St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs, May 30, 2026 Box Score

CubsChicago CubsCHC

6-1

Final

CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsSTL

May 30, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

3-2

Last 5

St. Louis Cardinals

1-4

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Ben Brown

Recorded starter

St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Leahy

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 30, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Chicago Cubs	32-27	.542	#2	#3	4.0
St. Louis Cardinals	30-26	.536	#3	#4	4.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Chicago CubsSt. Louis Cardinals

.767

OPS

.691

220

167

850

Runs

720

4.12

ERA

4.26

1.26

WHIP

1.36

1260

Strikeouts by pitchers

1278

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Ian Happ

10 H, 3 HR, 11 RBI

Pete Crow-Armstrong

8 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Michael Busch

6 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Ben Brown

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.29 ERA

Colin Rea

5.1 IP, 5 SO, 3.38 ERA

Jameson Taillon

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 7.20 ERA

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Nelson Velázquez

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Iván Herrera

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Thomas Saggese

1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Justin Bruihl

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Dustin May

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.29 ERA

Kyle Leahy

4.1 IP, 4 SO, 2.08 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Ben Brown

Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Pete Crow-Armstrong

Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Kyle Leahy

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1: CHC 12 hits, STL 5 hits; CHC 0 errors, STL 3 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	6	12	0
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3

Box Score

Batting

Pete Crow-Armstrong led Chicago Cubs with 4 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Chicago Cubs batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	2	4	2	0	1	1
Nico Hoerner2B	6	0	2	1	0	0	0
Michael Busch1B	4	0	1	2	0	0	0
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	0
Ian HappLF	5	1	2	0	0	1	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	5	1	1	0	0	1	0
Moisés BallesterosDH	5	0	1	0	0	1	0
Miguel AmayaC	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dansby SwansonSS	3	1	0	0	2	2	0
Totals	40	6	12	5	3	7	1

JJ Wetherholt led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	3	0	0	0
Iván HerreraDH	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nolan Gorman3B	3	0	0	0	0	3
Masyn WinnSS	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmy CrooksC	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bryan TorresLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Victor Scott IICF	2	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	29	1	5	1	2	7

Pitching

Ben Brown went 7.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 1 ER); Kyle Leahy went 4.1 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Chicago Cubs
Ben Brown	7.0	3	1	1	1	6	0
Jacob Webb	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Daniel Palencia	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Leahy	4.1	6	1	1	0	4	0
Ryan Fernandez	1.0	0	2	0	2	1	0
Justin Bruihl	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gordon Graceffo	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	1
Matt Pushard	1.2	3	2	1	1	0	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

B4
Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Seiya Suzuki to catcher Miguel Amaya to shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 0, STL 1
T5
Single Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. CHC 1, STL 1
T6
Single Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Miguel Amaya scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. CHC 2, STL 1
T6
Sac Fly Michael Busch out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. CHC 3, STL 1
T8
Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 4, STL 1
T9
Walk Dansby Swanson walks. CHC 5, STL 1
T9
Single Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Seiya Suzuki scores. Miguel Amaya to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. CHC 6, STL 1

Play-by-Play

All 78 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Lineout Jordan Walker lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 6, STL 1
B9
Single Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Iván Herrera out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Seiya Suzuki to third baseman Alex Bregman. CHC 6, STL 1
B9
Forceout Iván Herrera grounds into a force out, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Nico Hoerner. JJ Wetherholt out at 2nd. Iván Herrera to 1st. CHC 6, STL 1
B9
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 6, STL 1
T9
Grounded Into DP Nico Hoerner grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner out at 1st. CHC 6, STL 1
T9
Single Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Seiya Suzuki scores. Miguel Amaya to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. CHC 6, STL 1
T9
Walk Dansby Swanson walks. CHC 5, STL 1
T9
Catcher Interference Miguel Amaya reaches on catcher interference by Jimmy Crooks. Miguel Amaya to 1st. CHC 4, STL 1
T9
Groundout Moisés Ballesteros grounds out softly, pitcher Matt Pushard to first baseman Alec Burleson. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. CHC 4, STL 1
T9
Field Error Seiya Suzuki reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Nolan Gorman. Ian Happ to 3rd. CHC 4, STL 1
T9
Double Ian Happ doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. CHC 4, STL 1
B8
Strikeout Victor Scott II strikes out swinging. CHC 4, STL 1
B8
Groundout Bryan Torres grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Jacob Webb. Masyn Winn to 3rd. CHC 4, STL 1
B8
Flyout Jimmy Crooks flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. Masyn Winn to 2nd. CHC 4, STL 1
B8
Walk Masyn Winn walks. CHC 4, STL 1
T8
Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II. CHC 4, STL 1
T8
Flyout Michael Busch flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II. CHC 4, STL 1
T8
Single Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. CHC 4, STL 1
T8
Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 4, STL 1
T8
Strikeout Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. CHC 3, STL 1
B7
Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. CHC 3, STL 1
B7
Groundout Jordan Walker grounds out sharply, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, STL 1
B7
Flyout Alec Burleson flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 3, STL 1
T7
Flyout Miguel Amaya flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II. CHC 3, STL 1
T7
Flyout Moisés Ballesteros flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres. CHC 3, STL 1
T7
Double Seiya Suzuki doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. CHC 3, STL 1
T7
Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Gordon Graceffo. CHC 3, STL 1
B6
Grounded Into DP Iván Herrera grounds into a double play, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Victor Scott II out at 3rd. Iván Herrera out at 1st. CHC 3, STL 1
B6
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Victor Scott II to 2nd. CHC 3, STL 1
B6
Walk Miguel Amaya challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Victor Scott II walks. CHC 3, STL 1
B6
Flyout Bryan Torres flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 3, STL 1
T6
Strikeout Jimmy Crooks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Alex Bregman called out on strikes. CHC 3, STL 1
T6
Sac Fly Michael Busch out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. CHC 3, STL 1
T6
Single Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Miguel Amaya scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. CHC 2, STL 1
T6
Hit By Pitch Pete Crow-Armstrong hit by pitch. Miguel Amaya to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. CHC 1, STL 1
T6
Walk Dansby Swanson walks. Miguel Amaya to 2nd. CHC 1, STL 1
T6
Field Error Miguel Amaya reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Ryan Fernandez. CHC 1, STL 1
T6
Lineout Moisés Ballesteros lines out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. CHC 1, STL 1
B5
Groundout Jimmy Crooks grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Ben Brown. CHC 1, STL 1
B5
Lineout Masyn Winn lines out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 1, STL 1
B5
Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. CHC 1, STL 1
T5
Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Ryan Fernandez. CHC 1, STL 1
T5
Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out swinging. CHC 1, STL 1
T5
Walk Alex Bregman walks. CHC 1, STL 1
T5
Single Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. CHC 1, STL 1
T5
Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. CHC 0, STL 1
T5
Double Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. CHC 0, STL 1
B4
Strikeout Jordan Walker challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jordan Walker called out on strikes. CHC 0, STL 1
B4
Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Seiya Suzuki to catcher Miguel Amaya to shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 0, STL 1
B4
Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out, pitcher Ben Brown to first baseman Michael Busch. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 0
B4
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, STL 0
T4
Strikeout Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. CHC 0, STL 0
T4
Hit By Pitch Miguel Amaya hit by pitch. Moisés Ballesteros to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 0
T4
Single Moisés Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. CHC 0, STL 0
T4
Forceout Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn. Ian Happ out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki to 1st. CHC 0, STL 0
T4
Single Ian Happ singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. CHC 0, STL 0
T4
Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres. CHC 0, STL 0
B3
Flyout Victor Scott II flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, STL 0
B3
Flyout Bryan Torres flies out to left fielder Ian Happ in foul territory. CHC 0, STL 0
B3
Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. CHC 0, STL 0
T3
Flyout Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres. CHC 0, STL 0
T3
Fielders Choice Cubs challenged (force play), call on the field was overturned: Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Nolan Gorman. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 0
T3
Single Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. CHC 0, STL 0
T3
Pop Out Dansby Swanson pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory. CHC 0, STL 0
T3
Lineout Miguel Amaya lines out to shortstop Masyn Winn. CHC 0, STL 0
B2
Groundout Masyn Winn grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, STL 0
B2
Strikeout Nolan Gorman called out on strikes. CHC 0, STL 0
B2
Pop Out Jordan Walker pops out to second baseman Nico Hoerner. CHC 0, STL 0
T2
Strikeout Moisés Ballesteros strikes out on a foul tip. CHC 0, STL 0
T2
Strikeout Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging. CHC 0, STL 0
T2
Forceout Ian Happ grounds into a force out, pitcher Kyle Leahy to shortstop Masyn Winn. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. Ian Happ to 1st. CHC 0, STL 0
T2
Single Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. CHC 0, STL 0
B1
Flyout Alec Burleson flies out sharply to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, STL 0
B1
Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. CHC 0, STL 0
B1
Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, STL 0
T1
Flyout Michael Busch flies out sharply to left fielder Bryan Torres. CHC 0, STL 0
T1
Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out sharply, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. CHC 0, STL 0
T1
Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 0, STL 0