St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 30, 2026 • 7:15 PM • Busch Stadium
Status
Final
St. Louis Cardinals
STL
1
Chicago Cubs
CHC
6
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Starter
Chicago Cubs
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsSt. Louis Cardinals
30-26 (.536)
Div
#3
WC
#4
GB
4.5
Chicago Cubs
32-27 (.542)
Div
#2
WC
#3
GB
4.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .723 | .722 |
| HR | 83 | 83 |
| Runs | 319 | 329 |
| ERA | 4.15 | 4.23 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.25 |
| Strikeouts | 532 | 569 |
Top Players
St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters
Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Hitters
Pitchers
7.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.286 ERA
5.1 IP, 5 SO, 3.375 ERA
5.0 IP, 4 SO, 7.2 ERA
Line Score
| 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
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner (2B) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Busch (1B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Happ (LF) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki (RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Moisés Ballesteros (DH) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Amaya (C) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson (SS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Brown (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Webb (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Palencia (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| JJ Wetherholt (2B) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iván Herrera (DH) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson (1B) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker (RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman (3B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Masyn Winn (SS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Crooks (C) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Torres (LF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Scott II (CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Leahy (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fernandez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Bruihl (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Graceffo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Pushard (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| 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 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 4 • Single • 1-0
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.
top 5 • Single • 1-1
Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
top 6 • Single • 1-2
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Miguel Amaya scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd.
top 6 • Sac Fly • 1-3
Michael Busch out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd.
top 8 • Home Run • 1-4
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.
top 9 • Walk • 1-5
Dansby Swanson walks.
top 9 • Single • 1-6
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.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Lineout • 1-6
Jordan Walker lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
bottom 9 • Single • 1-6
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.
bottom 9 • Forceout • 1-6
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.
bottom 9 • Single • 1-6
JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
top 9 • Grounded Into DP • 1-6
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.
top 9 • Single • 1-6
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.
top 9 • Walk • 1-5
Dansby Swanson walks.
top 9 • Catcher Interference • 1-4
Miguel Amaya reaches on catcher interference by Jimmy Crooks. Miguel Amaya to 1st.
top 9 • Groundout • 1-4
Moisés Ballesteros grounds out softly, pitcher Matt Pushard to first baseman Alec Burleson. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.
top 9 • Field Error • 1-4
Seiya Suzuki reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Nolan Gorman. Ian Happ to 3rd.
top 9 • Double • 1-4
Ian Happ doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 1-4
Victor Scott II strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 1-4
Bryan Torres grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Jacob Webb. Masyn Winn to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 1-4
Jimmy Crooks flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. Masyn Winn to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Walk • 1-4
Masyn Winn walks.
top 8 • Flyout • 1-4
Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
top 8 • Flyout • 1-4
Michael Busch flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
top 8 • Single • 1-4
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
top 8 • Home Run • 1-4
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.
top 8 • Strikeout • 1-3
Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 1-3
Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 1-3
Jordan Walker grounds out sharply, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 1-3
Alec Burleson flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
top 7 • Flyout • 1-3
Miguel Amaya flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
top 7 • Flyout • 1-3
Moisés Ballesteros flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres.
top 7 • Double • 1-3
Seiya Suzuki doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
top 7 • Groundout • 1-3
Ian Happ grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Gordon Graceffo.
bottom 6 • Grounded Into DP • 1-3
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.
bottom 6 • Single • 1-3
JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Victor Scott II to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Walk • 1-3
Miguel Amaya challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Victor Scott II walks.