St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
July 29, 2026 • 7:45 PM • Busch Stadium
Status
Final
St. Louis Cardinals
STL
3
Chicago Cubs
CHC
2
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Starter
Chicago Cubs
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsSt. Louis Cardinals
54-54 (.500)
Div
#4
WC
#8
GB
13.0
Chicago Cubs
61-47 (.565)
Div
#2
WC
#1
GB
6.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .700 | .773 |
| HR | 148 | 196 |
| Runs | 623 | 746 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 4.17 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.26 |
| Strikeouts | 1092 | 1073 |
Top Players
St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters
Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Hitters
Pitchers
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki (RF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Busch (1B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Happ (LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto (DH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Dean (DH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramírez (2B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson (SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Amaya (C) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner (2B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Boyd (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Webb (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Thielbar (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trent Thornton (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| JJ Wetherholt (2B) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker (RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Iván Herrera (DH) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson (1B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Masyn Winn (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| José Fermín (3B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Blaze Jordan (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Torres (LF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Church (CF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Pagés (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Nootbaar (PH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin May (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Bruihl (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Stanek (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Soriano (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley O'Brien (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gastelum (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Matthew Boyd | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trent Thornton | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Dustin May | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Bruihl | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
top 10 • Home Run • 0-2
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. Dansby Swanson scores.
bottom 10 • Forceout • 1-2
Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Alex Bregman. Nathan Church scores. Lars Nootbaar out at 3rd. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. Jordan Walker to 1st.
bottom 10 • Double • 3-2
Iván Herrera doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. JJ Wetherholt scores. Jordan Walker scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 10 • Double • 3-2
Iván Herrera doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. JJ Wetherholt scores. Jordan Walker scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
bottom 10 • Forceout • 1-2
Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Alex Bregman. Nathan Church scores. Lars Nootbaar out at 3rd. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. Jordan Walker to 1st.
bottom 10 • Walk • 0-2
JJ Wetherholt walks. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Single • 0-2
Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Nathan Church to 3rd.
top 10 • Grounded Into DP • 0-2
Michael Busch grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Seiya Suzuki out at 2nd. Michael Busch out at 1st.
top 10 • Single • 0-2
Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
top 10 • Home Run • 0-2
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. Dansby Swanson scores.
top 10 • Lineout • 0-0
Nico Hoerner lines out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.
bottom 9 • Pop Out • 0-0
Nathan Church pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
bottom 9 • Double • 0-0
Blaze Jordan doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 0-0
José Fermín strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 0-0
Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Flyout • 0-0
Dansby Swanson flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
top 9 • Intent Walk • 0-0
Riley O'Brien intentionally walks Pedro Ramírez.
top 9 • Hit By Pitch • 0-0
Michael Conforto hit by pitch.
top 9 • Strikeout • 0-0
Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Flyout • 0-0
Alex Bregman flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 0-0
Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 0-0
Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 0-0
Jordan Walker called out on strikes.
top 8 • Strikeout • 0-0
Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Walk • 0-0
Seiya Suzuki walks.
top 8 • Groundout • 0-0
Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.
top 8 • Strikeout • 0-0
Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging, catcher Pedro Pagés to first baseman Alec Burleson.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 0-0
JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 0-0
Pedro Pagés grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 0-0
Nathan Church flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
top 7 • Strikeout • 0-0
Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Walk • 0-0
Pedro Ramírez walks.
top 7 • Walk • 0-0
Michael Conforto walks.