Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineup — Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026
Starting Lineups
Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals · Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 0.288 | 0.388 | 0.928 | 23 | 60 | 0.143 | 0.286 |
| 2 | Seiya Suzuki | 0.264 | 0.352 | 0.824 | 18 | 58 | 0.286 | 1.089 |
| 3 | Michael Busch | 0.244 | 0.364 | 0.763 | 13 | 56 | 0.375 | 1.625 |
| 4 | Alex Bregman | 0.241 | 0.336 | 0.705 | 11 | 46 | — | — |
| 5 | Ian Happ | 0.218 | 0.331 | 0.751 | 18 | 45 | 0.500 | 1.056 |
| 6 | Nico Hoerner | 0.254 | 0.317 | 0.666 | 5 | 48 | 0.333 | 0.762 |
| 7 | Michael Conforto | 0.237 | 0.326 | 0.807 | 9 | 24 | 0.333 | 0.666 |
| 8 | Carson Kelly | 0.260 | 0.350 | 0.724 | 6 | 36 | 0.375 | 0.750 |
| 9 | Pedro Ramírez | 0.305 | 0.348 | 0.799 | 1 | 13 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt | 0.253 | 0.348 | 0.739 | 15 | 40 | — | — |
| 2 | Jordan Walker | 0.285 | 0.348 | 0.856 | 22 | 77 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Alec Burleson | 0.286 | 0.345 | 0.812 | 15 | 71 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Iván Herrera | 0.244 | 0.365 | 0.745 | 12 | 44 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 5 | Lars Nootbaar | 0.241 | 0.344 | 0.716 | 3 | 15 | 0.308 | 0.823 |
| 6 | Masyn Winn | 0.241 | 0.317 | 0.637 | 4 | 43 | 0.333 | 0.833 |
| 7 | Nathan Church | 0.225 | 0.268 | 0.627 | 8 | 30 | — | — |
| 8 | José Fermín | 0.253 | 0.317 | 0.702 | 5 | 22 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Jimmy Crooks | 0.182 | 0.276 | 0.614 | 3 | 9 | — | — |
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals (2026-07-28). Colin Rea vs Michael McGreevy at Busch Stadium.
Starters — Rea enters with a 4.85 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 105.2 innings, with 6.9 K/9, 3.24 BB/9, and 1.45 HR/9. His last three starts were 5.0 IP/4 ER/5 K/1 BB, 6.0 IP/3 ER/6 K/1 BB, and 5.1 IP/3 ER/2 K/2 BB. The recent form is tagged up, but the season profile still shows traffic on the bases and some home run risk. McGreevy has a 3.07 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 114.1 innings, with 5.83 K/9, 2.13 BB/9, and 1.18 HR/9. His last three starts were 6.1 IP/4 ER/3 K/3 BB, 6.1 IP/1 ER/5 K/1 BB, and 6.1 IP/1 ER/6 K/1 BB. His trend is also up, supported by stronger run prevention and better control than Rea.
Teams — Chicago brings the stronger offense on paper with a .754 OPS and 548 runs, compared with St. Louis at .696 OPS and 469 runs. The Cubs are also in better recent form at 6-4 over their last 10, while the Cardinals are 2-8. On the pitching side, the team numbers are fairly close: Chicago has a 4.22 ERA and 1.27 WHIP, while St. Louis has a 4.16 ERA and 1.34 WHIP. That suggests the Cubs have the clearer edge with the bats, while the Cardinals get the better individual starter entering this matchup.