St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 4, 2026

St. Louis has several hitters with at least some track record against Shota Imanaga, led by Masyn Winn at 5-for-14 with a .357 average and .928 OPS, and Iván Herrera at 2-for-8 in 9 PA with a .250 average and .958 OPS. JJ Wetherholt is 1-for-3 with a 1.000 OPS, while Lars Nootbaar is also 1-for-3 with a .666 OPS. Jordan Walker is 1-for-5 in 6 PA with a .200 average and .533 OPS, while Alec Burleson has had a tougher time at 1-for-11 with a .091 average and .273 OPS, Pedro Pagés is 1-for-9 with a .111 average and .555 OPS, and José Fermín is hitless in 2 AB, going 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS. Nathan Church has no MLB history vs Imanaga.

Chicago brings even stronger top-end history against Kyle Leahy. Pete Crow-Armstrong is 4-for-8 with a .500 average and 1.125 OPS, Michael Busch is 3-for-8 with a .375 average and .875 OPS, and Alex Bregman is 2-for-5 with a .400 average and .800 OPS. Seiya Suzuki is 1-for-5 with a .200 average and .600 OPS, Ian Happ is 1-for-4 with a .250 average and .500 OPS, Nico Hoerner is 1-for-10 in 11 PA with a .100 average and .282 OPS, and Dansby Swanson is 1-for-5 in 7 PA with a .200 average and .629 OPS. Miguel Amaya has gone hitless in 2 AB, going 0-for-2 in 4 PA with a .500 OPS, and Michael Conforto has no MLB history vs Leahy.

The Cubs appear to have the more familiar and more productive group against the opposing starter, with multiple hitters carrying strong results in meaningful samples. St.