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

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

8–4

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 4 of 18

Chicago CubsLeads 14 of 18

Batting

4.34Runs per game5.18
0.240Batting average0.249
0.315On-base percentage0.338
0.377Slugging percentage0.418
0.692OPS0.756
1.00Home runs per game1.27
8.01Hits per game8.54
122Home runs156
76Stolen bases94

Pitching

4.07ERA4.07
1.34WHIP1.25
7.68Strikeouts per nine7.73
3.43Walks per nine2.95
4.03Runs allowed per game4.04
0.252Opponent batting average0.244
929Pitching strikeouts943
45Quality starts38
35Saves29

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	9	+168	-181
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+166	-180
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+155	-190
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+165	-180
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+164	-182
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+150	-175
BBetus	-1.5	9	+160	-182
BBovada	-1.5	9	+161	-196
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+155	-190
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+164	-182
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+163	-194

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Aug 15, 2026

2:20 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 4 mph

75°

Lineups

STL

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	20th	15th
CHC	2nd	11th

Matchup

STLCHC

61-61Record72-51
50.0%Win %58.5%
32-34Home record36-24
29-27Road record36-27
6-4Last 108-2
-1Streak1
-4Run diff+111
17-19Division19-15
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

STLStatCHC

8Runs4
7Hits8
1Errors0
5Home runs1
8RBI3
0Stolen bases0
4K (bat)6
6K (pit)4
2BB (pit)3

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua BaezRF	4	3	3	3	5	0
Pedro PagesC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Blaze Jordan3B	4	1	1	1	1	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	0	0	0	1
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	3	3	1	1	2	1
Everson PereiraRF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ivan HerreraDH	2	0	0	0	0	1

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael McGreevySP	6.0	5	3	0	2	6
Ryne StanekRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Riley O'BrienRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin BruihlRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Busch1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pedro Ramirez2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Miguel AmayaC	3	0	1	0	0	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Tyrone TaylorLF	2	0	1	0	0	0
Michael ConfortoDH	2	1	1	1	3	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Matthew BoydSP	5.1	5	7	7	3	2
Colin ReaSP	2.0	2	1	1	0	1
Caleb ThielbarRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Trent ThorntonRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

82 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt walked.
0-0
Top
Herrera hit by pitch, Wetherholt to second.
0-0
Top
Walker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Herrera out at second, Wetherholt to third.
0-0
Top
Burleson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Wetherholt scored, Walker out at second.
1-0
Top
Jo. Báez homered to center (449 feet), Burleson scored.
3-0
Top
Winn struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong flied out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Suzuki flied out to left.
3-0
Bottom
Busch struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Jordan popped out to shortstop.
3-0
Top
Pereira struck out looking.
3-0
Top
Pagés grounded out to pitcher.
3-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Bregman flied out to center.
3-0
Bottom
Happ grounded out to first.
3-0
Bottom
Hoerner safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Jordan.
3-0
Bottom
Ramirez doubled to left, Hoerner to third.
3-0
Bottom
Conforto homered to right (376 feet), Hoerner scored and Ramirez scored.
3-3
Bottom
Amaya reached on infield single to second.
3-3
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong popped out to shortstop.
3-3

Inning 3 Top

Top
Wetherholt flied out to left.
3-3
Top
Herrera walked.
3-3
Top
Walker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Herrera out at second.
3-3
Top
Burleson flied out to center.
3-3

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Suzuki grounded out to third.
3-3
Bottom
Busch flied out to left.
3-3
Bottom
Bregman singled to left.
3-3
Bottom
Happ walked, Bregman to second.
3-3
Bottom
Hoerner grounded out to pitcher.
3-3

Inning 4 Top

Top
Jo. Báez homered to left (382 feet).
4-3
Top
Winn grounded out to shortstop.
4-3
Top
Jordan grounded out to third.
4-3
Top
Pereira hit by pitch.
4-3
Top
Pereira picked off first.
4-3

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Ramirez singled to right.
4-3
Bottom
Conforto struck out swinging.
4-3
Bottom
Amaya grounded into double play, third to second to first, Ramirez out at second.
4-3

Inning 5 Top

Top
Pagés singled to right.
4-3
Top
Wetherholt grounded into fielder's choice to second, Pagés out at second.
4-3
Top
Herrera fouled out to catcher.
4-3
Top
Walker flied out to center.
4-3

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to second.
4-3
Bottom
Suzuki walked.
4-3
Bottom
Busch struck out swinging.
4-3
Bottom
Bregman struck out swinging.
4-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Burleson walked.
4-3
Top
Jo. Báez homered to right (368 feet), Burleson scored.
6-3
Top
Winn fouled out to first.
6-3
Top
Jordan homered to left center (408 feet).
7-3
Top
Thornton relieved Boyd
7-3
Top
Pereira struck out swinging.
7-3
Top
Pagés grounded out to shortstop.
7-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Happ struck out swinging.
7-3
Bottom
Hoerner grounded out to first.
7-3
Bottom
Ramirez struck out swinging.
7-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Thielbar relieved Thornton
7-3
Top
Wetherholt flied out to center.
7-3
Top
Herrera hit by pitch.
7-3
Top
Walker grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Herrera out at second.
7-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Taylor hit for Conforto
7-3
Bottom
Bruihl relieved McGreevy
7-3
Bottom
Taylor reached on infield single to third.
7-3
Bottom
Amaya grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Taylor out at second.
7-3
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong flied out to center.
7-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Taylor as designated hitter.
7-3
Top
Rea relieved Thielbar
7-3
Top
Burleson homered to left center (403 feet).
8-3
Top
Báez lined out to left.
8-3
Top
Winn grounded out to shortstop.
8-3
Top
Jordan flied out to right.
8-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Stanek relieved Bruihl
8-3
Bottom
Suzuki doubled to left.
8-3
Bottom
Busch reached on infield single to pitcher, Suzuki to third.
8-3
Bottom
Bregman grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Suzuki scored, Busch out at second.
8-4
Bottom
Happ flied out to center.
8-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Pereira singled to center.
8-4
Top
Pagés struck out swinging.
8-4
Top
Wetherholt grounded out to second, Pereira to second.
8-4
Top
Herrera grounded out to first.
8-4

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
O'Brien relieved Stanek
8-4
Bottom
Hoerner grounded out to first.
8-4
Bottom
Ramirez flied out to center.
8-4
Bottom
Taylor grounded out to third.
8-4

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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 8-4 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 15, 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 9. Moneylines are St. Louis Cardinals +168 and Chicago Cubs -181. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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