6:45 PM CDT · Busch Stadium
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals 2–8 final
- Thin airAir density 0.92: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.92Thin air
1.124 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+6.4 mph · 6.9 mph
to 25 mph
- Temperature
- 94°F
- 37%
- 29.56 inHg
- Elevation
- 460 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 8 mph, Out To LF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | Over -120 · Under -102 | 55% over | |
| — | CHC -125 · STL +105 | STL 49% | |
| STL +1.5 | STL -165 · CHC +135 | — | |
| Ben Brown | 4.5 | Over -158 · Under +115 | 61% over |
| Matthew Liberatore | 3.5 | Over -125 · Under -105 | 56% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Ben Brown CHC · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 9 H, 8 , 2 BB, 3 K, 81 pitches
58% 38% 4%
Four-seam58%
Changeup4%
- 95.7 mph
- 17.2 in
- 28%
- 26% / 7%
- 46%
- 43%
- .331
- 1,255
- 21% · 20% vs RHP
| 86 | 18% | .294 | 2.7 in | |
| 514 | 27% | .339 | 5.4 in |
| 114 | 24% | .306 | 2.9 in | |
| 731 | 27% | .335 | 5.3 in |
Matthew Liberatore STL · LHP
Today: 7.0 , 6 H, 2 , 1 BB, 5 K, 85 pitches
53% 35% 13%
Four-seam26%
Sinker13%
Cutter14%
Slider22%
Curveball12%
Changeup13%
- 94.2 mph
- 16.3 in
- 20%
- 20% / 3%
- 45%
- 44%
- .300
- 1,181
- 20% · 21% vs LHP
| 178 | 14% | .276 | 12.2 in | |
| 0 | — | — | — |
| 612 | 22% | .290 | 9.5 in | |
| 315 | 18% | .375 | 10.2 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Happ LF · S | 320 | 88.9 | 18.1° | 41% | 10% | 18% | 11 | .341 | .362 / .343 | +525 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 2 | Kyle Tucker RF · L Power in carry conditions | 339 | 91.2 | 19.2° | 46% | 14% | 24% | 15 | .389 | .434 / .406 | +525 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 3 | Seiya Suzuki DH · R Power in carry conditionsWind toward pull side | 324 | 92.5 | 18.6° | 50% | 18% | 22% | 20 | .353 | .416 / .383 | +350 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 4 | Dansby Swanson SS · R Power in carry conditions | 318 | 89.5 | 12.9° | 45% | 12% | 13% | 14 | .338 | .347 / .315 | +425 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 5 | Jon Berti 2B · R | 87 | 86.7 | 1.0° | 37% | 3% | 2% | 0 | .278 | — / .331 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 6 | Carson Kelly C · R Wind toward pull side | 182 | 90.0 | 14.9° | 44% | 10% | 20% | 9 | .343 | .376 / .342 | +575 | 1.5 | 2-3 |
| 7 | Vidal Bruján CF · S | 31 | 85.1 | 9.5° | 41% | 0% | 14% | 0 | .186 | — / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| 8 | Justin Turner 1B · R | 115 | 88.1 | 17.8° | 27% | 2% | 11% | 1 | .307 | — / .280 | +700 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Matt Shaw 3B · R | 175 | 82.0 | 9.4° | 23% | 4% | 12% | 2 | .296 | .291 / .318 | +825 | 1.5 | 0-2 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Donovan 2B · L | 307 | 89.4 | 10.2° | 41% | 8% | 12% | 4 | .357 | .464 / .378 | +775 | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 2 | Masyn Winn SS · R | 281 | 87.0 | 16.1° | 34% | 5% | 17% | 6 | .305 | .357 / .315 | +850 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 3 | Alec Burleson RF · L | 241 | 90.9 | 15.9° | 44% | 7% | 15% | 8 | .329 | .504 / .312 | +425 | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Willson Contreras 1B · R Power in carry conditions | 314 | 89.4 | 8.9° | 46% | 13% | 18% | 10 | .359 | .302 / .335 | +475 | 1.5 | 3-4 |
| 5 | Lars Nootbaar LF · L | 333 | 92.0 | 17.7° | 53% | 10% | 15% | 9 | .330 | .362 / .335 | +525 | 0.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 6 | Nolan Arenado 3B · R Wind toward pull side | 303 | 87.4 | 19.2° | 36% | 5% | 20% | 10 | .297 | .307 / .320 | +600 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 7 | Nolan Gorman DH · L | 163 | 86.7 | 21.4° | 39% | 10% | 17% | 4 | .312 | .384 / .280 | +550 | 0.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 8 | Pedro Pagés C · R | 193 | 86.8 | 14.1° | 35% | 7% | 13% | 5 | .250 | .194 / .255 | +850 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Victor Scott II CF · L | 261 | 80.6 | 9.3° | 26% | 4% | 9% | 3 | .284 | .320 / .242 | +1100 | 0.5 | 1-3 |