MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/29/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2139 - SATURDAY, JULY 29TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (55-50) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (50-54) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Cubs Claim 3-1 Triumph
Starting pitcher Humberto Mejia gave the Chicago Cubs a rock-solid effort. The Panama, Panama native helped his team defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, at Busch Stadium. Luis Baldiris, 1-5, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2.2 innings. Andres Diaz recorded the save for Chicago, his 21st of the season.

Chicago used a timely hit from Pete Crow-Armstrong to get the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Cubs ahead, 2-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"This was a tough loss," said St. Louis manager David Mendel. "It'll stick in my craw for a while."

The Cubs move to 55-50 with the win, while the Cardinals drop to 50-54.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .267 8 34
M. Shaw 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 14 49
O. Caissie DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .276 15 70
E. Burgos RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 10 57
R. Preciado 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 19 66
B. Davis LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .252 23 64
H. Davis C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 9 39
T. Curd 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .226 3 11
W. Adames SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .218 6 32
Totals 32 3 6 3 2 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Davis (15, 2nd Inning off G. Graceffo, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Caissie (31, 3rd Inning off G. Graceffo, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Crow-Armstrong (20, 7th Inning off G. Graceffo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Crow-Armstrong 2 , M. Shaw , O. Caissie 2 , E. Burgos , H. Davis 2 , T. Curd
2-out RBI: P. Crow-Armstrong , M. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Crow-Armstrong , R. Preciado 2 , B. Davis
Sac Bunt: W. Adames
Hit by Pitch: R. Preciado
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Preciado (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edman SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .300 8 42
A. Burleson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285 11 45
L. Nootbaar CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .309 14 61
J. Murdock 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .227 24 61
L. Bernal C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255 10 38
B. Donovan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .239 6 34
D. Carlson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 6 33
J. Walker LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .251 12 42
R. Palacios 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 4 16
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Bernal (19, 5th Inning off H. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Burleson (32, 6th Inning off H. Mejia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Edman (8, 4th Inning off H. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Edman 5 , A. Burleson 2 , L. Bernal 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Donovan , R. Palacios
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Edman (2)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Mejia 5.1 4 1 1 3 8 1 96 3.16   
L. Baldiris W (1-5) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 6.15   
A. Diaz SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Mejia 61
Batters Faced: H. Mejia 22, L. Baldiris 8, A. Diaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Mejia 2-5, L. Baldiris 2-3, A. Diaz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Mejia 96-61, L. Baldiris 22-18, A. Diaz 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Baldiris 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Graceffo L (6-8) 6.2 5 3 3 2 4 0 90 4.89   
R. Helsley 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 35 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Graceffo 54
Batters Faced: G. Graceffo 28, R. Helsley 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Graceffo 10-6, R. Helsley 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Graceffo 90-58, R. Helsley 35-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Helsley 1-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Graceffo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Humberto Mejia
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 46554
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