St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Cardinals

56-54

3-6

Final

Cubs

54-58

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
STL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3
CHC	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	6

Who won: Cubs 6-3

The Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Friday, August 2, 2024 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 3-1. The Cubs outscored the Cardinals 5-0 in the 2nd inning. Christian Bethancourt went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Aug 2

Bethancourt, Busch homer in 5-run 2nd inning as Cubs spoil Fedde's debut with Cardinals 6-3

Christian Bethancourt and Michael Busch homered in a five-run second inning and the Cubs spoiled the Cardinals’ debut of new acquisition Erick Fedde as Chicago stretched its winning streak to three games with a 6-3 victory over St. Louis on Friday.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 3-1.
Cardinals 27-29 on the road; Cubs 29-25 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4d ago

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

ESPN · 5d ago

Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep

ESPN · 5d ago

Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games

Recap · 6d ago

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

ESPN · Sep 30

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · Sep 30

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

ESPN · Sep 28

Cubs' Matthew Boyd to start Game 1 against Padres

Recap · Sep 27

Misiorowski continues Cy Young Award push and Turang gets 100th RBI as Brewers beat Cardinals 6-4

Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Erick Fedde SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 3.30 ERA, 154 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Masyn WinnSS
2Alec BurlesonDH
3Willson ContrerasC
4Paul Goldschmidt1B
5Nolan Arenado3B
6Lars NootbaarCF
7Tommy PhamRF
8Brendan DonovanLF
9Michael SianiCF

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Javier Assad SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.73 ERA, 124 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Ian HappLF
2Michael Busch1B
3Seiya SuzukiRF
4Cody BellingerDH
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Nico Hoerner2B
7Dansby SwansonSS
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
9Christian BethancourtC

The series

CHC win series 3-1

Last meeting: Cubs 5, Cardinals 4 (Aug 1)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 37,613
Officials: Bruce Dreckman (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Wegner (First Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Second Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Third Base Umpire)