Cubs vs Cardinals

Final · Sun May 31 · 7:20 PM ET · Busch Stadium

Chicago CubsCubs32-28

FinalMay 31, 2026

St. Louis CardinalsCardinals31-26

TVNBCStreamPeacock

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

CHC−101

STL−120

Run line

CHC −1.5+156

STL +1.5−190

Total O/U

Over 8.5−115

Under 8.5−104

Run line: Cardinals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 8.5 (6 runs).

Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 31, 2026 to move to 31-26.

The game was played before 34,753.

Score by inning

Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
STL	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	x	5

W: Liberatore (3-3) · L: Wicks (0-2) · S: Dobbins (0-0)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

STLSingleWalker singled to right, Wetherholt scored, Herrera to second.0-1
STLPop outBurleson popped out to third, Herrera scored, Velázquez to second.0-2

Bottom 3

STLSingleBurleson singled to left, Wetherholt scored, Herrera to third. Burleson to second.0-3
STLSingleWinn singled to center, Herrera scored and Burleson scored.0-5

Top 6

CHCHome runBregman homered to left center (404 feet).1-5

Team stats

CHCSTL

Hits: 7; 8
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 1; 5
Walks: 1; 4
Strikeouts: 8; 5
Runners Left On Base: 16; 16
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Cubs · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Nico Hoerner 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	.252	.335	.357
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	18	.237	.325	.388
Alex Bregman 3B	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	18	.259	.341	.364
Seiya Suzuki RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	.244	.332	.395
Ian Happ LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	.230	.349	.469
Carson Kelly C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	.289	.369	.373
Michael Busch 1B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	15	.243	.370	.388
Kevin Alcantara DH	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	.200	.333	.200
Michael Conforto DH	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	.269	.376	.538
Dansby Swanson SS	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	.183	.293	.330

Cubs · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jordan Wicks P	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	49-32	15.63	49
Ethan Roberts P	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	22-15	1.69	22
Trent Thornton P	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	28-18	1.98	28
Phil Maton P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-9	7.23	14
Ryan Rolison P	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	34-16	2.89	34

Cardinals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt 2B	2-3	3	2	2	0	1	1	18	.250	.362	.407
Ivan Herrera DH	2-3	3	2	2	0	1	0	17	.265	.391	.431
Jordan Walker RF	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	11	.290	.357	.551
Nelson Velazquez LF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.429	.500	.857
Alec Burleson 1B	1-3	3	1	1	2	1	0	17	.281	.350	.438
Masyn Winn SS	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	1	16	.234	.312	.314
Jose Fermin CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	16	.221	.289	.368
Victor Scott II CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.186	.253	.250
Thomas Saggese 3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	0	13	.167	.231	.236
Nolan Gorman 3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.210	.291	.331
Pedro Pages C	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	.216	.258	.353

Cardinals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Matthew Liberatore P	5.1	3	0	0	1	4	0	85-58	4.35	85
Hunter Dobbins P	3.2	4	1	1	0	4	1	61-41	4.50	61

Game info

VenueBusch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

Attendance34,753

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Quinn Wolcott · First Base Umpire: Ramon De Jesus · Second Base Umpire: Paul Clemons · Third Base Umpire: Edwin Jimenez

TVNBC · national

Last and next games

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Last game: L 1-6 vs CHCSat May 30
Next game: L 1-2 vs TEXMon Jun 1
W 6-5 vs CHCFri May 29
L 1-2 at MILWed May 27
L 0-6 at MILTue May 26

Head to head

CHC 5, STL 6Fri May 29
CHC 6, STL 1Sat May 30

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