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Cubs Beat Cardinals 7-3, Extend Wild-Card Lead

7/29/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7–3 after a rain delay that pushed the first pitch to 8:30 p.m. CT, with Alex Bregman 4-for-5 and a homer and Nico Hoerner a two-run homer.
Colin Rea (7-7, 4.85 ERA) and Michael McGreevy (4-8, 3.07 ERA) started for Chicago and St. Louis.
The win left Chicago at 60-46, 4½ games ahead in the NL wild-card race and 3.5 games ahead of the Phillies.

History

Historical Context

In 1908 the Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers 4–1 to win the World Series, a triumph that featured pitcher Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown and began a championship drought that lasted 108 years. The 2024 season revived that legacy, as the Cubs opened 5-0 with Shota Imanaga’s 0.84 ERA and threw a combined no-hitter, putting them within a few games of the wild-card.

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Story summary

The Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7–3 after a rain delay that pushed the first pitch to 8:30 p.m. CT, with Alex Bregman 4-for-5 and a homer and Nico Hoerner a two-run homer.
Colin Rea (7-7, 4.85 ERA) and Michael McGreevy (4-8, 3.07 ERA) started for Chicago and St. Louis.
The win left Chicago at 60-46, 4½ games ahead in the NL wild-card race and 3.5 games ahead of the Phillies.

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