St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs, August 9, 2025
August 9, 2025, 7:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Chicago CubsSt. Louis Cardinals
.750
OPS.693
223
HR148
793
Runs689
3.79
ERA4.29
1.18
WHIP1.32
1265
Strikeouts by pitchers1209
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
Carson Kelly and Dansby Swanson led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reese McGuirePH/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willi CastroPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon BertiPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
7 players led St. Louis Cardinals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarCF/LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonLF/1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Scott IICF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett HampsonLF/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Masyn WinnSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman3B/1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yohel PozoC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Saggese2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Colin Rea went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 1 ER); Ryan Fernandez went 3.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Colin Rea | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Andre Pallante | 1.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Roddery Muñoz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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