St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Cardinals

62-61

8-4

Final

Cubs

72-52

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cardinals 8-4

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. The Cardinals outscored the Cubs 3-0 in the 1st inning. Joshua Baez went 3-for-4 with 3 home runs and 5 RBI for the Cardinals. Michael Conforto went 1-for-2 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Aug 15

Joshua Báez first player to homer in first 3 at-bats in the majors, leads Cardinals past Cubs 8-4

Joshua Báez became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

What it means

Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
Cardinals 30-27 on the road; Cubs 36-25 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Michael McGreevy SP

Probable starter · 7-9, 3.95 ERA, 115 K, 1.28 WHIP

Lineup

1JJ Wetherholt2B
2Ivan HerreraDH
3Jordan WalkerRF
4Alec Burleson1B
5Joshua BaezLF
6Masyn WinnSS
7Blaze Jordan3B
8Everson PereiraCF
9Pedro PagesC

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Matthew Boyd SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 3.91 ERA, 96 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
2Seiya SuzukiRF
3Michael Busch1B
4Alex Bregman3B
5Ian HappLF
6Nico HoernerSS
7Pedro Ramirez2B
8Michael ConfortoDH
9Miguel AmayaC

The series

STL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Cubs 3, Cardinals 0 (Aug 14)

Last 5

STL

No games yet this season.

CHC

Lvs STL4-8
Wvs STL3-0
L@ WSH0-7
W@ WSH12-6
W@ WSH8-6

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 39,834
Officials: Mark Wegner (Home Plate Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (First Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Second Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Third Base Umpire)