Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Cubs

31-27

5-6

Final

Cardinals

30-25

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cardinals 6-5

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cardinals. Ian Happ went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · May 29

Velázquez, Saggese, Herrera hit HRs, lift Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Cubs

Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera and Thomas Saggese added solo shots, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first meeting of the season between the teams Friday night.

What it means

Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
Cubs 13-16 on the road; Cardinals 14-13 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Shota Imanaga SP

Probable starter · 11-10, 3.77 ERA, 174 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
2Nico Hoerner2B
3Michael Busch1B
4Alex Bregman3B
5Ian HappLF
6Seiya SuzukiRF
7Michael ConfortoDH
8Carson KellyC
9Dansby SwansonSS

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Andre Pallante SP

Probable starter · 12-9, 3.83 ERA, 110 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1JJ Wetherholt2B
2Ivan HerreraC
3Jordan WalkerRF
4Nelson VelazquezDH
5Alec Burleson1B
6Masyn WinnSS
7Jose FerminLF
8Thomas Saggese3B
9Victor Scott IICF

The series

STL wins series 2-1

Last 5

CHC

L@ STL5-6
W@ PIT7-2
W@ PIT10-4
L@ PIT1-12
L@ PIT1-2

STL

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 37,564
Officials: Paul Clemons (Home Plate Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (First Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Second Base Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (Third Base Umpire)