St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

78-84, 34-47 Away

Final

92-70, 50-31 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Fermin2B	0-3	0	0	0	.283
I. HerreraDH	0-4	0	0	0	.284
N. Gorman3B	0-4	0	0	0	.205
T. SaggeseSS	2-4	0	0	0	.258
J. WalkerRF	0-4	0	0	0	.215
J. CrooksC	1-4	0	0	0	.133
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Crooks tripled to right. 5th: Crooks struck out swinging. 7th: Crooks struck out swinging. 9th: Crooks struck out swinging.
Y. Pozo1B	0-3	0	0	0	.231
V. Scott IICF	2-3	0	0	0	.216
N. ChurchLF	1-3	0	0	0	.179

pitchers	IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
K. Leahy	3.0	1	0	1	39-24	3.07
J. King	1.2	2	1	2	18-15	4.66
M. Svanson	1.1	0	0	2	17-13	1.94
R. Fernandez	1.0	2	0	2	18-13	7.71
R. O'Brien	1.0	1	0	2	13-9	2.06

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

3:20 AM, 29 September 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 37,497

Game Time:2:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ben May
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz

Suzuki and Assad power playoff-bound Cubs to a 2-0 win over the Cardinals

— Seiya Suzuki homered in his fourth straight game, Javier Assad pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and the playoff-bound Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 Sunday for a three-game series sweep to close out the regular season.

Sep 29, 2026, 05:41 am - AP


STL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-	2	6	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	CHC
		5th	Suzuki homered to left (379 feet).	0	1
		7th	Ballesteros singled to center, Alcántara scored.	0	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Cardinals
3
Cubs
11

Game 1

5/7

Cardinals
8
Cubs
6

Game 2

6/7

Cardinals
0
Cubs
11

Game 3

7/7

Cardinals
1
Cubs
12

Game 4

27/9

Cardinals
3
Cubs
7

Game 5

28/9

Cardinals
0
Cubs
2

Game 6

29/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	61	37	.622	-	W2
Chicago	55	43	.561	6	W1
St. Louis	51	46	.526	9.5	L1
Pittsburgh	51	48	.515	10.5	L1
Cincinnati	44	53	.454	16.5	L1

Rintaro Sasaki to sign with Marlins, forgo pro career in Japan

Rintaro Sasaki will sign with the Miami Marlins and forgo a professional career in his home country.

Braves demote Owen Murphy, add Elieser Hernández as trade deadline looms

The Braves optioned right-hander Owen Murphy to Triple-A Gwinnett and selected the contract of veteran right-hander Elieser Hernández before Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Shohei Ohtani won't make planned start to pitch vs. Phillies

Shohei Ohtani will not make his scheduled start Wednesday against the Phillies as he deals with irritation in his left knee.

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

Win Probability

Game Information

Suzuki and Assad power playoff-bound Cubs to a 2-0 win over the Cardinals

J. Assad4-1

J. King2-1

J. Wicks1

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Rintaro Sasaki to sign with Marlins, forgo pro career in Japan

Braves demote Owen Murphy, add Elieser Hernández as trade deadline looms

Shohei Ohtani won't make planned start to pitch vs. Phillies