Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals, September 28, 2025
September 28, 2025, 3:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025St. Louis CardinalsChicago Cubs
.693
OPS.750
148
HR223
689
Runs793
4.29
ERA3.79
1.32
WHIP1.18
1209
Strikeouts by pitchers1265
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Thomas Saggese and Victor Scott II led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Fermín2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Thomas SaggeseSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy CrooksC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yohel Pozo1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Scott IICF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan ChurchLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
6 players led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reese McGuireC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B/SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin AlcántaraLF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Moisés BallesterosC/1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin TurnerPH/3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willi Castro3B/2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Kyle Leahy went 3.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (1 SO, 0 ER); Javier Assad went 5.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Kyle Leahy | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John King | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Matt Svanson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Javier Assad | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Soroka | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Wicks | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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