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July 5, 2025

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 8 13 0
Cubs 6 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 8 13 0
Cubs 6 9 1

Mike Busch Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .295
OBP .750 .378
At Bats 4 275
Hits 3 81
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 1 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 18
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 1 56
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Wrigley Field - July 5, 2025
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Strikeout
Ryan Helsley
Yohel Pozo
Willson Contreras
Brendan Donovan
Thomas Saggese
Masyn Winn
Lars Nootbaar
Victor Scott
Garrett Hampson
Mike Busch
 
 
 

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 8 13 0
Chicago Cubs 6 9 1
Winning Pitcher Steven Matz (5-2)
Losing Pitcher Brad Keller (3-1)
Save Ryan Helsley (17)
Game Winning RBI
Attendance 40,119
Time of Game 2 hours and 52. minutes
Baseball-Reference Box Score
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Busch strikes out swinging.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kelly hits a fly ball towards left. Nootbaar makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ryan Helsley replaces JoJo Romero as Pitcher. Garrett Hampson replaces Alec Burleson as Right Fielder batting 4th. Swanson hits a fly ball towards left. Nootbaar makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burleson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Contreras strikes out swinging.
Top 9 Porter Hodge replaces Brad Keller as Pitcher. Justin Turner moves from Pinch Hitter to 3rd Baseman. Winn hits a fly ball towards left. Happ makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Crow-Armstrong hits a ground ball towards first. Contreras fields it and makes the out, unassisted.
Bottom 8 Suzuki hits a line drive into left center field. That will be extra bases. Suzuki is safe at second with a double. Tucker scores.
Bottom 8 Pozo is called for interference on Tucker. Tucker is on 1st.
Bottom 8 Happ strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8 JoJo Romero replaces Steven Matz as Pitcher. Yohel Pozo moves from Pinch Hitter to C. Justin Turner pinch hits for Matt Shaw batting 9th. Turner hits a popup towards second. Donovan makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Donovan hits a popup towards third. Shaw makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Scott strikes out swinging.
Top 8 Yohel Pozo pinch hits for Pedro Pages batting 8th. Pozo hits a drive into left field. That ball is gone. Nootbaar scores. Gorman scores. A 3 run home run.
Top 8 Gorman hits a ground ball, base hit into left field. Saggese scores. Nootbaar moves to 3rd.
Top 8 Nootbaar bunts in front of the plate for a base hit. Saggese moves to 2nd.
Top 8 Saggese hits a ground ball, base hit into right field.
Top 8 Burleson hits a drive into center field. Going, going, gone. A solo home run.
Top 8 Brad Keller replaces Ryan Pressly as Pitcher. Contreras hits a fly ball towards center. Crow-Armstrong makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hoerner hits a popup, in foul territory, off the first base line. Contreras makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Busch is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a drive into left field. That ball is gone. A solo home run.
Bottom 7 Swanson strikes out swinging.
Top 7 Winn hits a ground ball to third. There's the throw to second for one, and over to first, double play.
Top 7 Donovan hits a ground ball, base hit into left field.
Top 7 Ryan Pressly replaces Caleb Thielbar as Pitcher. Scott strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6 Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6 That is ball 4. Suzuki is on with a walk. Hoerner moves to 3rd. Happ moves to 2nd.
Bottom 6 Tucker hits a fly ball towards center. Scott makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Steven Matz replaces Kyle Leahy as Pitcher. That is ball 4. Happ is on with a walk.
Bottom 6 Shaw hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and Shaw is out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Busch scores. Hoerner moves to 2nd.
Bottom 6 Hoerner hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. Kelly scores. Busch moves to 3rd.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Busch moves to 2nd.
Bottom 6 Busch hits a ground ball, base hit into left field. Kelly moves to 3rd.
Bottom 6 Kyle Leahy replaces Matthew Liberatore as Pitcher. Kelly hits a drive into center field. That ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 6 Pages strikes out swinging.
Top 6 Gorman hits a short popup towards 1st. Busch makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Caleb Thielbar replaces Ryan Brasier as Pitcher. Nootbaar hits a line drive deep towards center. Crow-Armstrong makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Swanson softly hits a ground ball towards first. There's the throw to Liberatore covering, and Swanson is out.
Bottom 5 Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5 Suzuki hits a fly ball towards center. Scott makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Saggese hits a ground ball to second. Hoerner steps on second for one, and over to first, double play.
Top 5 Burleson hits a ground ball, base hit into right field. Contreras moves to 3rd.
Top 5 Contreras hits a ground ball, base hit into right field.
Top 5 Ryan Brasier replaces Chris Flexen as Pitcher. Winn hits a fly ball towards right. Tucker is there to make the catch.
Bottom 4 Tucker hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Tucker is out.
Bottom 4 Happ softly hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Happ is out. Hoerner scores. Shaw moves to 3rd.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. Shaw is safe at second and Hoerner is safe at third.
Bottom 4 Shaw is on 1st.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Busch moves to 3rd. Hoerner moves to 2nd.
Bottom 4 That is ball 4. Hoerner is on with a walk.
Bottom 4 Busch hits a double.
Top 4 Donovan hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Donovan is out.
Top 4 Scott hits a fly ball towards right. Tucker is there to make the catch.
Top 4 Pages hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Pages is out.
Top 4 Gorman hits a drive into left center field. That ball is out of here. A solo home run.
Bottom 3 Kelly hits a ground ball towards short. Winn throws to second to get Swanson.
Bottom 3 Swanson hits a ground ball, base hit into left field.
Bottom 3 Crow-Armstrong hits a fly ball towards center. Scott makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Suzuki strikes out swinging.
Top 3 Nootbaar hits a popup, foul, off the third base line. Shaw makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Saggese strikes out swinging.
Top 3 Burleson hits a ground ball towards first. There's the throw to Flexen covering, and Burleson is out.
Bottom 2 Tucker hits a line drive towards center. Scott makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 That is ball 4. Happ is on with a walk.
Bottom 2 Shaw hits a ground ball towards first. There's the throw to Liberatore covering, and Shaw is out.
Bottom 2 Hoerner hits a fly ball towards center. Scott makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Busch hits a drive into left center field. That ball is out of here. A solo home run.
Top 2 Contreras strikes out swinging.
Top 2 Winn hits a line drive, base hit into left field. Donovan moves to 2nd.
Top 2 Donovan hits a ground ball, base hit into center field.
Top 2 Scott hits a fly ball towards center. Crow-Armstrong makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pages hits a fly ball towards right. Tucker is there to make the catch.
Bottom 1 Kelly hits a fly ball towards right. Burleson is there to make the catch.
Bottom 1 Swanson strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1 That is ball 4. Crow-Armstrong is on with a walk. Happ moves to 3rd. Tucker moves to 2nd.
Bottom 1 Suzuki strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1 Tucker hits a ground ball, base hit into right field. Happ moves to 2nd.
Bottom 1 That is ball 4. Happ is on with a walk.
Top 1 Gorman hits a fly ball towards left. Happ makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nootbaar hits a short popup towards 3rd. Shaw makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Chris Flexen replaces Drew Pomeranz as Pitcher. Saggese hits a ground ball, base hit into right field. Donovan scores. Contreras scores. Burleson moves to 3rd. Saggese moves to 2nd on an error by Tucker.
Top 1 Burleson hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. Donovan moves to 3rd. Contreras moves to 2nd.
Top 1 That is ball 4. Contreras is on with a walk. Donovan moves to 2nd.
Top 1 Winn strikes out swinging.
Top 1 That is ball 4. Donovan is on with a walk.