Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Cubs

32-28

1-5

Final

Cardinals

31-26

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cardinals 5-1

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. The Cardinals outscored the Cubs 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Alex Bregman went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · May 31

Wetherholt has HR, 3 hits to lead Cards past Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley

Rookie JJ Wetherholt homered and doubled, Kyle Leahy threw five crisp innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 at

What it means

Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
Cubs 14-17 on the road; Cardinals 15-14 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3d ago

Inside a Wrigleyville rooftop owner's fight with the Cubs

ESPN · 3d ago

Inside a Wrigleyville rooftop owner's fight with the Cubs

ESPN · Oct 2

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

ESPN · Oct 1

Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep

ESPN · Oct 1

Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games

Recap · Oct 1

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

ESPN · Sep 30

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · Sep 30

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

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

Jordan Wicks SP

Probable starter · 0-2, 10.45 ERA, 8 K, 1.94 WHIP

Lineup

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

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Matthew Liberatore SP

Probable starter · 6-14, 5.23 ERA, 154 K, 1.47 WHIP

Lineup

1JJ Wetherholt2B
2Ivan HerreraDH
3Jordan WalkerRF
4Nelson VelazquezLF
5Alec Burleson1B
6Masyn WinnSS
7Jose FerminCF
8Thomas Saggese3B
9Pedro PagesC

The series

STL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Cubs 6, Cardinals 1 (May 30)

Last 5

CHC

L@ STL1-5
W@ STL6-1
L@ STL5-6
W@ PIT7-2
W@ PIT10-4

STL

No games yet this season.

Chirp's angle

Be the first to talk about this one.Open chat

Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 34,753
Officials: Quinn Wolcott (Home Plate Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (First Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)