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

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

4–6

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 6 of 18

Chicago CubsLeads 12 of 18

Batting

4.64Runs per game5.04
0.248Batting average0.244
0.325On-base percentage0.338
0.397Slugging percentage0.411
0.723OPS0.749
1.14Home runs per game1.26
8.35Hits per game8.34
98Home runs112
56Stolen bases60

Pitching

4.14ERA4.36
1.33WHIP1.27
7.58Strikeouts per nine7.95
3.37Walks per nine3.14
4.12Runs allowed per game4.31
0.252Opponent batting average0.244
647Pitching strikeouts700
32Quality starts23
27Saves15

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	8	+119	-143
FFanDuel	-1.5	8	+120	-142
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+120	-145
CCaesars	-1.5	8	+122	-145
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+122	-135
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+125	-157
BBetus	-1.5	8	+122	-135
BBovada	-1.5	8	+118	-141
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+115	-140
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+122	-135
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+120	-142

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Jul 5, 2026

2:30 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

STL

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	13th	15th
CHC	5th	17th

Matchup

STLCHC

47-39Record49-40
54.7%Win %55.1%
23-21Home record26-19
24-18Road record23-21
5-5Last 107-3
3Streak-2
+15Run diff+44
14-8Division10-12
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

STLStatCHC

4Runs6
7Hits7
2Errors0
1Home runs0
4RBI4
0Stolen bases2
5K (bat)7
7K (pit)5
2BB (pit)3

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ivan HerreraDH	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	2	0	0	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	2	2	0	0	0
Lars NootbaarLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan ChurchLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jose FerminLF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bryan TorresLF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	2	1	1	1	4	1
Nelson VelazquezLF	2	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Matthew LiberatoreSP	5.0	4	4	3	2	3
Matt SvansonRP	1.2	3	2	0	0	2
Ryan FernandezRP	1.1	0	0	0	0	2

CHC — Batting

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

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Javier AssadSP	4.2	2	0	0	2	2
Jacob WebbRP	2.0	1	0	0	1	1
Drew PomeranzRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
Ryan RolisonRP	0.2	2	2	2	0	1
Tyler FergusonRP	0.2	1	1	1	0	0

Scoring Summary

88 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt lined out to second.
0-0
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Burleson grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong reached on infield single to third.
0-0
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong stole second. St Louis Cardinals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-0
Bottom
Bregman doubled to center, Crow-Armstrong scored.
0-1
Bottom
Suzuki struck out looking.
0-1
Bottom
Kelly walked.
0-1
Bottom
Busch hit by pitch, Kelly to second, Bregman to third.
0-1
Bottom
Hoerner hit sacrifice fly to right, Bregman scored, Busch to second, Kelly to third.
0-2
Bottom
Happ hit by pitch.
0-2
Bottom
Swanson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Happ out at second.
0-2

Inning 2 Top

Top
Walker walked.
0-2
Top
Walker caught stealing second, pitcher to shortstop.
0-2
Top
Nootbaar flied out to left.
0-2
Top
Winn singled to center.
0-2
Top
Church singled to right, Winn to third.
0-2
Top
Fermín walked, Church to second.
0-2
Top
Torres popped out to shortstop.
0-2

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Alcántara struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong hit by pitch.
0-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong stole second.
0-2
Bottom
Bregman fouled out to first.
0-2
Bottom
Suzuki fouled out to first.
0-2

Inning 3 Top

Top
Wetherholt grounded out to second.
0-2
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Burleson flied out to right.
0-2

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Kelly struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Busch flied out to left.
0-2
Bottom
Hoerner flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Walker flied out to center.
0-2
Top
Nootbaar grounded out to second.
0-2
Top
Winn flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Happ grounded out to third.
0-2
Bottom
Swanson singled to left.
0-2
Bottom
Alcántara grounded into double play, third to second to first, Swanson out at second.
0-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Church grounded out to pitcher.
0-2
Top
Fermín grounded out to third.
0-2
Top
Rolison relieved Assad
0-2
Top
Torres flied out to shortstop.
0-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong lined out to right.
0-2
Bottom
Bregman flied out to right.
0-2
Bottom
Suzuki flied out to right.
0-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Wetherholt singled to center.
0-2
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Burleson singled to right, Wetherholt to second.
0-2
Top
Ferguson relieved Rolison
0-2
Top
Walker homered to left center (409 feet), Wetherholt scored and Burleson scored.
3-2
Top
Nootbaar grounded out to pitcher.
3-2
Top
Winn grounded out to shortstop.
3-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Kelly walked.
3-2
Bottom
Busch singled to center, Kelly to third.
3-2
Bottom
Svanson relieved Liberatore
3-2
Bottom
Hoerner singled to right, Kelly scored, Busch to second.
3-3
Bottom
Happ popped out to third.
3-3
Bottom
Swanson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Busch scored, Hoerner to second, Swanson second, Hoerner safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Fermín.
3-4
Bottom
Ramirez hit for Alcántara
3-4
Bottom
Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to right, Hoerner scored and Swanson scored on throwing error by right fielder Walker.
3-6
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong singled to right.
3-6
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong to second on a balk.
3-6
Bottom
Bregman struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
3-6

Inning 7 Top

Top
Ramirez as designated hitter.
3-6
Top
Pomeranz relieved Ferguson
3-6
Top
Church struck out swinging.
3-6
Top
Fermín lined out to center.
3-6
Top
Velázquez hit for Torres
3-6
Top
Velázquez fouled out to first.
3-6

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Velázquez as designated hitter.
3-6
Bottom
Suzuki flied out to center.
3-6
Bottom
Kelly singled to right.
3-6
Bottom
Busch hit by pitch, Kelly to second.
3-6
Bottom
Hoerner struck out swinging.
3-6
Bottom
Fernandez relieved Svanson
3-6
Bottom
Happ struck out swinging.
3-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Wetherholt singled to right.
3-6
Top
Webb relieved Pomeranz
3-6
Top
Herrera grounded out to second, Wetherholt to second.
3-6
Top
Burleson singled to right, Wetherholt to third.
3-6
Top
Walker hit sacrifice fly to center, Wetherholt scored.
4-6
Top
Nootbaar grounded out to second.
4-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Swanson popped out to first.
4-6
Bottom
Ramirez flied out to right.
4-6
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
4-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Winn walked.
4-6
Top
Church fouled out to catcher.
4-6
Top
Fermín struck out swinging.
4-6
Top
Winn to second on fielder's indifference.
4-6
Top
Velázquez lined out to shortstop.
4-6

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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 Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, July 5, 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 8. Moneylines are St. Louis Cardinals +119 and Chicago Cubs -143. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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