Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
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Busch hits 3 homers and Cubs set club record with 8 in 11-3 rout of Cardinals
Busch finished 4 for 4 with five RBI. Crow-Armstrong also went 4 for 4 and Dansby Swanson launched a two-run homer during a Cubs power barrage that had the crowd of 40,038 at Wrigley Field roaring.
Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly added solo shots as the NL Central leaders hit six homers in the first three innings off Miles Mikolas (4-6), a record for most home runs off a Cardinals pitcher in one game. The eight longballs allowed by St. Louis also broke a club mark.
Brendan Donovan led off the fourth with a home run against Colin Rea, ending a 31-inning scoreless streak for the Cardinals. St. Louis, which dropped its fourth straight, was shut out in its three previous losses.
That was the only hit Rea (6-3) allowed in 6 2/3 innings, matching his longest outing this season.
Mikolas (4-6) was tagged for eight runs and 10 hits over six innings in losing his fourth in a row.
Suzuki drilled his team-leading 24th homer and Crow-Armstrong followed with his first of the game in the first. Busch and Kelly hit consecutive drives in the second, giving Chicago nine sets of back-to-back homers this season and a 4-0 lead.
Crow-Armstrong launched his 23rd homer off Wrigley Field’s right-field video board in the third. After Swanson singled, Busch hit the board with a two-run shot that made it 7-0.
Cubs infielder Jon Berti pitched the ninth and allowed two runs.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Gorman struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Saggese struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Arenado struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Contreras hit by pitch. |
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9th Inning | Burleson doubled to center. |
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9th Inning | Palencia relieved Pomeranz |
Statistics
 CHC |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 156 | Pitches | 151 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 4 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 3.8 | Runs Created | 0.3 |
| .265 | Batting Average | .100 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .353 | Slugging Percentage | .133 |
| .147 | Secondary Average | .133 |
| .324 | On Base Percentage | .206 |
| .677 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .339 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 3.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.3 |
| 22.0 | Batter Rating | 5.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.22 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.44 |
| .088 | Isolated Power | .033 |
| 0.60 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.43 |
| .081 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .088 |
| -.118 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .033 |
| 5.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 0.7 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 78.0 | MLB Rating | 58.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 32,793 | Capacity:
2025 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 44 | W2 | 0.6 | 66 |
| Chicago |
2 | 46 | L1 | 0.58181816 | 64 |
 Cincinnati |
8.5 | 53 | W1 | 0.5225225 | 58 |
| St. Louis |
11 | 56 | W1 | 0.5 | 56 |
 Pittsburgh |
19.5 | 64 | L2 | 0.4234234 | 47 |