St. Louis CardinalsCardinals63-61
11FinalAug 16, 2026
Chicago CubsCubs72-53
4TVABC
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
STL+163
CHC−176
Run line
STL +1.5−132
CHC −1.5+109
Total O/U
Over 9−104
Under 9−115
- Run line: Cardinals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 9 (15 runs).
Recap
The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Chicago Cubs 11-4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug 16, 2026, a 7-run win to move to 63-61.
They scored 6 runs in the fourth inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
W: Dobbins (3-3) · L: Cabrera (5-5)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- STLHome runBurleson homered to right center (421 feet), Wetherholt scored.2-0
Top 2
- STLSingleJordan singled to center, Crooks scored.3-0
Bottom 3
- CHCHome runCrow-Armstrong homered to right center (408 feet), Triantos scored.3-2
Top 4
- STLWalkWetherholt walked, Winn scored, Jordan to second, Crooks to third. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.4-2
- STLSacrifice flyHerrera hit sacrifice fly to right, Crooks scored, Wetherholt to second, Jordan to third.5-2
- STLSingleBurleson singled to left, Jordan scored and Wetherholt scored.7-2
- STLHome runWalker homered to center (413 feet), Burleson scored.9-2
Top 8
- STLDoubleWalker doubled to center, Herrera scored and Wetherholt scored.11-2
Bottom 8
- CHCSacrifice flyTaylor hit sacrifice fly to center, Suzuki scored.11-3
Bottom 9
- CHCHome runAmaya homered to right center (395 feet).11-4
Team stats
STLCHC
- Hits
- 13
- 6
- Home Runs
- 2
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 11
- 4
- Walks
- 5
- 5
- Strikeouts
- 9
- 11
- Runners Left On Base
- 12
- 16
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Cardinals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .243 | .350 | .376 |
| Ivan Herrera DH | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .249 | .361 | .387 |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .288 | .355 | .494 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .284 | .344 | .495 |
| Joshua Baez LF | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
| Everson Pereira LF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .310 | .461 |
| Nathan Church CF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .233 | .278 | .355 |
| Masyn Winn SS | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .236 | .312 | .316 |
| Jimmy Crooks C | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .184 | .260 | .333 |
| Blaze Jordan 3B | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .252 | .273 | .377 |
Cardinals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Dobbins P | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 96-54 | 3.42 | 96 |
| Luis Gastelum P | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29-21 | 6.11 | 29 |
| Gordon Graceffo P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.26 | 19 |
| Caleb Ferguson P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-14 | 4.08 | 19 |
Cubs · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .276 | .374 | .533 |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .273 | .362 | .486 |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .251 | .343 | .402 |
| Ian Happ LF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .214 | .323 | .410 |
| Tyrone Taylor LF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .236 | .291 | .467 |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .260 | .320 | .361 |
| Pedro Ramirez 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .299 | .353 | .441 |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .300 | .404 |
| James Triantos 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| Michael Conforto DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .229 | .321 | .452 |
| Miguel Amaya C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .241 | .347 | .379 |
Cubs · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Cabrera P | 3.2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 77-41 | 5.68 | 77 |
| Ryan Rolison P | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18-8 | 2.57 | 18 |
| Aaron Civale P | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35-24 | 4.94 | 35 |
| Caleb Thielbar P | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-9 | 5.54 | 15 |
| Trent Thornton P | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 2.58 | 5 |
| Carson Kelly P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 9.00 | 11 |
Game info
VenueWrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance39,395
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Nate Tomlinson · First Base Umpire: Bruce Dreckman · Second Base Umpire: Paul Clemons · Third Base Umpire: Mark Wegner
TVABC · national
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- L 2-4 vs CHCThu Jul 30
- W 3-2 vs CHCWed Jul 29
- L 2-10 vs CHCTue Jul 28
- STL 6, CHC 5Fri May 29
- STL 1, CHC 6Sat May 30
- STL 5, CHC 1Sun May 31
- STL 17, CHC 1Fri Jul 3
- STL 3, CHC 0Sat Jul 4
- STL 4, CHC 6Sun Jul 5
- STL 3, CHC 7Mon Jul 27
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