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atCardinals at CubsBurleson set the tone in the first inning with a 421-foot homer to right center that plated Wetherholt, and the Cardinals never let up on the way to an 11-4 rout of the Cubs. Burleson finished 3-for-5 with the homer and 4 RBI, and St. Louis held a big edge in hits, 13 to 6. The win pushes the Cardinals to 63-61 and drops the Cubs to 72-53, with St. Louis now up 7-6 in the season series.
Burleson opened the scoring in the first inning with a 421-foot homer to right center that brought home Wetherholt, and the Cardinals rolled from there to an 11-4 win over the Cubs.
Burleson went 3-for-5 with the homer and 4 RBI to lead all hitters, and St. Louis outhit Chicago 13 to 6 on the night.
The Cardinals improved to 63-61 while the Cubs fell to 72-53, and St. Louis now leads the season series 7-6.
The Cardinals sit 3rd in the NL Central, 16 games back, coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10. The Cubs sit 2nd in the NL Central, 6½ games back, losers of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Cardinals are up next home vs Pirates (Aug 28-30). The Cubs are up next home vs Reds (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
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CHC -1.5 · 62%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STLSt. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| CHCChicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JJ Wetherholt | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .243 | .350 | .376 |
 Ivan Herrera | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .249 | .361 | .387 |
 Alec Burleson | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .288 | .355 | .494 |
 Jordan Walker | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .284 | .344 | .495 |
 Joshua Baez | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
 Everson Pereira | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .310 | .461 |
 Nathan Church | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .233 | .278 | .355 |
 Masyn Winn | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .236 | .312 | .316 |
 Jimmy Crooks | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .184 | .260 | .333 |
 Blaze Jordan | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .252 | .273 | .377 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hunter Dobbins | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 96-54 | 3.42 | 96 |
 Luis Gastelum | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29-21 | 6.11 | 29 |
 Gordon Graceffo | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.26 | 19 |
 Caleb Ferguson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-14 | 4.08 | 19 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | STL 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| B9 | STL 99.9 | — | |
| B9 | STL 99.9 | — | |
| B9 | STL 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | STL 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | STL 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | STL 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | STL 99.9 | — |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
