CHC @ STL — SportsStats

Sunday, May 31, 2026 · Busch Stadium · Final

Chicago Cubs

64-49 · L10 3-7

1–5

56-57 · L10 3-7

	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

WP Matthew Liberatore (5-8) LP Jordan Wicks (0-2) SV Hunter Dobbins (1)

Stars of the game

Matthew Liberatore Hunter Dobbins Alex Bregman

Season matchup

CHC

STL

CHC leads 18 of 19 categories

CHC	Metric	STL
Offense
5.13 2nd	Runs scored per game	4.39 16th
.753 3rd	Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.695 24th
139 9th	Team Home Runs	118 21st
.248 10th	Team Batting Average	.240 20th
24.2 1st	Total position-player WAR	10.2 25th
Pitching
4.30 12th	Runs allowed per game	4.48 16th
4.09 13th	Team Earned Run Average	4.16 16th
1.25 10th	Team Walks + Hits per Inning	1.34 20th
876 24th	Team Strikeouts	865 26th
6.3 23rd	Rotation WAR	8.6 15th
2.1 21st	Bullpen WAR	1.3 24th
Roster
12.9 1st	Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	8.3 13th
4.6% 6th	Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	25.8% 25th
53.3% 22nd	Share of position-player WAR from the top three	81.4% 5th
29.4 8th	Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	25.9 29th
Results
.566 5th	Winning percentage	.496 16th
94 4th	Run differential	-10 16th
.580 4th	Pythagorean winning percentage	.491 16th
.552 9th	Winning percentage in one-run games	.543 11th
.571 8th	Home winning percentage	.467 24th
.561 5th	Road winning percentage	.528 9th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

Chicago Cubs

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Nico Hoerner 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.256	.671
2 Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282	.919
3 Alex Bregman 3B	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.246	.716
4 Seiya Suzuki RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.846
5 Ian Happ LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.215	.739
6 Carson Kelly C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260	.727
7 Michael Busch 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.243	.752
8 Kevin Alcantara DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.238	.685
Michael Conforto DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.780
9 Dansby Swanson SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.214	.687
Team	34	1	7	1	1	1	8	.206	.552

2B:: Conforto
HR:: Bregman

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Jordan Wicks L	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	49-32	10.45	1.94
Ethan Roberts	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	22-15	4.21	1.40
Trent Thornton	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	28-18	2.86	1.13
Phil Maton	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-9	6.18	1.81
Ryan Rolison	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	34-16	2.45	1.27
Team	8.0	8	5	5	4	5	147-90	5.63	1.50

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 JJ Wetherholt 2B	3	2	2	0	1	1	.249	.738
2 Iván Herrera DH	3	2	2	0	1	0	.240	.732
3 Jordan Walker RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.285	.834
4 Nelson Velázquez LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.720
5 Alec Burleson 1B	3	1	1	2	1	0	.288	.830
6 Masyn Winn SS	4	0	1	2	0	1	.239	.637
7 José Fermín CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.245	.674
Victor Scott CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.534
8 Thomas Saggese 3B	1	0	0	0	1	0	.184	.520
Nolan Gorman 3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.598
9 Pedro Pagés C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.572
Team	29	5	8	5	4	5	.276	.639

SB:: Wetherholt
GIDP:: Walker, Winn

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Matthew Liberatore W	5.1	3	0	0	1	4	0	85-58	4.97	1.49
Hunter Dobbins SV	3.2	4	1	1	0	4	1	61-41	3.74	1.34
Team	9.0	7	1	1	1	8	1	146-99	1.00	0.89

Win% = STL win prob.

Top 9th · CHC batting

1–5

Flyout. Michael Conforto flies out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II.

100%

1–5

Single. Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.

100%

1–5

Lineout. Carson Kelly lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

100%

1–5

Strikeout. Ian Happ strikes out swinging.

99%

Bot 8th · STL batting

1–5

Flyout. Victor Scott II flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

99%

1–5

Grounded Into DP. 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.

99%

1–5

Walk. Alec Burleson walks. Nelson Velázquez to 2nd.

99%

1–5

Single. Nelson Velázquez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

99%

Top 8th · CHC batting

1–5

Strikeout. Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.

99%

1–5

Groundout. Alex Bregman grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

99%

1–5

Pop Out. Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to catcher Pedro Pagés in foul territory.

98%

Bot 7th · STL batting

1–5

Grounded Into DP. 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.

96%

1–5

Walk. Iván Herrera walks. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. Passed ball by catcher Carson Kelly. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd.

98%

1–5

Walk. JJ Wetherholt walks.

97%

1–5

Flyout. Pedro Pagés flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

97%

Top 7th · CHC batting

1–5

Groundout. Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

97%

1–5

Strikeout. Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.

94%

1–5

Double. Michael Conforto doubles (9) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Michael Busch to 3rd.

88%

1–5

Single. Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.

94%

1–5

Lineout. Carson Kelly lines out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

96%

Bot 6th · STL batting

1–5

Strikeout. Nolan Gorman challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nolan Gorman called out on strikes.

94%

1–5

Groundout. José Fermín grounds out softly, pitcher Phil Maton to first baseman Michael Busch.

94%

1–5

Groundout. Masyn Winn grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.

95%

Top 6th · CHC batting

1–5

Groundout. Ian Happ grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

95%

1–5

Strikeout. Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging, catcher Pedro Pagés to first baseman Alec Burleson.

95%

1–5

Home Run. Alex Bregman homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.

94%

0–5

Flyout. Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

96%

Bot 5th · STL batting

0–5

Pop Out. Alec Burleson pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory.

95%

0–5

Groundout. Nelson Velázquez grounds out softly, pitcher Trent Thornton to first baseman Michael Busch.

95%

0–5

Pop Out. Jordan Walker pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.

96%

Top 5th · CHC batting

0–5

Lineout. Nico Hoerner lines out to third baseman Thomas Saggese.

96%

0–5

Flyout. Dansby Swanson flies out to center fielder José Fermín.

95%

0–5

Single. Kevin Alcántara singles on a line drive to center fielder José Fermín.

94%

0–5

Groundout. Michael Busch grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Matthew Liberatore.

95%

Bot 4th · STL batting

0–5

Lineout. Iván Herrera lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

94%

0–5

Strikeout. JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging.

94%

0–5

Sac Bunt. Pedro Pagés out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Michael Busch to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Thomas Saggese to 2nd.

95%

0–5

Walk. Thomas Saggese walks.

95%

Top 4th · CHC batting

0–5

Strikeout. Carson Kelly strikes out swinging.

95%

0–5

Flyout. Ian Happ flies out to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.

94%

0–5

Lineout. Seiya Suzuki lines out sharply to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.

93%

Bot 3rd · STL batting

0–5

Strikeout. José Fermín challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: José Fermín called out on strikes.

92%

0–5

Single. Masyn Winn singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores.

93% ▲8

0–3

Single. Alec Burleson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd.

84% ▲8

0–2

Lineout. Nelson Velázquez lines out to third baseman Alex Bregman.

76%

0–2

Strikeout. Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.

79%

0–2

Single. Iván Herrera singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.

82%

0–2

Single. JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner.

79%

Top 3rd · CHC batting

0–2

Groundout. Alex Bregman grounds out, third baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.

76%

0–2

Lineout. Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.

73%

0–2

Groundout. Nico Hoerner grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Dansby Swanson to 2nd.

69%

0–2

Walk. Dansby Swanson walks.

67%

Bot 2nd · STL batting

0–2

Flyout. Pedro Pagés flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.

71%

0–2

Pop Out. Thomas Saggese pops out to second baseman Nico Hoerner.

72%

0–2

Groundout. José Fermín grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.

73%

Top 2nd · CHC batting

0–2

Flyout. Kevin Alcántara flies out to center fielder José Fermín.

75%

0–2

Strikeout. Michael Busch strikes out swinging.

74%

0–2

Flyout. Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

72%

Bot 1st · STL batting

0–2

Strikeout. Masyn Winn called out on strikes.

70%

0–2

Pop Out. Alec Burleson pops out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Iván Herrera scores. Nelson Velázquez to 2nd.

72%

0–1

Forceout. 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.

70%

0–1

Single. Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.

72%

0–0

Single. Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd.

66% ▲8

0–0

Single. JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.

58%

Top 1st · CHC batting

0–0

Strikeout. Ian Happ strikes out swinging.

55%

0–0

Pop Out. Seiya Suzuki pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn on the infield fly rule.

51%

0–0

Strikeout. Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.

46%

0–0

Single. Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder José Fermín. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.

41%

0–0

Single. Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.

46%