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

Back to MLB

MLB

Chicago CubsCHC

2–3

Final

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Busch Stadium

Team Season Averages

Chicago CubsLeads 16 of 18

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 2 of 18

Batting

5.21Runs per game4.40
0.250Batting average0.239
0.341On-base percentage0.315
0.417Slugging percentage0.380
0.757OPS0.695
1.24Home runs per game1.05
8.59Hits per game8.00
133Home runs112
75Stolen bases64

Pitching

4.20ERA4.21
1.27WHIP1.35
7.81Strikeouts per nine7.77
3.06Walks per nine3.37
4.16Runs allowed per game4.18
0.245Opponent batting average0.255
827Pitching strikeouts825
31Quality starts40
22Saves31

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	-108	-112
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-104	-112
BBetMGM	+1.5	7.5	-110	-110
CCaesars	+1.5	7.5	-105	-115
BBetOnline	+1.5	7.5	-103	-107
BBetRivers	+1.5	8	-114	+100
BBetus	+1.5	7.5	-103	-107
BBovada	-1.5	7.5	-108	-112
FFanatics	+1.5	7.5	-110	-110
LLowVig	+1.5	7.5	-103	-107
MMyBookie	+1.5	7.5	-108	-109

Game Information

Busch Stadium

Stadium

Jul 29, 2026

7:45 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 6 mph

87°

Lineups

CHC

Starters

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHC	2nd	11th
STL	17th	18th

Matchup

CHCSTL

61-46Record53-54
57.0%Win %49.5%
30-22Home record27-31
31-24Road record26-23
7-3Last 102-8
2Streak-3
+88Run diff-13
17-14Division16-17
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	T
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3

Team Stats

CHCStatSTL

2Runs3
3Hits7
0Errors1
1Home runs0
2RBI3
0Stolen bases0
8K (bat)10
10K (pit)8
3BB (pit)6

Player Stats

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Michael Busch1B	5	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	1	1	1	2	0
Ian HappLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	0	0	0	0
Miguel AmayaC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	0	1	0	0	2
Pedro Ramirez2B	2	0	0	0	0	2
Nico Hoerner2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael ConfortoDH	1	0	0	0	0	2
Justin DeanCF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carson KellyC	0	0	0	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Matthew BoydSP	7.0	4	0	0	2	5
Jacob WebbRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
Caleb ThielbarRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
Trent ThorntonRP	0.1	2	3	2	1	0

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ivan HerreraDH	5	0	3	2	0
Jordan WalkerRF	5	1	1	1	0
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	0	0	0
Blaze Jordan3B	4	0	1	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	1	0	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	0	0	1
Jose FerminLF	3	0	0	0	1
Nathan ChurchCF	3	1	0	0	0
Pedro PagesC	2	0	0	0	1
Lars NootbaarLF	1	0	1	0	0
Bryan TorresLF	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Dustin MaySP	5.0	1	0	0	2	3
Ryne StanekRP	1.0	0	0	0	2	2
Riley O'BrienRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Justin BruihlRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Luis GastelumRP	1.0	2	2	1	0	0
George SorianoRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2

Scoring Summary

96 events · 3 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Suzuki walked.
0-0
Top
Busch lined out to second.
0-0
Top
Bregman struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wetherholt grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Herrera doubled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Burleson grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Happ grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Conforto grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Ramirez struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Winn struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Fermín grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Jordan struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Swanson grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Amaya grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Church bunt grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Pagés grounded out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Wetherholt grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Suzuki lined out to left.
0-0
Top
Busch struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Bregman hit a ground rule double.
0-0
Top
Happ flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Walker lined out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Herrera singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Burleson struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was overturned.
0-0
Bottom
Winn grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Conforto walked.
0-0
Top
Ramirez grounded out to second, Conforto to second.
0-0
Top
Swanson grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Amaya flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Fermín flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Jordan flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Church hit by pitch.
0-0
Bottom
Pagés walked, Church to second.
0-0
Bottom
Wetherholt grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Bruihl relieved May
0-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to second. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-0
Top
Suzuki fouled out to first.
0-0
Top
Busch flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Walker singled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Herrera grounded out to second, Walker to second.
0-0
Bottom
Burleson singled to right, Walker to third.
0-0
Bottom
Winn struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Fermín walked, Burleson to second.
0-0
Bottom
Jordan fouled out to catcher.
0-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Stanek relieved Bruihl
0-0
Top
Bregman grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Conforto walked.
0-0
Top
Conforto to second on wild pitch by Stanek.
0-0
Top
Ramirez walked.
0-0
Top
Swanson struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Church flied out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Pagés grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Wetherholt grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Soriano relieved Stanek
0-0
Top
Amaya struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Suzuki walked.
0-0
Top
Busch struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Webb relieved Boyd
0-0
Bottom
Walker struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Burleson struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 9 Top

Top
O'Brien relieved Soriano
0-0
Top
Bregman flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Conforto hit by pitch.
0-0
Top
Dean ran for Conforto
0-0
Top
Dean to second on pickoff error by pitcher O'Brien.
0-0
Top
Ramirez intentionally walked.
0-0
Top
Swanson flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Dean as designated hitter.
0-0
Bottom
Thielbar relieved Webb
0-0
Bottom
Winn struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Fermín struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Jordan doubled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Torres ran for Jordan
0-0
Bottom
Church popped out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 10 Top

Top
Fermín at third base.
0-0
Top
Torres in left field.
0-0
Top
Gastelum relieved O'Brien
0-0
Top
Hoerner hit for Amaya
0-0
Top
Hoerner lined out to second.
0-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong homered to right center (424 feet), Swanson scored.
2-0
Top
Suzuki singled to right.
2-0
Top
Busch grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Suzuki out at second.
2-0

Inning 10 Bottom

Bottom
Kelly catching.
2-0
Bottom
Hoerner at second base.
2-0
Bottom
Thornton relieved Thielbar
2-0
Bottom
Nootbaar reached on infield single to second, Church to third.
2-0
Bottom
Wetherholt walked, Nootbaar to second.
2-0
Bottom
Walker grounded into fielder's choice to third, Church scored, Wetherholt to second, Nootbaar out at third.
2-1
Bottom
Herrera doubled to left, Walker scored and Wetherholt scored.
2-3

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals AI sports predictions & season series →

Player props

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Player Props

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

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

League-wide markets: MLB Outs props · MLB Strikeouts props · MLB Hits Allowed props · MLB ER props · MLB Home Runs props · MLB Hits props · MLB Hits Runs Rbis props · MLB Walks props

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals: Final Score & Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in this MLB game at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

Team pages: Chicago Cubs · St. Louis Cardinals

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Odds

DraftKings lists the St. Louis Cardinals at STL +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 7.5. Moneylines are Chicago Cubs -108 and St. Louis Cardinals -112. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

See the full MLB odds board and the MLB schedule. Looking for a side rather than a line? See today's MLB picks. For the model's reasoning, read our AI MLB predictions.

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals — Common Questions

Who won Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals?+

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Jul 29, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The full box score and line score are on this page.

What are the odds for Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals?+

Where was Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals played?+

The game was at Busch Stadium.

Is Stat Sniper a sportsbook?+

No. Stat Sniper does not accept wagers or hold funds. The scores, odds, and stats on this page are reference data — any bet you place happens at the sportsbook of your choice.