{"id":23979,"date":"2025-07-07T08:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/2025\/07\/07\/cubs-boyd-strikes-out-9-in-5-innings-against-cardinals-after-being-named-to-first-all-star-team\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T08:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:27:11","slug":"cubs-boyd-strikes-out-9-in-5-innings-against-cardinals-after-being-named-to-first-all-star-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/2025\/07\/07\/cubs-boyd-strikes-out-9-in-5-innings-against-cardinals-after-being-named-to-first-all-star-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs&#8217; Boyd strikes out 9 in 5 innings against Cardinals after being named to first All-Star team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the Game<\/h2>\n<h2>Overview of the Match<\/h2>\n<p>\nCHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Matthew Boyd struck out nine in five innings hours after being named to his first All-Star team, helping the Chicago Cubs rout the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<h2>Performance Details<\/h2>\n<h3>Boyd&#8217;s Achievement<\/h3>\n<p>Boyd (0-3) allowed only three hits and lowered his ERA to 2.52.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Performance<\/h3>\n<p>The Cubs got on the board early, then surged ahead with a five-run third inning. Chicago scored a run in each of the first five innings to jump out to an 11-0 lead.<\/p>\n<h2>Player Highlights<\/h2>\n<h4>Notable Players<\/h4>\n<p>Nico Hoerner was 3 for 4 with three runs and finished a home run shy of the cycle. Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong were each 2 for 5, with Suzuki hitting his 25th homer.<\/p>\n<h2>Opposition Performance<\/h2>\n<h4>Cardinals&#8217; Struggle<\/h4>\n<p>Cardinals starter Erick Fedde (3-9) pitched just 1 1\/3 innings before being replaced with the bases loaded. He allowed three earned runs.<\/p>\n<h2>Game Turning Points<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key moment<\/h4>\n<p>With the bases loaded in the second inning, Kyle Tucker grounded a single into the outfield, scoring a pair of runs to put Chicago up 3-0.<\/p>\n<h2>Statistical Analysis<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key stat<\/h4>\n<p>Chicago was 5 for 18 with runners in scoring position. St. Louis was 0 for 7.<\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Matches<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Up next<\/h4>\n<p>Chicago is at Minnesota on Tuesday night, with LHP Shota Imanaga (5-2, 2.78 ERA) on the mound. St. Louis is set to host Washington on Tuesday night, with RHP Andre Pallante (5-4, 4.10) slated to start.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The Chicago Cubs&#8217; dominant performance against the St. Louis Cardinals, led by Matthew Boyd&#8217;s impressive outing, marked a significant win for the team. With Boyd&#8217;s first All-Star team nomination and the team&#8217;s strong batting, the Cubs are looking forward to their upcoming matches with optimism.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<h6>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Q: Who was named to his first All-Star team?\n<ul>\n<li>A: Matthew Boyd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Q: What was the final score of the game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals?\n<ul>\n<li>A: 11-0 in favor of the Chicago Cubs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Q: Who hit his 25th homer in the game?\n<ul>\n<li>A: Seiya Suzuki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to the Game Overview of the Match CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Matthew Boyd struck out nine in five innings hours after being named to his first All-Star team, helping the Chicago Cubs rout the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 on Sunday night. Performance Details Boyd&#8217;s Achievement Boyd (0-3) allowed only three hits and lowered his ERA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wgntv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/AP25187857761803.jpg?w=900&w=900&resize=900,599&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23982,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23979\/revisions\/23982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}