Liberatore and Dobbins pitch the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the
Cubs
[June 01, 2026]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matthew Liberatore took a shutout into
the sixth inning and Masyn Winn hit a two-run single as the St. Louis
Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday night.
JJ Wetherholt and Iván Herrera each had two hits and scored twice for
the Cardinals, who took two of three from their NL Central rivals after
entering the series on a four-game losing streak. Alec Burleson drove in
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore is congratulated by
teammates after being relieved from the mound during the sixth inning of
a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Sunday, May 31, 2026, in St.
Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) |
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Alex Bregman homered for the Cubs, who are 3-2 since a 10-game
skid.
Liberatore (3-3) allowed three hits and one walk in 5 1/3
scoreless innings after giving up at least three runs in each of
his previous three starts. He struck out four.
Hunter Dobbins relieved Liberatore hours after being recalled
from Triple-A Memphis and yielded one run on four hits with four
strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings for his first professional save.
Bregman hit his fifth homer this season to left field off his
former Boston teammate in the sixth to spoil the shutout and
extend his hitting streak to 11 games.
Burleson blooped an RBI single off reliever Ethan Roberts that
landed just in front of left fielder Ian Happ to make it 3-0 in
the third. Winn added a two-run single that extended the margin
to 5-0.
Jordan Walker had an RBI single for the Cardinals in a two-run
first.
Jordan Wicks (0-2) was charged with three runs and four hits in
two-plus innings. He was removed after Wetherholt reached on an
infield single leading off the third.
St. Louis opened a 2-0 lead after Wetherholt, Herrera and Walker
all singled to start the bottom of the first.
Up next
Cubs: RHP Jameson Taillon (2-4, 5.37 ERA) will face Athletics
LHP Gage Jump (0-1, 7.20) to open a six-game homestand Tuesday
night.
Cardinals: RHP Michael McGreevy (3-4, 2.98 ERA) faces Rangers
RHP Jacob deGrom (3-4, 3.77) to begin a three-game series Monday
night.
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