Cubs 6, Cardinals 5 — Oct 2, 2021 Recap
Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Oct 2, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals on Oct 2, 2021?
Chicago Cubs won 6-5 on Oct 2, 2021.
See methodology for grading rules and ROI calculation.
Betting Results
Spread
Cubs covered
Cardinals -1.5
Total
Over
11 / 9
Moneyline
Cubs
+160
Loading probability
Pre-Game Notes
CHCLost 6 straight
Cubs cold
CHCLost ATS 6 straight
Cubs hasn't covered in 6
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Cubs2.80 ERA1-235.1 IP28 K1.08 WHIP
vs
Cardinals4.71 ERA7-6141.1 IP91 K1.51 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erick Castillo | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trayce Thompson | RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cory Abbott | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Ortega | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Trent Giambrone | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johneshwy Fargas | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Ladendorf | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sergio Alcántara | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adrian Sampson | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Cardinals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yadier Molina | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Lester | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harrison Bader | CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Carpenter | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'Neill | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edmundo Sosa | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Edman | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Carlson | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul DeJong | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Rondon | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Sampson | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 91 |
| Michael RuckerBS | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jason AdamW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Rowan WickS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
Cardinals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 88 |
| Kodi WhitleyH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Luis GarcíaL | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Scoring
Team
RPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
4.9★
4.4★
+0.5★
4.5★
4.6★
-0.1★
Edge
Cubs +0.4
Cubs +0.2
Cubs +0.6
Last 10 · Trend
Cubs3.3avg
Cardinals3.5avg
Recent Form
Straight-Up
CubsL6
2-820%
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
Cardinals
5-550%
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
Against the Spread
Cubs6 fail
2-820%
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
Cardinals
5-550%
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cubs
Overall
57%29-22
41%21-30
57%27-20
Cardinals
Overall
57%28-21
59%29-20
47%22-25
Matchup Venue
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cubs
On Road
46%11-13
38%9-15
61%14-9
Cardinals
At Home
50%13-13
58%15-11
52%13-12
Inside Edge