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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 StadiumStats updated Jul 29, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score67
Chicago Cubs
82–66 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 67
2
2–3
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
73–75 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 46
3
T-Score46
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Offense vs handCubsChicago owns a .758 OPS vs RHP, 3th in MLB; St. ranks 12th vs LHP.
LineupCardinalsSt.'s official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenCardinalsSt. owns a 4.10 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Chicago's 4.55.
Starter formCubsBoyd has a 2.67 ERA over his last five starts, while May is at 5.75.
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
4.03
107th
WHIP
1.22
74th
K/9
7.08
167th
BB/9
2.72
68th
P-Score52i
FIP
4.40
HR/9
1.23
123rd
OPS/R
0.752
IP
109.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA5.40
Road ERA2.95
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
4.49
135th
WHIP
1.29
106th
K/9
8.65
81st
BB/9
2.99
103rd
P-Score52i
FIP
3.58
HR/9
0.72
27th
OPS/R
0.636
IP
138.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.87
Road ERA5.50
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.75
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·May strikes out 1.6 more batters per nine innings.
·May owns the lower FIP, 3.58 to 4.40.
·May allows the lower home-run rate: 0.72 vs 1.23 per nine.
·Boyd has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBoydMayNote
ERA−99116Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.403.58
WAR1.22.6Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Boyd arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam44%92.7
Changeup27%78.6
Slider15%83.0
Curveball13%73.1
Sinker1%91.9
May arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%96.9
Cutter23%93.3
Sinker19%96.6
Sweeper18%86.0
Curveball7%83.5
Changeup6%90.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cubs vs RHP (Dustin May)
3rd
in MLB
0.758OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs LHP (Matthew Boyd)
12th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.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-ArmstrongLCF88.94641.952No MLB historyNo history
2Seiya SuzukiRRF81.84924.805No MLB historyNo history
3Michael BuschL1B71.73618.737No MLB historyNo history
4Alex BregmanR3B77.80025.771No MLB historyNo history
5Ian HappSLF70.73923.817No MLB historyNo history
6Michael ConfortoLDH76.82814.798No MLB historyNo history
7Pedro RamírezS2B57.7285.674No MLB historyNo history
8Dansby SwansonRSS63.70418.678No MLB historyNo history
9Miguel AmayaRC50.7035.700No MLB historyNo history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.281 / .946 · 41 HRvs hand .952 · No MLB history · No history88H-Score2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270 / .849 · 24 HRvs hand .805 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Michael Busch 1B · L.237 / .736 · 18 HRvs hand .737 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score4Alex Bregman 3B · R.263 / .800 · 25 HRvs hand .771 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score5Ian Happ LF · S.220 / .739 · 23 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Michael Conforto DH · L.243 / .828 · 14 HRvs hand .798 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score7Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.260 / .728 · 5 HRvs hand .674 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Dansby Swanson SS · R.216 / .704 · 18 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score9Miguel Amaya C · R.234 / .703 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs LHP Matthew Boyd
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Boyd (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B71.71317.664No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF81.82928.915No MLB historyNo history
3Iván HerreraRDH69.74116.787No MLB historyNo history
4Alec BurlesonL1B82.81922.537No MLB historyNo history
5Masyn WinnRSS49.6295.764No MLB historyNo history
6José FermínRLF47.6526.769No MLB historyNo history
7Blaze JordanR3B49.6583.823No MLB historyNo history
8Nathan ChurchLCF45.65610.568No MLB historyNo history
9Pedro PagésRC32.5764.490No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .713 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.283 / .829 · 28 HRvs hand .915 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Iván Herrera DH · R.247 / .741 · 16 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Alec Burleson 1B · L.284 / .819 · 22 HRvs hand .537 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score5Masyn Winn SS · R.234 / .629 · 5 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6José Fermín LF · R.242 / .652 · 6 HRvs hand .769 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .823 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Nathan Church CF · L.245 / .656 · 10 HRvs hand .568 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score9Pedro Pagés C · R.212 / .576 · 4 HRvs hand .490 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCHCCHC·STLSTL
AVG.252 6th.244 16th
OPS.771 1st.703 25th
Home runs204 1st156 22nd
Runs792 1st675 10th
OBP.340 2nd.317 14th
SLG.431 1st.386 26th
PitchingCHCCHC·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.20vs4.30
CHCSTL
WHIP1.27vs1.35
CHCSTL
K/97.8vs8.0
CHCSTL
HR Allowed222vs148
CHCSTL
BullpenCHCCHC·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.55vs4.10
no league rank
Saves32vs43
CHCSTL
ResultsCHCCHC·STLSTL
+3153rd
Run differential
+18918th
82–66 Record73–75
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 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.