St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
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Pete Crow-Armstrong reaches 30-30-30 as Cubs pound Cardinals 12-1 to close in on top NL wild card
Michael Busch hit his team-leading 32nd homer and had two RBI as the playoff-bound Cubs won for just the second time in eight games and trimmed their magic number to one for securing home-field advantage in their opening-round playoff series against San Diego. Game 1 of that series is Tuesday.
Suzuki's second career grand slam, capping Chicago's seven-run seventh, made him the third Cub with 30 homers this season. Nico Hoerner also went deep.
Colin Rea (11-7) allowed two hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out seven. Four relievers followed to complete a five-hitter.
The 23-year-old Crow-Armstrong joined Sammy Sosa as the second Cub to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases. He casually tossed his bat after hitting a high curveball from Miles Mikolas (8-11) 396 feet into the right-center bleachers to give Chicago a 3-0 lead in the fourth.
Hoerner hit a solo shot in the first off Mikolas, who allowed four runs on four hits in five innings.
The Cubs reinstated slugger Kyle Tucker from the injured list (left calf). He batted fourth as the designated hitter, and singled and walked in five plate appearances.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Pagés popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Saggese struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Gorman struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Keller relieved Palencia |
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9th Inning | Ballesteros at first base. |
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8th Inning | Tucker popped out to third. |
Statistics
 STL |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 14 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 12 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 12 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 36 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 20 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 129 | Pitches | 171 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Total Bases | 27 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 648.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
| 0.7 | Runs Created | 10.2 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .333 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .188 | Slugging Percentage | .750 |
| .094 | Secondary Average | .528 |
| .206 | On Base Percentage | .400 |
| .393 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.150 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 11.5 |
| 11.0 | Batter Rating | 77.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 9.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.79 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.28 |
| .031 | Isolated Power | .417 |
| 0.14 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.43 |
| .059 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .075 |
| -.063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .194 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 24.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 62.3 | MLB Rating | 115.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 35,611 | Capacity:
2025 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago |
92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
 Cincinnati |
83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis |
78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
 Pittsburgh |
71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |