Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
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Gorman drives in winning run, sparks Cardinals to 3-2 victory over Cubs
In the seventh, Jordan Walker singled with two outs. He stole second and scored when Gorman singled to right field to knock Shota Imanaga (8-5) out of the game.
Imanaga went 6 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts and no walks. He gave up the three runs on four hits.
Sonny Gray (11-5) threw seven innings to earn the win. He allowed two runs on five hits, struck out seven and walked one.
JoJo Romero pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to record his third save despite giving up a walk and two singles in the ninth. Pinch-runner Jon Berti was caught stealing for the second out. After two hits, Romero got Matt Shaw to ground into a fielder's choice to escape the jam.
Shaw pulled Chicago even at 2-2 with a home run into the left field bullpen in the fifth.
Pedro Pagés gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead when he homered after Thomas Saggese led off the third inning with a single.
The Cubs visit Toronto on Tuesday to face RHP José Berríos (8-4, 3.89).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Shaw grounded into fielder's choice to second, Swanson out at second. |
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9th Inning | Swanson reached on infield single to shortstop, Hoerner to second. |
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9th Inning | Hoerner singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Berti caught stealing second, catcher to second. |
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9th Inning | Berti ran for Happ |
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9th Inning | Happ walked. |
Statistics
 CHC |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 4 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 28 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 1 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 131 | Pitches | 107 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 28 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created | 0.6 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .143 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .333 | Slugging Percentage | .250 |
| .182 | Secondary Average | .143 |
| .306 | On Base Percentage | .143 |
| .639 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .393 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.7 |
| 20.0 | Batter Rating | 20.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 28.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.64 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.82 |
| .091 | Isolated Power | .107 |
| 0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .083 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.061 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 74.5 | MLB Rating | 67.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 30,540 | Capacity:
2025 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 58 | L3 | 0.60544217 | 89 |
| Chicago |
5.5 | 63 | W2 | 0.5684931 | 83 |
 Cincinnati |
14.5 | 72 | W2 | 0.5068493 | 74 |
| St. Louis |
17 | 75 | L3 | 0.48979592 | 72 |
 Pittsburgh |
24.5 | 82 | L5 | 0.43835616 | 64 |