Inside Edge
Cardinals 4, Cubs 2 — Sep 26, 2021 Recap
St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Sep 26, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs on Sep 26, 2021?
St. Louis Cardinals won 4-2 on Sep 26, 2021.
See methodology for grading rules and ROI calculation.
Betting Results
Spread
Cardinals covered
Cubs +1.5
Total
Under
6 / 11
Moneyline
Cardinals
-149
Loading probability
Pre-Game Notes
CHCLost 6 straight
Cubs cold
CHCLost ATS 6 straight
Cubs hasn't covered in 6
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Cardinals3.88 ERA3-362.2 IP46 K1.34 WHIP
vs
Cubs3.38 ERA3-353.1 IP55 K1.48 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cardinals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Rondon | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andrew Knizner | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Woodford | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Carpenter | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Carlson | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harrison Bader | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul DeJong | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lars Nootbaar | RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'Neill | LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sergio Alcántara | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Romine | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trayce Thompson | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bote | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Happ | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Martini | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keegan Thompson | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adbert Alzolay | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Deichmann | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cardinals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Woodford | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| Kodi Whitley | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
| Génesis CabreraW | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Giovanny GallegosS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Andrew Miller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Thompson | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 56 |
| Rowan WickBS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Adbert Alzolay | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 59 |
| Scott EffrossH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Codi HeuerL | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
Scoring
Team
RPG
Scored
OPP
Allowed
MARGIN
Per game
4.5★
4.6★
-0.1★
4.9★
4.4★
+0.5★
Edge
Cubs +0.4
Cubs +0.2
Cubs +0.6
Last 10 · Trend
Cardinals3.5avg
Cubs3.3avg
Recent Form
Straight-Up
Cardinals
5-550%
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
CubsL6
2-820%
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
Against the Spread
Cardinals
5-550%
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
Cubs6 fail
2-820%
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cardinals
Overall
57%28-21
59%29-20
47%22-25
Cubs
Overall
57%29-22
41%21-30
57%27-20
Matchup Venue
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cardinals
On Road
65%15-8
61%14-9
41%9-13
Cubs
At Home
67%18-9
44%12-15
54%13-11