MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2318 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (55-61) 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 14 1
St. Louis Cardinals (52-65) 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 12 0
Chicago Defeats St. Louis, 8-6
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.

Despite a fine performance by center fielder Phil Logan, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Chicago Cubs, 8-6. Logan was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Mariano Ortega recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 7 for 14.

Fidel Mejia hit a 2-run triple off Von Barr in the top of the second, which put the Cubs in front, 2-0. Mejia had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Mejia, "one at-bat at a time."

The last-place Cardinals have dropped 4 straight games.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Barreto 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .308 10 62
R. Snyder 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .255 3 49
E. Stewart LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 .231 1 8
D. Hopper 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 9 59
S. Piscotty RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .308 9 58
R. Hicks CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .253 8 36
D. Williams DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .243 4 39
F. Mejia SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .270 0 31
V. Caratini C 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .191 4 31
Totals 39 8 14 8 3 5 23      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Caratini (12, 3rd Inning off C. Cooke, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Hopper (29, 7th Inning off K. Crockett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Mejia (4, 2nd Inning off V. Barr, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Stewart (1, 2nd Inning off V. Barr, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Barreto , R. Snyder , E. Stewart 5 , D. Hopper 2 , S. Piscotty , R. Hicks 2 , D. Williams , F. Mejia 4 , V. Caratini 4
2-out RBI: E. Stewart , V. Caratini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Barreto , E. Stewart , D. Williams , F. Mejia
GIDP: F. Barreto , E. Stewart
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hicks (29)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Snyder (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Snyder-Barreto-Hopper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .310 8 26
   b-C. Hewer PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 0 11
R. Gómez DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .161 1 6
J. Heyward 1B, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 4 22
Z. Taylor LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 13 47
   a-B. Schales PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 3 19
A. Romero 2B, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .266 3 41
J. Jiménez SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .281 4 39
P. Logan CF 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .233 8 22
J. Álvarez 3B, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .273 5 48
C. Gómez C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .267 4 31
Totals 39 6 12 6 2 6 16      
a - B. Schales pinch hit for Z. Taylor in the 7th
b - C. Hewer pinch hit for J. Encarnación in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jiménez (16, 4th Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Gómez (2, 2nd Inning off M. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jiménez (4, 2nd Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Logan (8, 6th Inning off A. Barrett, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación 2 , B. Schales , A. Romero , J. Jiménez 7 , P. Logan 6 , J. Álvarez , C. Gómez 3
2-out RBI: J. Jiménez , C. Gómez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnación , J. Heyward , C. Gómez
GIDP: J. Jiménez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Álvarez-Romero-Heyward, Jiménez-Romero-Heyward)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harvey W (8-3) 5.0 6 3 3 0 4 1 94 3.59   
A. Barrett 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 13 6.68   
S. Gonzalez H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.79   
J. Hall H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 2.87   
M. Ortega SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 47
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 22, A. Barrett 3, S. Gonzalez 5, J. Hall 7, M. Ortega 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 6-5, A. Barrett 0-0, S. Gonzalez 0-2, J. Hall 4-1, M. Ortega 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 94-65, A. Barrett 13-7, S. Gonzalez 21-12, J. Hall 22-13, M. Ortega 14-10
WP: S. Gonzalez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Barr L (2-6) 2.1 6 7 7 2 2 1 50 6.61   
C. Cooke 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 41 6.38   
S. Cook 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.89   
K. Crockett 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.29   
J. Crocker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.03   
C. Salazar 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.54   
N. Acosta 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Barr 13
Batters Faced: V. Barr 15, C. Cooke 9, S. Cook 5, K. Crockett 4, J. Crocker 1, C. Salazar 5, N. Acosta 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Barr 4-1, C. Cooke 2-1, S. Cook 4-0, K. Crockett 1-0, J. Crocker 0-1, C. Salazar 1-2, N. Acosta 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Barr 50-32, C. Cooke 41-25, S. Cook 14-10, K. Crockett 14-9, J. Crocker 6-4, C. Salazar 15-9, N. Acosta 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cooke 1-1 , S. Cook 1-0 , J. Crocker 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Logan
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 46379
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