Cardinals down Cubs 5-1.

Final · MLB · Sun May 31, 6:20 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Jordan Wicks (CHC) vs Matthew Liberatore (STL)
TV: NBC/Peacock
Where: Busch Stadium

Cardinals down Cubs 5-1. Cardinals led from start to finish.

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

Win: Matthew Liberatore. Loss: Jordan Wicks. Save: Hunter Dobbins. Home runs: Bregman (CHC).

By the numbers: Hits CHC 7, STL 8; Errors CHC 0, STL 0; Left on base CHC 16, STL 16.

Team stats

	CHC	STL
Hits	7	8
Errors	0	0
Left on base	16	16
Home runs	1	0
Walks	1	4
Strikeouts	8	5

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Hoerner 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Crow-Armstrong CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bregman 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Suzuki RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Happ LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Kelly, C C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Busch 1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Alcántara, K DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Conforto DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swanson SS	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	34	1	7	1	1	8	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Wicks (L)	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	49
Roberts	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	22
Thornton, T	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	28
Maton, P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14
Rolison	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	34
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	4	5	147

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Wetherholt 2B	3	2	2	0	1	1
Herrera DH	3	2	2	0	1	0
Walker, J RF	4	0	1	1	0	1
Velázquez, N LF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Burleson 1B	3	1	1	2	1	0
Winn SS	4	0	1	2	0	1
Fermín CF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Scott II CF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Saggese 3B	1	0	0	0	1	0
Gorman 3B	1	0	0	0	0	1
Pagés, P C	2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	5	8	5	4	5

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Liberatore (W)	5.1	3	0	0	1	4	0	85
Dobbins (S)	3.2	4	1	1	0	4	1	61
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	1	8	1	146

Play-by-play

Top 1st 5

0 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.
0 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder José Fermín. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
1 out CHC Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.
2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn on the infield fly rule.
3 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.

Bottom 1st 6

0 out STL JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
0 out STL Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd.
0 out STL Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 1
1 out STL Nelson Velázquez grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Jordan Walker out at 2nd. Nelson Velázquez to 1st.
2 out STL Alec Burleson pops out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Iván Herrera scores. Nelson Velázquez to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 2
3 out STL Masyn Winn called out on strikes.

Top 2nd 3

1 out CHC Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
2 out CHC Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
3 out CHC Kevin Alcántara flies out to center fielder José Fermín.

Bottom 2nd 3

1 out STL José Fermín grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
2 out STL Thomas Saggese pops out to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
3 out STL Pedro Pagés flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.

Top 3rd 4

0 out CHC Dansby Swanson walks.
1 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Dansby Swanson to 2nd.
2 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.
3 out CHC Alex Bregman grounds out, third baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bottom 3rd 7

0 out STL JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
0 out STL Iván Herrera singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
1 out STL Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
2 out STL Nelson Velázquez lines out to third baseman Alex Bregman.
2 out STL Alec Burleson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 3
2 out STL Masyn Winn singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. CHC 0, STL 5
3 out STL José Fermín challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: José Fermín called out on strikes.

Top 4th 3

1 out CHC Seiya Suzuki lines out sharply to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.
2 out CHC Ian Happ flies out to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.
3 out CHC Carson Kelly strikes out swinging.

Bottom 4th 4

0 out STL Thomas Saggese walks.
1 out STL Pedro Pagés out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Michael Busch to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Thomas Saggese to 2nd.
2 out STL JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging.
3 out STL Iván Herrera lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Top 5th 4

1 out CHC Michael Busch grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Matthew Liberatore.
1 out CHC Kevin Alcántara singles on a line drive to center fielder José Fermín.
2 out CHC Dansby Swanson flies out to center fielder José Fermín.
3 out CHC Nico Hoerner lines out to third baseman Thomas Saggese.

Bottom 5th 3

1 out STL Jordan Walker pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
2 out STL Nelson Velázquez grounds out softly, pitcher Trent Thornton to first baseman Michael Busch.
3 out STL Alec Burleson pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory.

Top 6th 4

1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1 out CHC Alex Bregman homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. CHC 1, STL 5
2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging, catcher Pedro Pagés to first baseman Alec Burleson.
3 out CHC Ian Happ grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bottom 6th 3

1 out STL Masyn Winn grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
2 out STL José Fermín grounds out softly, pitcher Phil Maton to first baseman Michael Busch.
3 out STL Nolan Gorman challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nolan Gorman called out on strikes.

Top 7th 5

1 out CHC Carson Kelly lines out to shortstop Masyn Winn.
1 out CHC Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.
1 out CHC Michael Conforto doubles (9) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Michael Busch to 3rd.
2 out CHC Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
3 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bottom 7th 4

1 out STL Pedro Pagés flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
1 out STL JJ Wetherholt walks.
1 out STL Iván Herrera walks. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. Passed ball by catcher Carson Kelly. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd.
3 out STL Jordan Walker grounds into a double play, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Jordan Walker out at 1st.

Top 8th 3

1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to catcher Pedro Pagés in foul territory.
2 out CHC Alex Bregman grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
3 out CHC Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th 4

0 out STL Nelson Velázquez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
0 out STL Alec Burleson walks. Nelson Velázquez to 2nd.
2 out STL Masyn Winn grounds into a double play, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Nelson Velázquez out at 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Masyn Winn out at 1st.
3 out STL Victor Scott II flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Top 9th 4

1 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
2 out CHC Carson Kelly lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
2 out CHC Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
3 out CHC Michael Conforto flies out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II.