🔴 LIVE Cubs vs. Cardinals REDBIRDS TRY FOR SPLIT! - Play by Play & Reaction | Game 111 of 162 [XqyNJoCNMi7]
This afternoon the St. Louis Cardinals (54-54) grapple with the Chicago Cubs (61-47) in the fourth and final game of this series. In last night's game, the Redbirds pulled out a remarkably exciting finish, defeating the Cubs 3-2 in 10 innings. Today, they look to try and split this series with the club from the Northside of Chicago. Taking the ball this afternoon for the Redbirds is RHP Andre Pallante (11-6, 3.77 ERA). In Pallante's previous start against the Cincinnati Reds on 7/25 he went 7.0 IP, giving up 2 hits, no runs, 1 walk and accumulating 8 strikeouts. That start was one of the finest in 2026 for Pallante, and the Cards are hoping for something similar in today's finale. Starting for the Cubs today is the 29 year old RHP Javier Assad (6-1, 3.86 ERA), who has gone in and out of the rotation in 2026. In his last start against the Cardinals back on 7/5, Assad went 4.2 IP, giving up 2 hits, 2 walks, and racking up 2 strikeouts. Clearly Assad is a puzzle the Redbirds still need to figure out. Will Pallante go out and continue his very fine pitching from his last start? Can the Cardinals offense puzzle out Assad and put up some runs on the board in the regulation 9 innings? Tune into Paul D. for the call, with scheduled first pitch at Busch Stadium set for 1:15 PM CST. Sit back and enjoy this Business Man's special on get-away-day, right here on Bomber's Game Mic! #stlcardinals #livestream #playbyplay #mlb #chicagocubs #nlcentral