MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/03/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1722 - FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (1-1) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (1-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1
Cubs Drop Cardinals, 5-1
Starting Pitcher Justin Steele was lights out, as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1. Steele yielded no runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 0, and struck out 3. His record improves to 1-0. Luke Little earned the save, his 1st.

Chicago catcher Reese McGuire contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the third. With two down, he hit a sinker to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 1st hit of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 2-0.

"That was a really good outing by Justin," said Chicago manager Craig Counsell.

St. Louis falls to 1-1.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hoerner 2B 5 0 1 1 1 0 7 .444 0 1
S. Suzuki DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .375 0 0
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .143 0 1
I. Happ LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .111 0 0
P. Wisdom 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .125 0 0
C. Bellinger RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .125 0 0
I. Paredes 3B 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 .000 0 0
R. McGuire C 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .143 0 2
D. Swanson SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .333 0 1
Totals 35 5 7 4 11 8 31      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Happ (1, 3rd Inning off A. Pallante, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Bellinger (1, 9th Inning off S. Robberse, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Hoerner , S. Suzuki , P. Crow-Armstrong , I. Happ 2 , C. Bellinger 2 , R. McGuire , D. Swanson
2-out RBI: R. McGuire , D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Hoerner 2 , S. Suzuki , I. Happ , C. Bellinger 2
Team LOB: 14
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Winn SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
T. Saggese DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
J. Walker LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 0
N. Gorman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
I. Herrera C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 1 2
M. Deng RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
B. Donovan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143 0 0
M. Siani CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   a-L. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-L. Nootbaar CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 6 14      
a - L. Baker pinch hit for M. Siani in the 8th
b - L. Nootbaar substituted for L. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gorman (1, 9th Inning off M. Moore, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Winn , T. Saggese , N. Gorman 2 , I. Herrera 2 , N. Arenado 2 , B. Donovan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Saggese , B. Donovan
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Donovan (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Winn (1)
PB: I. Herrera 2
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele W (1-0) 7.0 5 0 0 0 3 0 87 0.00   
M. Moore 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 28 9.00   
L. Little SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 70
Batters Faced: J. Steele 25, M. Moore 7, L. Little 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 12-5, M. Moore 0-1, L. Little 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 87-50, M. Moore 28-15, L. Little 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Moore 1-0 , L. Little 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pallante L (0-1) 2.2 2 3 3 7 2 0 75 10.12   
M. Svanson 3.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 39 0.00   
M. Abel 1.1 0 1 1 1 2 0 23 2.70   
S. Robberse 1.2 2 1 0 3 1 0 38 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pallante 33
Batters Faced: A. Pallante 17, M. Svanson 13, M. Abel 5, S. Robberse 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pallante 2-4, M. Svanson 3-4, M. Abel 0-2, S. Robberse 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pallante 75-35, M. Svanson 39-28, M. Abel 23-13, S. Robberse 38-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Svanson 2-1 , S. Robberse 1-1
Balk: M. Svanson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Steele
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 22473
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