ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Interstat) — The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Busch Stadium III. St. Louis collected 13 hits and scored in five innings. Alec Burleson doubled in Iván Herrera in the first, and Joshua Báez, Burleson and Leo Bernal each drove in two runs. Matthew Liberatore started and allowed two earned runs over 4 1/3 innings. Chase Meidroth hit two home runs and drove in two for Chicago, which had nine hits. Chicago also scored in the second and seventh innings. Anthony Kay took the loss after allowing three earned runs in four innings. Gordon Graceffo earned the win in relief. Riley O’Brien and Ryne Stanek each worked a scoreless inning. St. Louis grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 30,274, and the game took 2 hours, 53 minutes. The Cardinals improved to 73-75, while the White Sox fell to 75-72.