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

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

11–4

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 4 of 18

Chicago CubsLeads 14 of 18

Batting

4.37Runs per game5.17
0.239Batting average0.249
0.315On-base percentage0.338
0.380Slugging percentage0.417
0.695OPS0.755
1.03Home runs per game1.27
8.00Hits per game8.54
127Home runs157
76Stolen bases94

Pitching

4.04ERA4.10
1.34WHIP1.25
7.67Strikeouts per nine7.70
3.42Walks per nine2.95
4.01Runs allowed per game4.07
0.252Opponent batting average0.244
935Pitching strikeouts947
46Quality 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	+157	-168
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+152	-166
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+145	-175
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+162	-177
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+150	-166
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+155	-177
BBetus	-1.5	9	+150	-170
BBovada	-1.5	9	+149	-181
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+145	-175
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+150	-166
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+145	-172

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Aug 16, 2026

3:00 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 7 mph

80°

Lineups

STL

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	19th	17th
CHC	2nd	12th

Matchup

STLCHC

62-61Record72-52
50.4%Win %58.1%
32-34Home record36-25
30-27Road record36-27
6-4Last 107-3
1Streak-1
0Run diff+107
18-19Division19-16
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
STL	2	1	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	11
CHC	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	4

Team Stats

STLStatCHC

11Runs4
13Hits6
0Errors0
2Home runs2
11RBI4
0Stolen bases0
9K (bat)11
11K (pit)9
5BB (pit)5

Player Stats

STL — Batting

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

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Hunter DobbinsSP	5.0	2	2	2	4	7
Luis GastelumRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
Caleb FergusonRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
Gordon GraceffoRP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Seiya SuzukiRF	5	1	1	0	0	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	1	1	1	2	0
Pedro Ramirez2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Bregman3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Miguel AmayaC	3	1	1	1	1	1
Nico Hoerner2B	3	0	1	0	0	1
James Triantos2B	3	1	0	0	0	1
Michael ConfortoDH	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tyrone TaylorLF	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dansby SwansonSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Edward CabreraSP	3.2	6	7	7	3	2
Aaron CivaleSP	2.0	2	0	0	0	4
Ryan RolisonRP	1.1	2	2	2	1	0
Carson KellyC	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Caleb ThielbarRP	0.2	1	2	2	1	2
Trent ThorntonRP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

99 events · 10 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt hit a ground rule double.
0-0
Top
Herrera grounded out to second, Wetherholt to third.
0-0
Top
Burleson homered to right center (421 feet), Wetherholt scored.
2-0
Top
Walker flied out to center.
2-0
Top
Báez flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Suzuki struck out looking.
2-0
Bottom
Bregman flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Church flied out to center.
2-0
Top
Winn grounded out to third.
2-0
Top
Crooks doubled to right.
2-0
Top
Jordan singled to center, Crooks scored.
3-0
Top
Wetherholt grounded out to first.
3-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Happ grounded out to shortstop.
3-0
Bottom
Hoerner lined out to second.
3-0
Bottom
Ramirez grounded out to second.
3-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Burleson grounded out to second.
3-0
Top
Walker doubled to left.
3-0
Top
Walker to third on wild pitch by Cabrera.
3-0
Top
Báez struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Triantos hit for Swanson
3-0
Bottom
Triantos walked.
3-0
Bottom
Conforto flied out to shortstop.
3-0
Bottom
Amaya struck out swinging.
3-0
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong homered to right center (408 feet), Triantos scored.
3-2
Bottom
Suzuki struck out looking.
3-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Hoerner at shortstop.
3-2
Top
Triantos at second base.
3-2
Top
Church grounded out to third.
3-2
Top
Winn walked.
3-2
Top
Crooks walked, Winn to second.
3-2
Top
Jordan singled to left, Crooks to second, Winn to third.
3-2
Top
Wetherholt walked, Winn scored, Jordan to second, Crooks to third. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
4-2
Top
Herrera hit sacrifice fly to right, Crooks scored, Wetherholt to second, Jordan to third.
5-2
Top
Rolison relieved Cabrera
5-2
Top
Burleson singled to left, Jordan scored and Wetherholt scored.
7-2
Top
Walker homered to center (413 feet), Burleson scored.
9-2
Top
Báez flied out to right.
9-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Bregman grounded out to shortstop.
9-2
Bottom
Happ singled to left.
9-2
Bottom
Hoerner grounded out to shortstop, Happ to second.
9-2
Bottom
Ramirez struck out swinging.
9-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Church walked.
9-2
Top
Winn flied out to center.
9-2
Top
Crooks grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, Church out at second.
9-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Triantos grounded out to third.
9-2
Bottom
Conforto walked. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was overturned.
9-2
Bottom
Amaya walked, Conforto to second.
9-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
9-2
Bottom
Suzuki struck out swinging.
9-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Civale relieved Rolison
9-2
Top
Jordan struck out swinging.
9-2
Top
Wetherholt lined out to left.
9-2
Top
Herrera singled to center.
9-2
Top
Burleson doubled to left, Herrera to third.
9-2
Top
Walker hit by pitch.
9-2
Top
Báez struck out looking.
9-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Bregman walked.
9-2
Bottom
Gastelum relieved Dobbins
9-2
Bottom
Happ grounded into fielder's choice to first, Bregman out at second.
9-2
Bottom
Hoerner singled to left, Happ to second.
9-2
Bottom
Ramirez struck out swinging.
9-2
Bottom
Triantos struck out swinging.
9-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Church popped out to second.
9-2
Top
Winn struck out swinging.
9-2
Top
Crooks struck out swinging.
9-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Conforto struck out swinging.
9-2
Bottom
Amaya grounded out to shortstop.
9-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to second.
9-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Thielbar relieved Civale
9-2
Top
Jordan struck out looking.
9-2
Top
Wetherholt reached on infield single to second.
9-2
Top
Herrera walked, Wetherholt to second.
9-2
Top
Burleson struck out swinging.
9-2
Top
Thornton relieved Thielbar
9-2
Top
Walker doubled to center, Herrera scored and Wetherholt scored.
11-2
Top
Báez struck out swinging.
11-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Pereira in left field.
11-2
Bottom
Graceffo relieved Gastelum
11-2
Bottom
Suzuki doubled to right.
11-2
Bottom
Bregman grounded out to shortstop.
11-2
Bottom
Taylor hit for Happ
11-2
Bottom
Suzuki to third on wild pitch by Graceffo.
11-2
Bottom
Taylor hit sacrifice fly to center, Suzuki scored.
11-3
Bottom
Hoerner walked.
11-3
Bottom
Ramirez singled to center, Hoerner to second.
11-3
Bottom
Triantos popped out to first.
11-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Taylor in left field.
11-3
Top
Kelly relieved Thornton
11-3
Top
Church flied out to right.
11-3
Top
Winn flied out to center.
11-3
Top
Crooks singled to right.
11-3
Top
Jordan fouled out to first.
11-3

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Ferguson relieved Graceffo
11-3
Bottom
Conforto grounded out to second. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
11-3
Bottom
Amaya homered to right center (395 feet).
11-4
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out looking.
11-4
Bottom
Suzuki grounded out to third.
11-4

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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 St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 11-4 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, August 16, 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

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