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May 31, 2026 · NL Cent

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

May 31, 2026Busch StadiumCloudy 79°F · 5 mph, R To L
AWAY
Chicago Cubs
32-28
1
vs
HOME
St. Louis Cardinals
31-26
5

Game Highlights

Published May 31, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 1
B1 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson pops out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Iván Herrera scores. Nelson Velázquez to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 2
B3 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd. CHC 0, STL 3
B3 Masyn Winn Masyn Winn singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. CHC 0, STL 5
T6 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. CHC 1, STL 5

Box score

  123456789 R
CHC 000001000 1
STL 203000000 5

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Cubs AWAY 1

Jordan Wicks started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Ethan Roberts took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jordan Wicks Starter 2.0 49 3 1 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jordan Wicks threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 70% 4.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 15 31% 1 3 6 3 2
    Changeup 12 24% 1 2 2 5 2
    Sinker 10 20% 1 0 3 2 4
    Slider 8 16% 0 1 2 5 0
    Curveball 4 8% 0 1 0 2 1
  • Ethan Roberts Reliever 1.0 22 2 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Trent Thornton Middle 2.0 28 0 1
  • Phil Maton Middle 1.0 14 0 1
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 2.0 34 0 0
Cardinals HOME 5

Matthew Liberatore started for Cardinals, leaving with a 5–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Hunter Dobbins took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Matthew Liberatore Starter 5.1 85 0 4 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Liberatore threw
    CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 32% 0 8 8 6 5
    Curveball 26 31% 2 4 5 12 3
    Changeup 12 14% 1 2 3 5 1
    Slider 11 13% 2 0 4 1 4
    Sinker 7 8% 0 0 4 2 1
    Cutter 2 2% 0 0 0 1 1
  • Hunter Dobbins Middle 3.2 61 1 4 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off Wicks
  • Walker 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .335 .357 .692
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .325 .388 .713
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .259 .341 .364 .705 HR (5)
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .332 .395 .727
Ian Happ LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230 .349 .469 .818
Carson Kelly C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .369 .373 .742
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .243 .370 .388 .758
Michael Conforto DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .376 .538 .914 2B
Dansby Swanson SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .183 .293 .330 .623
Kevin Alcántara DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
HOME · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 .250 .362 .407 .769 SB
Iván Herrera DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 .265 .391 .431 .822
Jordan Walker RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .290 .357 .551 .908
Nelson Velázquez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Alec Burleson 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .281 .350 .438 .788
Masyn Winn SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 .234 .312 .314 .626
Victor Scott II CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .253 .250 .503
Nolan Gorman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .291 .331 .622
Pedro Pagés C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .258 .353 .611
José Fermín CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .289 .368 .657
Thomas Saggese 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .231 .236 .467

Pitching lines

AWAY · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jordan Wicks 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 49 15.63 L
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
HOME · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Matthew Liberatore 5.1 3 0 0 1 4 0 85 4.35 W
Hunter Dobbins 3.2 4 1 1 0 4 1 61 4.50 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · CHC
Craig Counsell
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 0.5 R IBBs 0.6 R
HOME · STL
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.2 R

Recent form

AWAY · CHC
5-3 ?2 +17 run diff
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HOME · STL
5-5 W2 -6 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with CHC listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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