Cubs at Cardinals June 26, 2025

Game Time: 2:15 ET

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Attendance: 32,793

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8th inning - CS: Dansby Swanson (2nd base off K. Leahy/ P. Pages)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:48

Umpires: HP-Quinn Wolcott, 1B-Paul Clemons, 2B-Ramon DeJesus, 3B-Adrian Johnson

Weather: 89 degrees. Cloudy

Wind: 8 MPH Right to Left

News From June 26, 2025

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Drew Pomeranz

Works eighth inning, earns hold

PChicago Cubs

June 26, 2025

Pomeranz worked around a hit to toss a scoreless inning and earn a hold in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals. He struck out one.

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Michael Busch

Homers in win

1BChicago Cubs

June 26, 2025

Busch went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals.

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Shota Imanaga

Earns win in return

PChicago Cubs

June 26, 2025

Imanaga (4-2) earned the win against the Cardinals on Thursday, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out three over five scoreless innings.

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Daniel Palencia

Secures eighth save

PChicago Cubs

June 26, 2025

Palencia earned the save in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals, allowing one hit while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning.

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Michael Fulmer

Loses 40-man roster spot

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June 26, 2025

The Cubs designated Fulmer for assignment Thursday.

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Shota Imanaga

Activated for Thursday's start

PChicago Cubs

June 26, 2025

The Cubs activated Imanaga (hamstring) from the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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Ben Brown

May see smaller workload in minors

PChicago Cubs AAA

June 26, 2025

Brown could see his workload reduced a bit at Triple-A Iowa as the Cubs seek to keep him fresh for an eventual return to the majors, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

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Reese McGuire

Goes deep again in easy win

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June 26, 2025

McGuire went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.

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Michael Busch

Swipes rare base Wednesday

1BChicago Cubs

June 26, 2025

Busch went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals. He also stole a base.

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Kyle Tucker

Homers, steals base Wednesday

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June 26, 2025

Tucker went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals. He also stole a base.

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Andre Pallante

Allows two runs in loss

PSt. Louis Cardinals

June 26, 2025

Pallante (5-4) took the loss against the Cubs on Thursday, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts over five innings.

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Nolan Gorman

Another start against lefty

2BSt. Louis Cardinals

June 26, 2025

Gorman will start at designated hitter and bat seventh in Thursday's game versus the Cubs.

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Lars Nootbaar

Dealing with intercostal injury

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

June 26, 2025

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Nootbaar was unavailable Wednesday and again Thursday after receiving a pain-killing shot to combat an intercostal injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Lars Nootbaar

Sitting again versus southpaw

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

June 26, 2025

Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.

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Garrett Hampson

Another start against lefty

SSSt. Louis Cardinals

June 26, 2025

Hampson will start in center field and bat ninth in Thursday's game versus the Cubs.

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Jordan Walker

Avoids surgery

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

June 26, 2025

Walker did not require surgery for his recent bout of appendicitis and was allowed to return home Wednesday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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