MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/31/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1465 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (22-38) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (25-34) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 1
Chicago Upended by St. Louis, 4-3
St. Louis picked up a win at Busch Stadium, bumping off the Chicago Cubs, 4-3. Pitcher Ken Nicholson was a major reason the Cardinals emerged victorious. The save went to Carlos A. Salazar, number 9 for him. With the win, St. Louis goes to 25-34, while the Cubs fall to 22-38.

Left Fielder Zak Taylor made an impact for St. Louis, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Mariano Ortega in the bottom of the third. For the contest, Taylor went 1-3 with a double and a walk, while scoring 2.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Taylor, "and then get after the next one."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Barreto 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .248 4 21
R. Snyder SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 0 18
D. Hopper 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 8 23
   a-B. Collins PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 13
R. Hicks RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 3 23
Q. Coleman CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .256 4 27
K. Wilson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .262 1 19
T. Green LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .232 1 7
V. Caratini C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .213 0 3
K. Bryant DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 1 8
Totals 34 3 6 3 1 11 10      
a - B. Collins pinch hit for D. Hopper in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Q. Coleman (13, 7th Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Wilson (9, 9th Inning off C. Salazar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Green (1, 7th Inning off K. Nicholson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Barreto , Q. Coleman 2 , K. Wilson 2 , T. Green 4 , V. Caratini , K. Bryant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hopper , T. Green , V. Caratini
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Green(Álvarez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 6 20
   a-P. Logan CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 0
J. Encarnación RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .249 9 27
A. Romero 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .305 5 32
J. García DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .252 12 27
B. Swihart C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 3 15
B. Wolfe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
A. Lamb CF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .212 2 17
E. Anderson 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .253 6 26
J. Álvarez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 1 17
Totals 28 4 7 4 6 2 11      
a - P. Logan substituted for Z. Taylor in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Taylor (13, 3rd Inning off M. Ortega, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor 2 , J. Encarnación , A. Romero , J. García , A. Lamb , E. Anderson , J. Álvarez
2-out RBI: J. Encarnación , A. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García , B. Wolfe , A. Lamb
Sac Fly: A. Romero
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Anderson (8)
CS: A. Lamb (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wolfe (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Ortega L (1-4) 5.0 7 4 4 5 2 0 25 101 4.11   
T. Matzek 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 32 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ortega 34
Batters Faced: M. Ortega 25, T. Matzek 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ortega 6-5, T. Matzek 2-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ortega 101-58, T. Matzek 32-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Nicholson W (3-2) 6.2 5 3 3 1 8 1 26 89 3.60   
K. Crockett H (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 2.11   
C. Salazar SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 16 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nicholson 59
Batters Faced: K. Nicholson 26, K. Crockett 4, C. Salazar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nicholson 3-9, K. Crockett 2-1, C. Salazar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nicholson 89-62, K. Crockett 14-10, C. Salazar 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Nicholson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:20 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 43828
Sunday, May 31st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60