St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

17–1

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 3 of 18

Chicago CubsLeads 15 of 18

Batting

4.51Runs per game5.15
0.246Batting average0.245
0.323On-base percentage0.340
0.393Slugging percentage0.414
0.716OPS0.754
1.12Home runs per game1.29
8.25Hits per game8.39
94Home runs112
55Stolen bases60

Pitching

4.23ERA4.23
1.34WHIP1.26
7.55Strikeouts per nine7.91
3.40Walks per nine3.12
4.20Runs allowed per game4.18
0.254Opponent batting average0.242
629Pitching strikeouts680
32Quality starts23
26Saves15

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

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CHC)	Total	STL ML	CHC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	10.5	+114	-137
FFanDuel	-1.5	10.5	+108	-126
BBetMGM	-1.5	11	+110	-130
CCaesars	-1.5	10.5	+110	-130
BBetOnline	-1.5	10.5	+114	-126
BBetRivers	-1.5	10.5	+112	-137
BBetus	-1.5	11	+111	-122
BBovada	-1.5	11	+110	-132
FFanatics	-1.5	10.5	+105	-125
LLowVig	-1.5	10.5	+114	-126
MMyBookie	-1.5	10.5	+111	-131

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Jul 3, 2026

4:05 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

STL

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	16th	19th
CHC	3rd	12th

Matchup

STLCHC

45-39Record49-38
53.6%Win %56.3%
23-21Home record26-17
22-18Road record23-21
5-5Last 109-1
1Streak5
-4Run diff+63
12-8Division10-10
1 (B2B)Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
STL	0	3	3	5	3	2	1	0	0	17
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Team Stats

STLStatCHC

17Runs1
17Hits7
1Errors1
3Home runs0
17RBI1
0Stolen bases0
7K (bat)6
6K (pit)7
1BB (pit)4

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jose FerminLF	5	1	2	0	1	0
Blaze Jordan3B	5	3	3	0	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	5	1	2	0	4	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Nathan ChurchLF	5	2	2	1	3	0
Masyn WinnSS	4	2	2	1	4	0
Ivan HerreraDH	4	3	3	0	2	1
Jordan WalkerRF	4	3	1	0	0	1
Nelson VelazquezLF	3	1	0	0	2	2
Bryan TorresLF	2	1	1	1	1	0
Pedro PagesC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy CrooksC	0	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andre PallanteSP	5.2	5	0	0	1	2
Max RajcicRP	2.1	2	1	1	0	3
Ryne StanekRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	2	1	0
Carson KellyC	4	0	1	0	0
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	1	0	0
Michael Busch1B	4	0	1	0	0
Michael ConfortoDH	4	0	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	3	0	0	0	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	0	0	0	1
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	0	1	0	0
Pedro Ramirez2B	2	1	1	0	0
Dansby SwansonSS	2	0	0	0	0
Justin DeanCF	1	0	0	0	0
Kevin AlcantaraDH	1	0	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
David PetersonSP	3.2	9	10	10	3	3
Bryse WilsonRP	3.1	8	7	7	1	4
Drew PomeranzRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin HollowellRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

101 events · 11 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt singled to left.
0-0
Top
Herrera lined out to shortstop, Wetherholt safe at third on error by first baseman Busch.
0-0
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Velázquez lined out to right.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Bregman grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Bottom
Busch reached on infield single to third.
0-0
Bottom
Suzuki walked, Busch to second.
0-0
Bottom
Happ struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Burleson grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Top
Winn struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Fermín doubled to left.
0-0
Top
Jordan reached on infield single to shortstop, Fermín to third.
0-0
Top
Church homered to right (384 feet), Fermín scored and Jordan scored.
3-0
Top
Wetherholt struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Hoerner lined out to right.
3-0
Bottom
Conforto grounded out to second.
3-0
Bottom
Kelly reached on infield single to shortstop.
3-0
Bottom
Swanson flied out to right.
3-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Herrera singled to center.
3-0
Top
Walker doubled to left, Herrera to third.
3-0
Top
Velázquez hit sacrifice fly to center, Herrera scored, Walker to third.
4-0
Top
Burleson grounded out to first.
4-0
Top
Winn singled to right, Walker scored.
5-0
Top
Fermín doubled to center, Winn scored.
6-0
Top
Jordan flied out to center.
6-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong doubled to center.
6-0
Bottom
Bregman grounded out to third, Crow-Armstrong to third.
6-0
Bottom
Busch flied out to left.
6-0
Bottom
Suzuki flied out to center.
6-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Church flied out to center.
6-0
Top
Wetherholt lined out to right.
6-0
Top
Herrera walked.
6-0
Top
Walker walked, Herrera to second.
6-0
Top
Velázquez walked, Walker to second, Herrera to third.
6-0
Top
Burleson singled to right, Herrera scored and Walker scored, Velázquez to third.
8-0
Top
Wilson relieved Peterson
8-0
Top
Winn homered to left center (391 feet), Velázquez scored and Burleson scored.
11-0
Top
Fermín lined out to right.
11-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Happ grounded out to first.
11-0
Bottom
Hoerner safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Burleson.
11-0
Bottom
Conforto flied out to center.
11-0
Bottom
Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hoerner out at second.
11-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Jordan singled to right.
11-0
Top
Church struck out swinging.
11-0
Top
Wetherholt lined out to left.
11-0
Top
Herrera singled to center, Jordan to third.
11-0
Top
Walker hit by pitch, Herrera to second.
11-0
Top
Velázquez walked, Jordan scored, Walker to second, Herrera to third.
12-0
Top
Burleson singled to right, Herrera scored and Walker scored, Velázquez to third.
14-0
Top
Winn grounded into fielder's choice to third, Burleson out at second.
14-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Swanson grounded out to shortstop.
14-0
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong flied out to center.
14-0
Bottom
Bregman singled to left.
14-0
Bottom
Busch grounded out to third.
14-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Fermín struck out swinging.
14-0
Top
Jordan singled to left.
14-0
Top
Church singled to center, Jordan to third.
14-0
Top
Wetherholt hit by pitch, Church to second.
14-0
Top
Herrera singled to center, Church scored and Jordan scored, Wetherholt to second.
16-0
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
16-0
Top
Velázquez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Herrera out at second.
16-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Suzuki struck out looking.
16-0
Bottom
Happ lined out to center.
16-0
Bottom
Hoerner doubled to left.
16-0
Bottom
Rajcic relieved Pallante
16-0
Bottom
Conforto struck out looking.
16-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Dean in center field.
16-0
Top
Hoerner at shortstop.
16-0
Top
Ramirez at second base.
16-0
Top
Burleson popped out to second.
16-0
Top
Torres hit for Winn
16-0
Top
Torres homered to right (369 feet).
17-0
Top
Fermín grounded out to shortstop.
17-0
Top
Jordan struck out swinging.
17-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Crooks catching.
17-0
Bottom
Torres in left field.
17-0
Bottom
Fermín at shortstop.
17-0
Bottom
Kelly flied out to center.
17-0
Bottom
Ramirez tripled to right.
17-0
Bottom
Dean struck out swinging.
17-0
Bottom
Bregman doubled to left, Ramirez scored.
17-1
Bottom
Busch struck out swinging.
17-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Alcántara in left field.
17-1
Top
Hollowell relieved Wilson
17-1
Top
Church popped out to second.
17-1
Top
Wetherholt flied out to center.
17-1
Top
Crooks hit by pitch.
17-1
Top
Walker lined out to center.
17-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Pagés at first base.
17-1
Bottom
Suzuki grounded out to third.
17-1
Bottom
Alcántara lined out to left.
17-1
Bottom
Hoerner flied out to center.
17-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Pomeranz relieved Hollowell
17-1
Top
Velázquez flied out to right.
17-1
Top
Pagés grounded out to shortstop.
17-1
Top
Torres grounded out to first.
17-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Stanek relieved Rajcic
17-1
Bottom
Conforto flied out to right.
17-1
Bottom
Kelly struck out swinging.
17-1
Bottom
Ramirez lined out to first.
17-1

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Player props

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Shota Imanaga
Outs: 6/20 over · last line 11.5
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Matthew Liberatore
Strikeouts: 9/18 over · last line 5.5
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Andre Pallante
Outs: 9/17 over · last line 11.5
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Michael McGreevy
Hits Allowed: 9/17 over · last line 4.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
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Kyle Leahy
Hits Allowed: 8/14 over · last line 2.5
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Miguel Amaya
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
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Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Clay Holmes
ER: 5/12 over · last line 1.5
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Matt Shaw
Hits: 6/12 over · last line 0.5
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Blaze Jordan
Walks: 1/11 over · last line 0.5
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St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 17-1 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Friday, July 3, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Odds

DraftKings lists the Chicago Cubs at CHC -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 10.5. Moneylines are St. Louis Cardinals +114 and Chicago Cubs -137. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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