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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals Slate date: 2026-05-29 Generated: 2026-08-06 06:47:01 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.8K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 7:15 PM ET - Venue: Busch Stadium (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Status: Final — Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6 (at generation time) - Away: Chicago Cubs [CHC] — record 31-27 (.534) Probable starter: Shota Imanaga — 8-9, 3.60 ERA, 132.2 IP, 125 K / 29 BB, 1.09 WHIP (23 GS) - Home: St. Louis Cardinals [STL] — record 30-25 (.545) Probable starter: Andre Pallante — 12-6, 3.63 ERA, 124.0 IP, 90 K / 37 BB, 1.22 WHIP (22 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Chicago Cubs [CHC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 15 (5.0/gm), allowed 9 (3.0/gm), combined 24 (8.0/gm) ### 2026-08-06 — W 3-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 (11 inn) R/H/E: TOR 2/11/1 — CHC 3/5/0 Decisions: W: Trent Thornton | L: Brendon Little Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, Out To LF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:21. | Att: 39,476. TOR batting: 2 R, 11 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 29 LOB Myles Straw (CF): 0-5, 2 K | avg .225 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Alejandro Kirk (C): 4-5, 1 RBI | avg .255 George Springer (DH): 0-5 | avg .234 Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-5, 1 K | avg .261 Ernie Clement (2B): 2-5 | avg .287 Luis Urías (2B): 1-2, 1 2B | avg .250 Josh Smith (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .204 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 2 BB | avg .144 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .268 Andrés Giménez (SS): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 SB | avg .235 TOR pitching: Dylan Cease: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 104 pitches | season ERA 2.28 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 1.38 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Brendon Little: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 11.48 CHC batting: 3 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 12 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .289 Seiya Suzuki (DH): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .270 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .241 Alex Bregman (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .248 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .211 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .260 Michael Conforto (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .227 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 2 K | avg .217 Miguel Amaya (C): 1-1, 1 BB | avg .238 Pedro Ramírez (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .292 Carson Kelly (C): 0-1 | avg .265 CHC pitching: David Peterson: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 5.35 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.35 Aaron Civale: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 45 pitches | season ERA 5.14 Caleb Thielbar: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.84 Trent Thornton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.78 ### 2026-08-05 — W 7-6 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 | CHC 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 x R/H/E: LAD 6/14/1 — CHC 7/15/0 Decisions: W: Shota Imanaga | L: Eric Lauer | SV: Jacob Webb Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 9 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:04. | Att: 38,691. LAD batting: 6 R, 14 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 0 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .297 Andy Pages (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .268 Alex Call (CF): 0-0, 1 HBP | avg .246 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3 | avg .310 Enrique Hernández (1B): 0-2, 1 K | avg .278 Tommy Edman (CF): 1-5, 2 K | avg .289 Kyle Tucker (RF): 1-5, 1 R | avg .243 Mookie Betts (SS): 4-5, 1 R | avg .233 Max Muncy (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .253 Miguel Rojas (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Hunter Feduccia (C): 0-3 | avg .229 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .255 LAD pitching: Eric Lauer: 4.0 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 95 pitches | season ERA 4.89 Edgardo Henriquez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.20 Kyle Hurt: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 4.66 Jonathan Hernández: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 7.08 Evan Phillips: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.82 Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 2.93 CHC batting: 7 R, 15 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 18 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (DH): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K | avg .288 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .273 Alex Bregman (3B): 1-5, 1 RBI | avg .245 Carson Kelly (C): 3-5 | avg .266 Michael Busch (1B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .243 Nico Hoerner (2B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .262 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .213 Dansby Swanson (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .220 Tyrone Taylor (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HBP | avg .238 CHC pitching: Shota Imanaga: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Tyler Ferguson: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 5.29 Caleb Thielbar: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.98 Ryan Zeferjahn: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.71 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 2.49 ### 2026-08-04 — W 5-1 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 x R/H/E: LAD 1/4/0 — CHC 5/9/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Rolison | L: Tarik Skubal Conditions: Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 7:05 PM. | T: 2:32. | Att: 40,584. LAD batting: 1 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 1-4 | avg .293 Andy Pages (CF): 0-4 | avg .268 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .310 Max Muncy (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .253 Mookie Betts (SS): 0-3 | avg .223 Kyle Tucker (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .243 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .256 Tommy Edman (2B): 0-3 | avg .293 Ben Rortvedt (C): 0-2 | avg .000 Alex Call (PH): 0-1 | avg .246 LAD pitching: Tarik Skubal: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 2.81 Alex Vesia: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.03 Evan Phillips: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 5.19 Edwin Díaz: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 9.35 Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 2.96 CHC batting: 5 R, 9 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 8 K, 2 SB, 13 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB | avg .284 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB | avg .274 Alex Bregman (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .246 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .241 Nico Hoerner (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .258 Tyrone Taylor (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Ian Happ (LF): 0-0, 1 BB | avg .215 Dansby Swanson (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .219 Pedro Ramírez (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .295 Miguel Amaya (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .233 CHC pitching: Javier Assad: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Tyler Ferguson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 pitches | season ERA 6.00 Ryan Zeferjahn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.54 ## RECENT FORM — St. Louis Cardinals [STL] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 16 (5.3/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 26 (8.7/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — W 3-1 @ New York Yankees Innings: STL 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 | NYY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R/H/E: STL 3/9/2 — NYY 1/4/0 Decisions: W: Andre Pallante | L: Will Warren | SV: Riley O'Brien Conditions: Weather: 77 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 8:13 PM. | T: 3:21 (1:08 delay). | Att: 37,425. STL batting: 3 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB JJ Wetherholt (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB | avg .248 Iván Herrera (C): 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .239 Alec Burleson (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .287 José Fermín (RF): 0-4 | avg .237 Nathan Church (CF): 2-4 | avg .236 Blaze Jordan (3B): 2-4, 1 K | avg .252 Bryan Torres (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .232 Jimmy Crooks (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .188 César Prieto (2B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .000 Masyn Winn (SS): 0-1 | avg .238 STL pitching: Andre Pallante: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 103 pitches | season ERA 3.63 George Soriano: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.55 Justin Bruihl: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Ryne Stanek: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 4.63 Riley O'Brien: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 3.35 NYY batting: 1 R, 4 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 0-5, 1 K | avg .211 Ben Rice (DH): 0-2, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K | avg .260 Luis García Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .283 Ali Sánchez (C): 0-1, 1 K | avg .268 Heliot Ramos (LF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .261 Spencer Jones (RF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .213 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .217 Ryan McMahon (3B): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .212 George Lombard Jr. (SS): 1-4, 2 K | avg .333 Austin Wells (C): 1-2 | avg .169 Paul Goldschmidt (1B): 1-2, 1 2B | avg .247 NYY pitching: Will Warren: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 4.18 Kervin Castro: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 1.69 Tim Hill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.40 Paul Blackburn: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 2.02 ### 2026-08-04 — L 0-2 @ New York Yankees Innings: STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | NYY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x R/H/E: STL 0/6/0 — NYY 2/5/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Weathers | L: Hunter Dobbins | SV: David Bednar Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 7:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 41,081. STL batting: 0 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB JJ Wetherholt (2B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .248 Iván Herrera (DH): 1-4, 2 K | avg .240 José Fermín (3B): 0-3 | avg .242 Alec Burleson (1B): 0-0, 1 BB | avg .288 Nelson Velázquez (RF): 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .216 Masyn Winn (SS): 1-4, 1 K | avg .239 Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .244 Nathan Church (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .233 Pedro Pagés (C): 1-3, 2 K | avg .206 Bryan Torres (LF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .239 STL pitching: Hunter Dobbins: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 92 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Caleb Ferguson: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 3.76 NYY batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 1-4 | avg .214 Ben Rice (DH): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .262 Luis García Jr. (1B): 1-4 | avg .285 Heliot Ramos (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .260 Spencer Jones (RF): 0-3 | avg .221 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .218 Ryan McMahon (3B): 1-3 | avg .214 George Lombard Jr. (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .500 Austin Wells (C): 0-2, 1 K | avg .166 Paul Goldschmidt (PH): 0-1 | avg .245 NYY pitching: Ryan Weathers: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.79 Fernando Cruz: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.76 Brent Headrick: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 1.40 David Bednar: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 2.54 ### 2026-08-03 — W 13-7 @ New York Yankees Innings: STL 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 | NYY 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 R/H/E: STL 13/13/0 — NYY 7/10/0 Decisions: W: Gordon Graceffo | L: Angel Chivilli Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 13 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 3:25. | Att: 38,151. STL batting: 13 R, 13 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 7 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, 13 LOB JJ Wetherholt (2B): 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB | avg .249 Jordan Walker (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .285 Alec Burleson (1B): 3-5, 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 K | avg .288 Iván Herrera (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SB | avg .240 Bryan Torres (LF): 1-3, 1 K | avg .244 Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-2, 1 R, 1 3B | avg .244 Masyn Winn (SS): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .239 Nathan Church (CF): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB | avg .232 José Fermín (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .245 Jimmy Crooks (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .174 STL pitching: Michael McGreevy: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Justin Bruihl: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.64 Ryne Stanek: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.74 George Soriano: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.62 Gordon Graceffo: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.04 NYY batting: 7 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .214 Ben Rice (DH): 0-4 | avg .263 Luis García Jr. (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .285 Spencer Jones (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .228 Jasson Domínguez (RF): 1-4, 2 K | avg .230 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 0-4 | avg .217 Ryan McMahon (3B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .212 José Caballero (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .245 Austin Wells (C): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .167 NYY pitching: Cam Schlittler: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 2.26 Tim Hill: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.50 Kervin Castro: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 2.08 Ryan Yarbrough: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.68 Angel Chivilli: 1.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 3.78 Fernando Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.79 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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