St. Paul Saints vs Des Moines Cubs Box Score & Player Stats: Cubs win 3-1, Jul 8, 2026

AAA · Final · Wed, Jul 8, 2026
Principal Park
Summary
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
STP
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
IOW
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
0
W: Andrew Wantz · L: Aaron Rozek · SV: Vince Reilly

The Cubs beat the Saints, 3-1

Christian Bethancourt went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Andrew Wantz allowed an earned run over 5.2 innings, striking out seven.

How they scored
T1
Orlando Arcia out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hayden Cantrelle. Walker Jenkins scores.
1–0
STP
B2
Christian Bethancourt homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Chas McCormick scores. James Triantos scores.
1–3
IOW
St. Paul
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
Walker Jenkins CF
4
1
1
0
0
0
Ryan Jeffers DH
3
0
0
0
1
1
Matt Wallner RF
4
0
1
0
0
2
Orlando Arcia SS
3
0
0
1
0
0
Hendry Mendez LF
3
0
0
0
1
3
Gabriel Gonzalez 1B
4
0
1
0
0
0
Cody Morissette 2B
2
0
0
0
1
1
Ben Ross 3B
3
0
0
0
0
1
David Bañuelos C
3
0
0
0
0
3
Aaron Rozek P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Raul Brito P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cody Laweryson P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Alejandro Hidalgo P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pitching
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
Aaron Rozek
4.0
7
3
3
2
0
Raul Brito
2.0
0
0
0
0
3
Cody Laweryson
1.0
1
0
0
0
3
Alejandro Hidalgo
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
Des Moines
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
Owen Miller 3B
4
0
3
0
0
0
Jonathon Long LF
3
0
0
0
1
1
Brett Bateman LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
BJ Murray Jr. 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
Moisés Ballesteros DH
4
0
0
0
0
0
Chas McCormick CF
3
1
1
0
1
1
James Triantos 2B
4
1
2
0
0
0
Christian Bethancourt C
3
1
1
3
0
1
Ben Cowles SS
3
0
0
0
0
1
Hayden Cantrelle RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
Andrew Wantz P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Luis Peralta P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Phil Maton P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Vince Reilly P
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pitching
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
Andrew Wantz
5.2
3
1
1
2
7
Luis Peralta
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
Phil Maton
1.2
0
0
0
0
3
Vince Reilly
1.1
0
0
0
1
0

Questions

Who won the Saints vs Cubs game?

The Cubs beat the Saints 3-1 on Wednesday, Jul 8, at Principal Park.

What was the final score of Saints vs Cubs?

Cubs 3, Saints 1.

Played Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
IOW 100%
The marked point is Christian Bethancourt homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Chas McCormick scores. James Triantos scores: 58% to 75% for Cubs on one play, the biggest of the game.
Player of the game
Andrew Wantz
5.2 IP, ER, 7 K, 2 BB
Standings
W
L
GB
Red Wings
90
58
—
Comets
89
60
1.5
Aviators
87
61
3
Redbirds
83
67
8
Saints
82
67
8.5
Mets
81
68
9.5
Knights
81
68
9.5
River Cats
79
68
10.5
Sounds
80
69
10.5
RailRiders
78
68
11
Clippers
78
69
11.5
Red Sox
76
67
11.5
Stripers
76
73
14.5
Indians
75
75
16
Mud Hens
74
74
16
Jumbo Shrimp
73
74
16.5
Space Cowboys
74
75
16.5
Express
73
77
18
Isotopes
73
77
18
Rainiers
72
78
19
Bisons
68
79
21.5
IronPigs
68
81
22.5
Bees
67
81
23
Bulls
67
81
23
Aces
67
82
23.5
Storm Chasers
65
81
24
Bats
65
83
25
Cubs
63
82
25.5
Chihuahuas
60
90
31
Tides
58
89
31.5