Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
Final
Recap
ST. LOUIS -- Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera and Thomas Saggese added solo shots, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first meeting of the season between the teams Friday night. Promoted from Triple-A Memphis before the game, Velázquez hit the first pitch he saw over the left field fence to tie the game 3-3. It was his first game in the majors since June 23, 2024, when he played with Kansas City. He was 0-for-6 in 2023 in games against the Cubs, a team he played for in 2022-23. St. Louis snapped a four-game losing streak. The Cubs entered the game winning their last two after losing their previous 10 games.
Team stats
11Hits9
1Home runs3
1Walks1
8Strikeouts5
1Stolen bases0
114Pitches thrown154
5Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael ConfortoDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Busch1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoby MilnerP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shota ImanagaP | 5.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil MatonP | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan RobertsP | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |