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Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5–1 on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 1 89-73
at St. Louis Cardinals 5 77-85

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
  • W: Matthew Liberatore (3-3)
  • L: Jordan Wicks (0-2)
  • S: Hunter Dobbins

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Alex Bregman (5)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. 0–1
Bottom 1st St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson pops out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Iván Herrera scores. Nelson Velázquez to 2nd. 0–2
Bottom 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd. 0–3
Bottom 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Masyn Winn singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. 0–5
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–5

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .259
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244
Ian Happ LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230
Carson Kelly C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .243
Kevin Alcántara DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Michael Conforto DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .269
Dansby Swanson SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .183
Totals 34 1 7 1 1 8
Pitcher
Jordan Wicks (L, 0-2) 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 49 15.63
Ethan Roberts 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 22 1.69
Trent Thornton 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 1.98
Phil Maton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.23
Ryan Rolison 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 34 2.89

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 .250
Iván Herrera DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 .265
Jordan Walker RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .290
Nelson Velázquez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429
Alec Burleson 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .281
Masyn Winn SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 .234
José Fermín CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Victor Scott II CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186
Thomas Saggese 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Nolan Gorman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210
Pedro Pagés C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Totals 29 5 8 5 4 5
Pitcher
Matthew Liberatore (W, 3-3) 5.1 3 0 0 1 4 0 85 4.35
Hunter Dobbins (S, 1) 3.2 4 1 1 0 4 1 61 4.50

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
5 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:20 PM
Time of game
2:43
Attendance
34,753
Umpires
Home Plate: Quinn Wolcott, First Base: Ramon De Jesus, Second Base: Paul Clemons, Third Base: Edwin Jimenez

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 17 at Chicago Cubs 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 Final (10) Game page
Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final (10) Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Chicago Cubs 4 Final Game page

Other MLB games on May 31

Matchup Status Details
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Miami Marlins 1 at New York Mets 10 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 9 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 6 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Houston Astros 0 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 19 at Colorado Rockies 6 Final Game page
New York Yankees 13 at Athletics 8 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at Seattle Mariners 3 Final (10) Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9 Final Game page

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