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St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

3:15 PM ET · Wrigley FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 16, 6:30 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Sep 30, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score42
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 42
11
11–4
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
89–73 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 62
4
T-Score62
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsDobbins leads Cabrera in P-Score (53 vs 37), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handCubsChicago has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupCardinalsSt.'s official lineup includes 4 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formCubsChicago has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerCubsChicago has 157 home runs this season, 30 more than St..

Starting pitchers

STL
Hunter Dobbins RHP
Hunter Dobbins
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.40
70th
WHIP
1.31
137th
K/9
8.40
84th
BB/9
3.40
180th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.20
105th
OPS/R
–
IP
45.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.25
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CHC
Edward Cabrera RHP
Edward Cabrera
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.10
204th
WHIP
1.40
186th
K/9
8.09
120th
BB/9
3.61
182nd
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.74
201st
OPS/R
–
IP
72.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.29
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
54
How the starters differ
·Dobbins enters with a 3.40 ERA compared with Cabrera's 5.10.
·Dobbins allows the lower home-run rate: 1.20 vs 1.74 per nine.
·Dobbins has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.
·The WHIP gap favors Dobbins, 1.31 to 1.40.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Dobbins arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%94.6
Slider17%87.6
Sweeper15%82.1
Sinker13%94.4
Splitter12%88.0
Curveball11%79.3
Cabrera arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup30%93.0
Sinker21%96.5
Curveball20%84.9
Four-seam17%96.2
Slider12%89.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Edward Cabrera)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cubs vs RHP (Hunter Dobbins)
3rd
in MLB
0.757OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Edward Cabrera
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cabrera (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.732No MLB historyNo history
2Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.6972-for-6Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.9392-for-7Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.79329.7690-for-2Very small sample
5Joshua BáezRLF59.7887.613No MLB historyNo history
6Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.6710-for-1Very small sample
7Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.5943-for-6Very small sample
8Jimmy CrooksLC42.5915.569No MLB historyNo history
9Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample67H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score5Joshua Báez LF · R.230 / .788 · 7 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score6Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample43H-Score7Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .594 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample47H-Score8Jimmy Crooks C · L.179 / .591 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score
Chicago CubsOfficial lineupvs RHP Hunter Dobbins
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Dobbins (BvP)
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF84.94245.9730-for-3Very small sample
2Seiya SuzukiRRF78.84126.7971-for-5Very small sample
3Alex BregmanR3B76.81928.7993-for-5Very small sample
4Ian HappSLF67.73824.8160-for-4Very small sample
5Nico HoernerR2B49.6668.6653-for-4Very small sample
6Pedro RamírezS2B54.7236.662No MLB historyNo history
7Dansby SwansonRSS55.69419.6770-for-3Very small sample
8Michael ConfortoLDH71.80015.7741-for-2Very small sample
9Miguel AmayaRC51.7176.7010-for-2Very small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280 / .942 · 45 HRvs hand .973 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample84H-Score2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270 / .841 · 26 HRvs hand .797 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample78H-Score3Alex Bregman 3B · R.265 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .799 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample76H-Score4Ian Happ LF · S.218 / .738 · 24 HRvs hand .816 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample67H-Score5Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263 / .666 · 8 HRvs hand .665 · 3-for-4 · Very small sample49H-Score6Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261 / .723 · 6 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Dansby Swanson SS · R.213 / .694 · 19 HRvs hand .677 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score8Michael Conforto DH · L.240 / .800 · 15 HRvs hand .774 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample71H-Score9Miguel Amaya C · R.237 / .717 · 6 HRvs hand .701 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·CHCCHC
AVG.239 24th.251 6th
OPS.691 29th.767 1st
Home runs167 24th220 3rd
Runs720 16th850 1st
OBP.313 22nd.339 2nd
SLG.378 29th.428 1st
PitchingSTLSTL·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs4.12
STLCHC
WHIP1.36vs1.26
STLCHC
K/98.0vs7.8
STLCHC
HR Allowed158vs231
STLCHC
BullpenSTLSTL·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.98vs4.20
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.30
no league rank
Saves46vs36
STLCHC
ResultsSTLSTL·CHCCHC
+23020th
Run differential
+4121st
77–85 Record89–73
6–4 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (6–4)
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
Chicago Cubs (7–3)
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Hunter Dobbins (3.40 ERA, 2–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cubs?+
Edward Cabrera (5.10 ERA, 5–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
3:15 PM ET at Wrigley Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cardinals and Cubs performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cubs 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Hunter Dobbins is at 53; Edward Cabrera is at 37. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.