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Cubs at Cardinals

MLB · Friday, May 29 · 6:15 PM CT · Busch Stadium · Final CHC 5 – STL 6

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
CHC3100000015110
STL30011001690
Team box
CHC·STL
11
hits
9
1
home runs
3
1
walks
1
8
strikeouts
5
114
pitches thrown
154
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Ian HappCHC2-4113
Nelson VelazquezSTL2-3213
Michael BuschCHC3-5102
Ivan HerreraSTL1-3211
Thomas SaggeseSTL1-2111
Seiya SuzukiCHC3-4000
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Shota Imanaga (L)CHC5.15512
Andre PallanteSTL3.08413
Gordon Graceffo (W)STL1.00000
Riley O'Brien (S)STL1.01100

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
STL +3
CHC +3
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largest lead: STL 2 · CHC 3lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CHC 52%, STL 48% · Updated May 29

Expected margin
CHC by 0.8
Expected score
CHC 4.8 – 4.0 STL
Expected total
8.8
CubsThe matchupCardinals
−110Our fair odds+110
4.8Expected runs4.0
+0.14Power rating−0.02
4.8Runs / game4.4
4.4Allowed / game4.5
8.1Hits / game8.0
1.12Home runs / game1.11
4.6Walks drawn / game3.4
31−26Season record29−25
2−8Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CHC chance · STL chance
Our model fair52.5%47.5%
Kalshi56.7%47.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 6:15 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CHCChicago Cubs−11052%−13156.7%———
STLSt. Louis Cardinals+11048%+10947.7%———
SpreadCHC by 0.8
CHCChicago Cubs−0.8our margin————
STLSt. Louis Cardinals+0.8our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.8
Over8.8our total————
Under8.8our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Chicago Cubs by 0.8 expected
Chicago Cubs by 14 runs: <1%Chicago Cubs by 13 runs: <1%Chicago Cubs by 12 runs: <1%Chicago Cubs by 11 runs: 1%Chicago Cubs by 10 runs: 1%Chicago Cubs by 9 runs: 1%Chicago Cubs by 8 runs: 2%Chicago Cubs by 7 runs: 3%Chicago Cubs by 6 runs: 4%Chicago Cubs by 5 runs: 5%Chicago Cubs by 4 runs: 6%Chicago Cubs by 3 runs: 8%Chicago Cubs by 2 runs: 11%Chicago Cubs by 1 run: 11%St. Louis Cardinals by 1 run: 17%St. Louis Cardinals by 2 runs: 9%St. Louis Cardinals by 3 runs: 6%St. Louis Cardinals by 4 runs: 4%St. Louis Cardinals by 5 runs: 3%St. Louis Cardinals by 6 runs: 2%St. Louis Cardinals by 7 runs: 1%St. Louis Cardinals by 8 runs: 1%St. Louis Cardinals by 9 runs: 1%St. Louis Cardinals by 10 runs: <1%St. Louis Cardinals by 11 runs: <1%St. Louis Cardinals by 12 runs: <1%St. Louis Cardinals by 13 runs: <1%St. Louis Cardinals by 14 runs: <1%
← CHC wins bySTL wins by →
Chicago Cubs wins by 2 or more43%
Chicago Cubs wins by 3 or more33%
St. Louis Cardinals wins by 2 or more29%
Decided by one run28%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.8 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 11%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 7%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: 1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.568%
Total over 8.548%
Total over 10.531%
Total from 7 to 1036%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
CHCShota Imanaga SP · last 3 starts: 17.1 IP, 8.83 ERA, 14 Kstarted
STLAndre Pallante SP · last 3 starts: 17.2 IP, 2.55 ERA, 14 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CHC·STL
May 28 at PIT
last game
May 27 at MIL
0 days
days of rest
1 day
7
games in last 7 days
5
5th straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 54+ games
CHC·STL
+0.14
rating (0 = average)
−0.02
4.8
runs / game
4.4
4.4
runs allowed / game
4.5
31−26
season record
29−25
18−11
home record
13−13
13−15
away record
16−12
W2
streak
L4
2−8
last 10
3−7
8.1
hits / game
8.0
1.12
home runs / game
1.11
4.6
walks drawn / game
3.4
8.4
batter strikeouts / game
8.1
8.1
pitcher strikeouts / game
7.7
0.49
errors / game
0.48

Rating Trend

CHC · STL · 65 days
Chicago CubsSt. Louis Cardinals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · STL 3−7
Sep 28, 2025at CHCCHC 2 − 0
Sep 27, 2025at CHCCHC 7 − 3
Sep 26, 2025at CHCCHC 12 − 1
Aug 10, 2025at STLSTL 3 − 2
Aug 9, 2025at STLCHC 9 − 1
Aug 8, 2025at STLSTL 5 − 0
Jul 6, 2025at CHCCHC 11 − 0
Jul 5, 2025at CHCSTL 8 − 6
Jul 4, 2025at CHCCHC 11 − 3
Jun 26, 2025at STLCHC 3 − 0

CHC · Last 10

2−8 · streak W2
May 28at PIT7 − 2W
May 27at PIT10 − 4W
May 26at PIT1 − 12L
May 25at PIT1 − 2L
May 24vs HOU5 − 8L
May 23vs HOU0 − 3L
May 22vs HOU2 − 4L
May 20vs MIL0 − 5L
May 19vs MIL2 − 5L
May 18vs MIL3 − 9L

STL · Last 10

3−7 · streak L4
May 27at MIL1 − 2L
May 26at MIL0 − 6L
May 25at MIL1 − 5L
May 23at CIN6 − 7L
May 23at CIN8 − 1W
May 21vs PIT2 − 6L
May 20vs PIT0 − 7L
May 19vs PIT9 − 6W
May 17vs KC0 − 2L
May 16vs KC4 − 2W