Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-4, scoring 4 runs in the sixth to avoid a
series sweep
[July 06, 2026]
By MATT CARLSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner drove in two runs, Pete
Crow-Armstrong had two hits, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for four runs
in the sixth inning against a sloppy St. Louis defense to top the
Cardinals 6-4 on Sunday and avoid a series sweep.
Alex Bregman doubled in a run, pinch-hitter Pedro Ramirez had an RBI and
the Cubs posted two unearned runs to win for the 10th time in their last
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St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker flies out to Chicago Cubs' Pete
Crow-Armstrong during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July
5, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez) |
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St. Louis' Jordan Walker hit his 20th homer, a three-run shot in
the sixth, then drove in a fourth run with a sacrifice fly in
the eighth to boost his RBI total to 67, tied for most in the
majors. Rookie JJ Wetherholt and Alec Burleson each had two
hits.
After Walker's drive to deep left put St. Louis ahead 3-2,
Chicago took advantage of two Cardinals errors in the bottom of
the sixth.
Hoerner tied it 3-all with an RBI single off Matthew Liberatore
(4-6). Michael Busch scored to make it 4-3 when third baseman
José Fermin threw Dansby Swanson’s double-play grounder wide of
second and into right field.
Hoerner scored from third on Ramirez’s sacrifice fly to Walker
in right. Swanson came home from second to make it 6-3 when
Walker’s throw to third skipped wide of the bag.
Drew Pomeranz (1-3) pitched an inning of relief for his first
win with the Cubs since rejoining them Friday. Jacob Webb tossed
the final two innings for his third save.
Cubs started Javier Assad allowed no runs in 4 2/3 innings,
yielding two singles while walking two and striking out two.
Liberatore allowed four earned runs on four hits in five-plus
innings, and was nursing a 2-0 lead entering the sixth when Matt
Svanson relieved. Liberatore walked two, hit three batters and
struck out two.
The Cubs jumped ahead 2-0 in the first, scoring on Bregman’s
double and Hoerner’s sacrifice fly.
Up next
Cardinals: RHP Dustin May (5-6, 4.80 ERA) faces Milwaukee LHP
Shane Drohan (3-2, 3.12) in St. Louis on Monday.
Cubs: LHP Matthew Boyd (3-1, 5.08) starts Tuesday at Baltimore
against Orioles RHP Shane Baz (4-8, 4.19).
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