Busch stars as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 7-3 to clinch the top NL wild card

— Michael Busch homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched the top NL wild card with a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
Sep 27, 2025, 06:48 pm - AP
STL
CHC
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J. Taillon
win

J. Taillon11-7

6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 2 BB
M. McGreevy
loss

M. McGreevy8-4

4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

STLCHC
1stBusch homered to right center (386 feet).01
4thArenado homered to left center (368 feet).11
5thBusch homered to left center (392 feet), Shaw scored.13
6thSuzuki homered to left center (370 feet).14
7thWalker homered to center (411 feet), Crooks scored.34
7thBusch tripled to center, Shaw scored.35
8thCrow-Armstrong homered to right (398 feet), Suzuki scored.37
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