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Chicago Cubs 2, 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 29, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score62
Chicago Cubs
89–73 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 62
2
2–3
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 42
3
T-Score42
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handCubsChicago owns a .757 OPS vs RHP, 3th in MLB; St. ranks 20th vs LHP.
LineupCubsChicago's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenCardinalsSt. owns a 4.10 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Chicago's 4.55.
Recent formCubsChicago has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CHC
Matthew Boyd LHP
Matthew Boyd
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.81
91st
WHIP
1.24
75th
K/9
8.39
177th
BB/9
2.59
72nd
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.92
89th
OPS/R
–
IP
59.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.67
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
STL
Dustin May RHP
Dustin May
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.59
151st
WHIP
1.32
121st
K/9
8.91
80th
BB/9
2.86
110th
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.61
41st
OPS/R
–
IP
104.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.51
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Boyd enters with a 3.81 ERA compared with May's 4.59.
·Boyd has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
·Boyd allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.24 WHIP compared with 1.32.
·Boyd has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.31 more per nine innings.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Boyd arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam44%92.8
Changeup28%78.7
Slider14%83.1
Curveball12%73.1
Sinker1%91.9
May arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%96.9
Cutter24%93.3
Sinker20%96.6
Sweeper18%86.0
Curveball8%83.7
Changeup6%90.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cubs vs RHP (Dustin May)
3rd
in MLB
0.757OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs LHP (Matthew Boyd)
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 RHP Dustin May
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs May (BvP)
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF84.94245.973No MLB historyNo history
2Seiya SuzukiRRF78.84126.797No MLB historyNo history
3Michael BuschL1B68.74520.736No MLB historyNo history
4Alex BregmanR3B76.81928.799No MLB historyNo history
5Ian HappSLF67.73824.816No MLB historyNo history
6Michael ConfortoLDH71.80015.774No MLB historyNo history
7Pedro RamírezS2B54.7236.662No MLB historyNo history
8Dansby SwansonRSS55.69419.677No MLB historyNo history
9Miguel AmayaRC51.7176.701No MLB historyNo history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280 / .942 · 45 HRvs hand .973 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270 / .841 · 26 HRvs hand .797 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Michael Busch 1B · L.242 / .745 · 20 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5Ian Happ LF · S.218 / .738 · 24 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score6Michael Conforto DH · L.240 / .800 · 15 HRvs hand .774 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score7Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261 / .723 · 6 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score8Dansby Swanson SS · R.213 / .694 · 19 HRvs hand .677 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score9Miguel Amaya C · R.237 / .717 · 6 HRvs hand .701 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs LHP Matthew Boyd
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Boyd (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.664No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.904No MLB historyNo history
3Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.787No MLB historyNo history
4Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.559No MLB historyNo history
5Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.745No MLB historyNo history
6José FermínRLF45.6646.747No MLB historyNo history
7Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.823No MLB historyNo history
8Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.586No MLB historyNo history
9Pedro PagésRC32.5874.490No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .904 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score3Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score4Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score5Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .745 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score6José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .823 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Pedro Pagés C · R.217 / .587 · 4 HRvs hand .490 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCHCCHC·STLSTL
AVG.251 6th.239 24th
OPS.767 1st.691 29th
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 ERA4.55vs4.10
no league rank
Saves36vs46
CHCSTL
ResultsCHCCHC·STLSTL
+4331st
Run differential
+24820th
89–73 Record77–85
7–3 Last 102–8
Last 10 games
Chicago Cubs (7–3)
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
St. Louis Cardinals (2–8)
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cubs?+
Matthew Boyd (3.81 ERA, 6–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Dustin May (4.59 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?+
Matthew Boyd is at 52; Dustin May is at 49. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.