St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox
September 12, 2026 • 7:15 PM • Busch Stadium
Status
Final
St. Louis Cardinals
STL
5
Chicago White Sox
CWS
6
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Starter
Chicago White Sox
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsSt. Louis Cardinals
73-76 (.490)
Div
#4
WC
#7
GB
20.0
Chicago White Sox
76-72 (.514)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago White Sox |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .691 | .726 |
| HR | 167 | 211 |
| Runs | 720 | 776 |
| ERA | 4.26 | 4.12 |
| WHIP | 1.36 | 1.31 |
| Strikeouts | 1278 | 1337 |
Top Players
St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters
Pitchers
Chicago White Sox
Hitters
Pitchers
4.0 IP, 6 SO, 0 ERA
5.0 IP, 1 SO, 1.8 ERA
4.2 IP, 1 SO, 1.929 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Sam Antonacci (LF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Rogers (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Teel (C) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brenton Doyle (CF) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Vargas (3B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Munetaka Murakami (1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Benintendi (DH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randal Grichuk (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tristan Peters (LF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase Meidroth (2B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colson Montgomery (SS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luisangel Acuña (SS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Montgomery (RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Newcomb (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Castillo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hagen Smith (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Taylor (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Hicks (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Hudson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| José Fermín (LF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Iván Herrera (DH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson (1B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joshua Báez (RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Scott II (RF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo Bernal (C) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nolan Gorman (3B) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ramón Urías (3B) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Saggese (2B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Masyn Winn (SS) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Church (CF) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Leahy (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cooper Hjerpe (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gastelum (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Bruihl (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Stanek (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Soriano (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley O'Brien (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Sean Newcomb | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Hagen Smith | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Grant Taylor | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jordan Hicks | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hudson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Kyle Leahy | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cooper Hjerpe | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bruihl | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 2 • Double • 2-0
Masyn Winn doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Nolan Gorman scores. Thomas Saggese scores.
bottom 2 • Sac Fly • 3-0
José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tristan Peters. Masyn Winn scores.
top 4 • Walk • 3-1
Colson Montgomery walks. Munetaka Murakami scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.
bottom 4 • Double • 4-1
Nathan Church doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Nolan Gorman scores.
top 5 • Walk • 4-2
Munetaka Murakami walks. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.
top 5 • Grounded Into DP • 4-3
Randal Grichuk grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. Munetaka Murakami out at 2nd. Randal Grichuk out at 1st.
top 5 • Single • 4-4
Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Miguel Vargas scores. Tristan Peters out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Nathan Church to second baseman Thomas Saggese.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 5-4
Leo Bernal homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
top 9 • Home Run • 5-6
Randal Grichuk homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Brenton Doyle scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Groundout • 5-6
Leo Bernal grounds out, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 5-6
Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Lineout • 5-6
Alec Burleson lines out softly to third baseman Miguel Vargas.
top 9 • Groundout • 5-6
Tristan Peters grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Riley O'Brien.
top 9 • Home Run • 5-6
Randal Grichuk homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Brenton Doyle scores.
top 9 • Strikeout • 5-4
Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Strikeout • 5-4
Leo Bernal challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Miguel Vargas called out on strikes.
top 9 • Walk • 5-4
Kyle Teel walks.
bottom 8 • Lineout • 5-4
Iván Herrera lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
bottom 8 • Walk • 5-4
José Fermín walks. Masyn Winn to 3rd. Nathan Church to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 5-4
Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Masyn Winn to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 5-4
Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 5-4
Thomas Saggese flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 5-4
Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 5-4
Leo Bernal homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
top 8 • Groundout • 4-4
Sam Antonacci grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
top 8 • Walk • 4-4
Braden Montgomery walks.
top 8 • Walk • 4-4
Colson Montgomery walks.
top 8 • Strikeout • 4-4
Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Flyout • 4-4
Tristan Peters flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 4-4
Joshua Báez flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 4-4
Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Walk • 4-4
Iván Herrera walks.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 4-4
José Fermín called out on strikes.
top 7 • Strikeout • 4-4
Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Groundout • 4-4
Munetaka Murakami grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.
top 7 • Flyout • 4-4
Miguel Vargas flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 4-4
Nathan Church grounds out softly, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 4-4
Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 4-4
Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.