US EditionCardinals Swept in Chicago, Endure Four-Game Losing Skid at Season's End
Seiya Suzuki homered for the fourth straight game and Javier Assad pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the Cubs secured a playoff spot with a 2-0 sweep.
- The Chicago Cubs swept the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series at Wrigley Field, finishing the regular season with a 92-70 record and securing the top NL wild card spot.
- The Cubs' recent success followed an 11th-hour offensive resurgence led by Seiya Suzuki, who recovered from a second-half slump to enter the playoffs with strong confidence.
- Suzuki delivered a powerful performance in his final four games with five home runs and 10 RBIs, boosting his season numbers to 32 home runs and leading the team with 103 runs batted in, placing him among the top Japanese-born players in MLB history.
- Javier Assad pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out six, while Jordan Wicks finished the game with three scoreless innings and four strikeouts to secure the save.
- The Cubs will open their postseason with a short series against the San Diego Padres starting Tuesday at Wrigley Field, hoping their offense, which has recently improved, can carry them further in October.
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Cardinals swept in Chicago, endure four-game losing skid at season's end
CHICAGO, Ill. (KMIZ) The Cardinals have ended their season with a losing record for just the second time since 2007. St. Louis (78-84) surrendered a series sweep against the Chicago Cubs (92-70) with a 2-0 loss in its season finale at Wrigley Field. With Sunday's loss, manager Oliver Marmol's team suffered defeats in its final four games of the 2025 campaign. The Redbirds fell short of a spot in the postseason, ending their 162-game marathon wit…
Seiya Suzuki continues home-run barrage as Cubs head to playoffs with win in regular-season finale
Suzuki homered for the fifth time in four days to help the Cubs to a win over the rival Cardinals and looks like a fearsome middle-of-the-order presence heading into the postseason.
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Suzuki and Assad power playoff-bound Cubs to a 2-0 win over the Cardinals
Seiya Suzuki homered in his fourth straight game, Javier Assad pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and the playoff-bound Chicago Cubs beat the St.
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