{"id":186588,"date":"2025-09-28T01:55:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/186588\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T01:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:55:08","slug":"michael-busch-continues-dominance-of-st-louis-cardinals-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/186588\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Busch continues dominance of St. Louis Cardinals in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\/news\/michael-busch-continues-dominance-st-louis-cardinals-2025\/caa78349188222e05a501051?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael Busch continues dominance of St. Louis Cardinals in 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michael Busch continues dominance of St. Louis Cardinals in 2025<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There have not been many players that have ever tormented the St. Louis Cardinals the way Michael Busch has this season. Every series between the Cubs and Cardinals in 2025 has felt like a showcase for Busch, who has turned the rivalry into his own personal stage.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Saturday at Wrigley Field was the latest example. Busch nearly hit for the cycle, crushing two home runs, doubling, and tripling before St. Louis finally decided they\u2019d had enough. With the Cubs\u2019 crowd excited in anticipation of history, the Cardinals intentionally walked him in the eighth inning, drawing a chorus of boos that shook the Friendly Confines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not here for anybody\u2019s amusement,\u201d Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol explained after the game. \u201cI\u2019m trying to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision robbed fans of a potential milestone, but it didn\u2019t erase Busch\u2019s damage. The Cubs won 7-3, and Busch\u2019s stat line against St. Louis this year remains jaw-dropping: a .467 batting average, nine home runs, five doubles, and 17 RBIs heading into the final game of the season series.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/news\/aaron-judge-makes-more-mlb-history-saturday\/b3e087e8ec532f6ab714ebef\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aaron Judge makes more MLB history on Saturday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Aaron Judge makes more MLB history on Saturday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t just been production; it\u2019s been dominance. Twice this season, Busch has piled up at least 13 total bases in a game against the Cardinals, making him the first Cub ever to accomplish that feat twice in a single year. The most memorable came on July 4, when Busch belted three home runs and added a single for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>Even his teammates admit they understand why St. Louis might be fed up. \u201cI\u2019d be a little bit sick of watching him hit a lot of homers, too,\u201d Dansby Swanson said after the win.<\/p>\n<p>For Cubs fans, Busch\u2019s breakout has been something to see. For the Cardinals, it has been a nightmare, much like their season &#8211; the third in a row. Michael Busch has made his way into the long-standing rivalry between these two teams.<\/p>\n<p>More MLB News:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Busch continues dominance of St. Louis Cardinals in 2025 originally appeared on The Sporting News There have&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[4260,25929,90190,363,99,7645,1231,40434],"class_list":["post-186588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-aaron-judge","tag-dansby-swanson","tag-michael-busch","tag-mlb","tag-sports","tag-st-louis","tag-st-louis-cardinals","tag-the-cubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}