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Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:45 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshot Jul 27, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score61
Chicago Cubs
89–73 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 61
7
7–3
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 44
3
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Offense vs handCubsChicago has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupCubsChicago's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenCardinalsSt. has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formCubsPeterson has a 2.95 ERA over his last five starts, while Liberatore is at 5.06.
Recent formCubsChicago has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

CHC
David Peterson LHP
David Peterson
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.97
155th
WHIP
1.56
194th
K/9
7.48
104th
BB/9
3.84
175th
P-Score50i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.91
53rd
OPS/R
–
IP
89.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.95
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.18
175th
WHIP
1.52
181st
K/9
8.64
73rd
BB/9
3.45
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.64
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
99.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.06
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Peterson allows the lower home-run rate: 0.91 vs 1.64 per nine.
·Liberatore owns a 8.6 K/9 compared with Peterson's 7.5.
·Liberatore enters with a 5.18 ERA compared with Peterson's 5.97.
·Peterson enters with a 3.89 road ERA; Liberatore owns a 5.45 ERA at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Peterson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker30%92.2
Four-seam25%92.5
Slider22%86.4
Changeup13%85.7
Curveball11%80.5
Liberatore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%94.3
Slider27%86.1
Curveball18%79.6
Changeup13%88.5
Sinker8%94.2
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cubs vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
1st
in MLB
0.796OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs LHP (David Peterson)
20th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago CubsOfficial lineupvs LHP Matthew Liberatore
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF81.94245.926No MLB historyNo history
2Seiya SuzukiRRF75.84126.974No MLB historyNo history
3Alex BregmanR3B73.81928.891No MLB historyNo history
4Carson KellyRC56.71210.899No MLB historyNo history
5Michael BuschL1B65.74520.733No MLB historyNo history
6Nico HoernerR2B49.6668.674No MLB historyNo history
7Ian HappSLF64.73824.499No MLB historyNo history
8Dansby SwansonRSS55.69419.767No MLB historyNo history
9Miguel AmayaRC49.7176.713No MLB historyNo history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280 / .942 · 45 HRvs hand .926 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270 / .841 · 26 HRvs hand .974 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Alex Bregman 3B · R.265 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .891 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score4Carson Kelly C · R.258 / .712 · 10 HRvs hand .899 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Michael Busch 1B · L.242 / .745 · 20 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263 / .666 · 8 HRvs hand .674 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score7Ian Happ LF · S.218 / .738 · 24 HRvs hand .499 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score8Dansby Swanson SS · R.213 / .694 · 19 HRvs hand .767 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score9Miguel Amaya C · R.237 / .717 · 6 HRvs hand .713 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs LHP David Peterson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Peterson (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B60.70417.664No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF76.79329.863No MLB historyNo history
3Iván HerreraRDH64.73519.787No MLB historyNo history
4Alec BurlesonL1B75.81626.559No MLB historyNo history
5Masyn WinnRSS45.6255.745No MLB historyNo history
6Nelson VelázquezRLF49.6636.709No MLB historyNo history
7José FermínRLF44.6646.747No MLB historyNo history
8Lars NootbaarLLF63.7218.455No MLB historyNo history
9Blaze JordanR3B44.6583.823No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .863 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score4Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score5Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .745 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score6Nelson Velázquez LF · R.188 / .663 · 6 HRvs hand .709 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score7José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .455 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score9Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .823 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCHCCHC·STLSTL
AVG.251 6th.239 24th
OPS.767 1st.691 28th
Home runs220 3rd167 24th
Runs850 1st720 16th
OBP.339 2nd.313 22nd
SLG.428 1st.378 29th
PitchingCHCCHC·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs4.26
CHCSTL
WHIP1.26vs1.36
CHCSTL
K/97.8vs8.0
CHCSTL
HR Allowed231vs158
CHCSTL
BullpenCHCCHC·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.39vs3.93
no league rank
Saves36vs46
CHCSTL
ResultsCHCCHC·STLSTL
+4502nd
Run differential
+27321st
89–73 Record77–85
6–4 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Chicago Cubs (6–4)
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
St. Louis Cardinals (3–7)
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cubs?+
David Peterson (5.97 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (5.18 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:45 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cubs and Cardinals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cardinals 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
David Peterson is at 50; Matthew Liberatore is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.