Cardinals 6-5 Cubs (May 29, 2026) Final Score

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MLB

Chicago CubsCHC

5–6

Final

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Busch Stadium

Team Season Averages

Chicago CubsLeads 15 of 17

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 2 of 17

Batting

4.77Runs per game4.35
0.238Batting average0.238
0.336On-base percentage0.318
0.387Slugging percentage0.383
0.723OPS0.701
1.12Home runs per game1.11
8.05Hits per game8.02
64Home runs60
35Stolen bases35

Pitching

4.19ERA4.22
1.24WHIP1.37
8.18Strikeouts per nine7.66
3.12Walks per nine3.67
4.12Runs allowed per game4.22
0.238Opponent batting average0.254
459Pitching strikeouts414
18Quality starts20
10Saves17

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (STL)	Total	CHC ML	STL ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	7.5	-137	+114
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-132	+112
BBetMGM	+1.5	7.5	-135	+110
CCaesars	+1.5	7.5	-135	+115
BBetOnline	+1.5	8	-126	+114
BBetRivers	+1.5	8	-139	+112
BBetus	+1.5	7.5	-128	+117
BBovada	+1.5	8	-131	+109
FFanatics	+1.5	7.5	-130	+110
LLowVig	+1.5	8	-126	+114
MMyBookie	+1.5	7.5	-130	+111

Game Information

Busch Stadium

Stadium

May 29, 2026

7:15 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

CHC

Starters

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHC	7th	17th
STL	15th	19th

Matchup

CHCSTL

31-26Record29-25
54.4%Win %53.7%
18-11Home record13-13
13-15Road record16-12
2-8Last 103-7
2Streak-4
+19Run diff-10
7-7Division7-7
1 (B2B)Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CHC	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
STL	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	—	6

Team Stats

CHCStatSTL

5Runs6
11Hits9
0Errors0
1Home runs3
5RBI6
1Stolen bases0
8K (bat)5
5K (pit)8
1BB (pit)1

Player Stats

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Michael Busch1B	5	1	3	0	2	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	4	1	2	1	3	0
Alex Bregman3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carson KellyC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	0	3	0	0	0
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Michael ConfortoRF	4	0	0	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Shota ImanagaSP	5.1	5	5	5	1	2
Ethan RobertsRP	1.2	1	0	0	0	2
Phil MatonRP	0.2	3	1	1	0	1
Hoby MilnerRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jose FerminLF	4	0	2	0	1	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ivan HerreraDH	3	2	1	1	1	0
Jordan WalkerRF	3	1	0	0	0	1
Victor Scott IICF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson VelazquezLF	3	2	2	1	3	0
Nolan Gorman3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas SaggeseLF	2	1	1	1	1	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andre PallanteSP	3.0	8	4	4	1	3
JoJo RomeroRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Ryne StanekRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Riley O'BrienRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0
Justin BruihlRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
George SorianoRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Gordon GraceffoRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

87 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Hoerner grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Busch singled to center.
0-0
Top
Bregman singled to center, Busch to third.
0-0
Top
Happ homered to right center (407 feet), Busch scored and Bregman scored.
3-0
Top
Suzuki singled to right.
3-0
Top
Conforto struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wetherholt grounded out to second.
3-0
Bottom
Herrera hit by pitch.
3-0
Bottom
Walker walked, Herrera to second.
3-0
Bottom
Velázquez homered to left center (411 feet), Herrera scored and Walker scored.
3-3
Bottom
Burleson popped out to second.
3-3
Bottom
Winn struck out swinging.
3-3

Inning 2 Top

Top
Kelly grounded out to second.
3-3
Top
Swanson singled to left.
3-3
Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
3-3
Top
Swanson stole second.
3-3
Top
Hoerner walked.
3-3
Top
Busch singled to left, Swanson scored, Hoerner to second.
4-3
Top
Bregman flied out to center.
4-3

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Fermín fouled out to catcher.
4-3
Bottom
Saggese flied out to center.
4-3
Bottom
Scott II grounded out to first.
4-3

Inning 3 Top

Top
Happ doubled to right.
4-3
Top
Cubs challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to third baseman Thomas Saggese.
4-3
Top
Conforto struck out swinging.
4-3
Top
Kelly fouled out to third.
4-3
Top
Swanson lined out to third.
4-3

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Wetherholt doubled to center.
4-3
Bottom
Herrera grounded out to third.
4-3
Bottom
Walker grounded out to shortstop.
4-3
Bottom
Velázquez hit by pitch.
4-3
Bottom
Burleson flied out to right.
4-3

Inning 4 Top

Top
Bruihl relieved Pallante
4-3
Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
4-3
Top
Hoerner grounded out to shortstop.
4-3
Top
Busch singled to center.
4-3
Top
Bregman hit by pitch, Busch to second.
4-3
Top
Happ grounded out to third.
4-3

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Winn singled to left.
4-3
Bottom
Fermín grounded into double play, third to second to first, Winn out at second.
4-3
Bottom
Saggese homered to left center (402 feet).
4-4
Bottom
Scott II struck out looking.
4-4

Inning 5 Top

Top
Graceffo relieved Bruihl
4-4
Top
Suzuki flied out to right.
4-4
Top
Conforto grounded out to first.
4-4
Top
Kelly flied out to center.
4-4

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Wetherholt flied out to right.
4-4
Bottom
Herrera homered to left center (409 feet).
4-5
Bottom
Walker grounded out to second.
4-5
Bottom
Velázquez grounded out to shortstop.
4-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Soriano relieved Graceffo
4-5
Top
Swanson struck out looking.
4-5
Top
Crow-Armstrong flied out to left.
4-5
Top
Hoerner lined out to center.
4-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Burleson flied out to second.
4-5
Bottom
Roberts relieved Imanaga
4-5
Bottom
Winn struck out swinging.
4-5
Bottom
Fermín doubled to left.
4-5
Bottom
Gorman hit for Saggese
4-5
Bottom
Gorman struck out swinging.
4-5

Inning 7 Top

Top
Gorman at third base.
4-5
Top
Romero relieved Soriano
4-5
Top
Busch struck out looking.
4-5
Top
Bregman lined out to left.
4-5
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
4-5

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Scott II popped out to third.
4-5
Bottom
Wetherholt grounded out to first.
4-5
Bottom
Herrera grounded out to third.
4-5

Inning 8 Top

Top
Stanek relieved Romero
4-5
Top
Suzuki singled to left.
4-5
Top
Conforto struck out swinging.
4-5
Top
Kelly grounded out to pitcher, Suzuki to second.
4-5
Top
Swanson flied out to right.
4-5

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Maton relieved Roberts
4-5
Bottom
Walker grounded out to third.
4-5
Bottom
Velázquez reached on infield single to shortstop.
4-5
Bottom
Burleson struck out swinging.
4-5
Bottom
Winn singled to right, Velázquez to second.
4-5
Bottom
Fermín singled to left, Velázquez scored, Winn to second.
4-6
Bottom
Milner relieved Maton
4-6
Bottom
Gorman flied out to second.
4-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
O'Brien relieved Stanek
4-6
Top
Crow-Armstrong doubled to right.
4-6
Top
Hoerner lined out to pitcher, Crow-Armstrong to third.
4-6
Top
Busch grounded out to third, Crow-Armstrong scored.
5-6
Top
Bregman grounded out to shortstop.
5-6

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