scores. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 7, CHC 2
T4 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. Alec Burleson scores. STL 9, CHC 2
T8 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker doubles (26) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. STL 11, CHC 2
B8 Tyrone Taylor Tyrone Taylor out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Seiya Suzuki scores. STL 11, CHC 3
B9 Miguel Amaya Miguel Amaya homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. STL 11, CHC 4

Box score

  123456789 R
STL 210600020 11
CHC 002000011 4

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 11

Hunter Dobbins started for Cardinals, leaving with a 9–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Gordon Graceffo took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Hunter Dobbins Starter 5.0 96 2 7 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Dobbins threw
    CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 62% 4.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 32 33% 3 9 6 10 4
    Slider 14 15% 1 4 2 5 2
    Sinker 13 14% 0 4 0 6 3
    Curveball 13 14% 1 0 4 8 0
    Splitter 12 13% 2 1 3 6 0
    Sweeper 12 13% 1 1 2 7 1
  • Luis Gastelum Middle 2.0 29 0 3 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Gordon Graceffo Middle 1.0 19 1 0
  • Caleb Ferguson Middle 1.0 19 1 1
Cubs HOME 4

Edward Cabrera started for Cubs, leaving trailing 2–9. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Rolison took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Edward Cabrera Starter 3.2 77 7 2 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Edward Cabrera threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 45% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Changeup 23 30% 6 2 2 10 3
    Four-Seam Fastball 14 18% 0 1 3 8 2
    Sinker 14 18% 0 1 3 5 5
    Curveball 14 18% 1 3 0 7 3
    Slider 12 16% 3 1 0 6 2
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 1.1 18 2 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Aaron Civale Reliever 2.0 35 0 4
  • Caleb Thielbar Middle 0.2 15 2 2
  • Trent Thornton Middle 0.1 5 0 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Carson Kelly Reliever 1.0 11 0 0

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 1st · off Cabrera
  • Burleson HR (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 3 2 1 1 0 .243 .350 .376 .726 2B
Iván Herrera DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 .249 .361 .387 .748
Alec Burleson 1B 5 2 3 4 0 1 .288 .355 .494 .849 HR (21), 2B
Jordan Walker RF 4 1 3 4 0 0 .284 .344 .495 .839 HR (24), 2 2B
Nathan Church CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .278 .355 .633
Masyn Winn SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .236 .312 .316 .628
Jimmy Crooks C 4 2 2 0 1 1 .184 .260 .333 .593 2B
Blaze Jordan 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 .252 .273 .377 .650
Joshua Báez LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 1.333 1.666
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 5 1 1 2 0 3 .276 .374 .533 .907 HR (28)
Seiya Suzuki RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 .273 .362 .486 .848 2B
Alex Bregman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .251 .343 .402 .745
Tyrone Taylor LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 .291 .467 .758
Nico Hoerner SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .260 .320 .361 .681
Pedro Ramírez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .299 .353 .441 .794
James Triantos 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347
Michael Conforto DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229 .321 .452 .773
Miguel Amaya C 3 1 1 1 1 1 .241 .347 .379 .726 HR (5)
Ian Happ LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .323 .410 .733

Pitching lines

AWAY · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Hunter Dobbins 5.0 2 2 2 4 7 1 96 3.42 W
Luis Gastelum 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 6.11
Gordon Graceffo 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 3.26
Caleb Ferguson 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 4.08
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Edward Cabrera 3.2 6 7 7 3 2 1 77 5.68 L
Ryan Rolison 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 18 2.57
Aaron Civale 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 35 4.94
Caleb Thielbar 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 0 15 5.54
Trent Thornton 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.58
Carson Kelly 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 9.00

Manager comparison

AWAY · STL
Oliver Marmol
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 3.7 R Bunts 2.6 R IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · STL
4-6 W1 -12 run diff
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HOME · CHC
6-4 W2 +22 run diff
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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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