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Sunday, May 31, 2026
Cubs vs. Cardinals prediction, odds, time: 2026 MLB picks for Sunday Night Baseball from advanced model

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Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/31/26): Hoerner Back at Leadoff, ‘Overrated’ PCA Bats 2, Wicks Starting

After a lackluster series opener, the Cubs got back into the win column with a decisive win on Saturday evening. Now they’ve got the rubber match, which is back on NBC for what feels like the...

Cubs have a massive pitching problem that Shota Imanaga can't fix on his own

This pitching issue is looking like a real problem for the Cubs.

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/30/26): Cubs 6, Cardinals 1 – Brown, PCA Star in W

The Cubs got back in the win column on Saturday night against the Cardinals after dropping the opener. The key factor in this one was the performance of starting pitcher Ben Brown who silenced the...

Leadoff Pete, Breakout Ben, Seiya Saves (Runs), and Other Cubs Bullets

Good morning, Bleacher Nation. An extra-pleasant morning after an enjoyable 6-1 Cubs win over the Cardinals last night. As mentioned in the EBS, Ben Brown may be having a legitimate breakout...

Pete Crow-Alexander Has Been EXTREMELY Good for Well Over a Month Now

Last night’s performance (4-5, 2B, HR, 2R, 2RBI), complete with incredible timing on his homer and a truly incredible catch to end the game, may have been the best game of the season for Pete...

Cubs strive to end May on upswing against Cardinals

The up-and-down Chicago Cubs have a chance to end the month on a positive note when they wrap up their three-game road series against the St. Louis Ca

Cubs vs. Cardinals prediction, odds, time: 2026 MLB picks for Sunday Night Baseball from advanced model

SportsLine's model simulated Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals 10,000 times and revealed its MLB predictions and Sunday Night Baseball picks

Saturday, May 30, 2026
Overrated? PCA responds with 4-hit night -- and souvenir to Tarps Off crew
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers and has 4 hits in the Cubs' 6-1 win over the Cardinals

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong had four hits including a homer, Ben Brown allowed three hits in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Saturday night....

Pete Crow-Armstrong erupts out of slump as Cubs top Cards

Pete Crow-Armstrong busted out of his slump with a season-high four hits to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals o

PCA Crushed a Homer Into the “Tarps Off” Section While They Were Chanting “OVERRATED”

I mean, it doesn’t get any better than this. This entire season — from the Dodgers fans to the White Sox lady — Pete Crow-Armstrong has been a lightning rod of attention. Mostly negative. And...

Brown continues campaign for permanent stay in Cubs' rotation with 6 K's
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 6, Cardinals 1 – May 30, 2026

For a fifth straight start, Ben Brown was really good tonight, and if he keeps it up much longer, there are two words that’ll begin to be mentioned — “breakout season.” Brown finished with a line...

Munetaka Murakami Injury Update: White Sox Lose AL HR Co-Leader to Hamstring Strain

The White Sox placed first baseman Munetaka Murakami on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain, an injury manager Will Venable said will sideline the team’s best...

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/30/26): PCA Leading Off, Amaya Catching, Brown Bump Day

I feel like this has been happening so often lately that my apologies are becoming a little trite, but this is going to be another abbreviated breakdown. We have spent most of the day so far at...

Chicago Cubs Lineup: No to Conforto, Amaya Behind the Plate

CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs simply have to stop losing the most winnable games of these series. Last night, with the left-handed Shota Imanaga on the mound against a weak-versus-lefties Cardinals...

Who Is Cubs’ Face Right Now?

Late in the preseason and on into the regular season, there was a debate of sorts over whether Pete Crow-Armstrong, Nico Hoerner, or some Janus-like combination of the two was the “face” of the...

Shota’s Struggles, Happ’s Heater, Bullpen & Bench Usage, and Other Cubs Bullets

Good morning, Bleacher Nation. Tough, frustrating loss last night in St. Louis, particularly as it relates to the performances of Shota Imanaga and Phil Maton. There were opportunities to score...

Cardinals pursue another power surge against cold Cubs

The St. Louis Cardinals homered for the first time this week, going deep three times in the opener Friday of their three-game series against the Chica

Cardinals sock 3 homers, dump Cubs to end 4-game skid

Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,

Friday, May 29, 2026
Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/29/26): Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 – Homer Issues Cost Cubs Again

The Cubs failed to continue their winning streak against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium Friday night. The main culprit in the loss, as it has been so many times this season, was the starting...

Velázquez, Saggese, Herrera hit HRs, lift Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Cubs

Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera and Thomas Saggese added solo shots, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first meeting of the season...

Nelson Velazquez, Ivan Herrera homer to lift Cardinals past Cubs

Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,

Enhanced Box Score: Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 – May 29, 2026

It’s hard to get too discouraged about tonight’s loss when that’s all the Cubs have done these last two weeks (aside from the last two games in Pittsburgh), buuuuuuuut this one did feel extremely...

Imanaga continues to struggle with long ball as Cubs fall to Cardinals
Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/29/26): Conforto DH, Kelly Catching, Imanaga Starting

I’m old enough to remember when we didn’t have to wait until the end of May to get a Cubs/Cardinals series, but such is life with the balanced schedule. After struggling against the Pirates and...

Which Impending Free Agent Bats Are Actually Improving Their Stock?

In case you weren't aware, the upcoming offseason's free agent class is ... well, it's... not exactly the stronge-- ok, it's not good. It's a weak class. Despite being headlined by a two-time Cy...

Chicago Cubs Lineup: Imanaga On The Mound

CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs split their series with the Pirates last night with a 7-2 win over Paul Skenes. Skenes struck out 10 across 5.1 innings, but the Cubs offense pulled away late thanks to...

Cardinals promote former Cubs, Royals .719 OPS outfielder

St. Louis is hoping for a surge of power.

You Snapped the Losing Streak, Now Start a Winning Streak: Cubs vs Cardinals Series Preview

Cubs vs Cardinals — With their timely back-to-back wins in Pittsburgh, the Chicago Cubs have risen from the cellar of the NL Central back up to second place. Of course, the gap between second and...

Checking in on the Cubs Bullpen – Do We Like How Things Have Started to Sort Themselves?

This morning’s discussion of Trent Thornton in the Bullets got me thinking more broadly about the Chicago Cubs bullpen, and the “way it seems to go.” That is to say, while I don’t think Thornton...

Cubs Need to Rewrite Book After Seeing Increased Number of Breaking Balls

The Cubs feel kind of like a bizarro version of the Indians from Major League, and there’s more to it than just starting with a bunch of wins before looking like hapless losers. They’re almost as...

Good News on Edward Cabrera’s Progress

The Chicago Cubs rotation is holding up as well as it can right now, missing the guys who might’ve been expected to be the front four right now when we were making projections back in March. Hard...

Cubs Prospects Report | May 29, 2026: Assad Successful In Iowa, Hartshorn Stays Hot, More

It was a noteworthy day in the Cubs‘ minor league system. Javier Assad was on the mound for the Iowa Cubs, though their offense sputtered yet again. While Knoxville dropped their, Josiah Hartshorn...

Where Has Alex Bregman’s Power Gone? I Have One Culprit Pinned Down

Here’s the good news, my friends: Alex Bregman is riding an eight-game hitting streak, including two doubles. And with that, plus his very solid walk and strikeout numbers, his overall season...

Umpires Unveil New Way to Succeed in Their Devious Plot Against Seiya Suzuki

As everyone knows, MLB Umpires long ago banded together in a cabal whose singular goal was to call unearned strikes against Seiya Suzuki. Crazy, I know. But I heard it from a guy. With the advent...

I Can’t Decide What Impressed Me More, PCA’s Slide or His Extreme Confidence

Late in last night’s win over the Pirates, the Cubs had the contact play on with Pete Crow-Armstrong at third base. It always seems to not work, and once again, it seemed like the Cubs were going...

Quantifying Hope: Cubs’ Odds Graph Looks Like Mountain Range

The Cubs pulled out of their 10-game nosedive with a pair of wins to split their series in Pittsburgh, and now they head to St. Louis for three with their Arch rivals. This season has been weird...

Cardinals host the Cubs to start 3-game series

Chicago Cubs (31-26, second in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (29-25, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (4-5, 4.04 ERA,...

Watch: Seiya Suzuki Victimized by Worst Foul Tip Call Ever

For whatever reason, Seiya Suzuki had been victimized by more balls called strikes than any other MLB player over the three previous seasons. The thought was that implementing ABS would therefore...

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals – Series Preview (May 29-31): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4

The Cubs (31-26) broke their 10-game losing streak against the Pirates on Wednesday and followed it up with a win over ace Paul Skenes on Thursday to split the series. The bats finally came to...

Son Ranto Show: Battle of Wrigleysville Dogs

An all Bitch Clock Show as the Cubs finally pull out of their tailspin after victory was declared at the Battle of Wrigleysville Dogs. Brought to you by ⁠Penguin Imprints⁠, ⁠⁠Fanarchy⁠⁠ , and our...

Satisfactory Split, Happ Again, Rea and Thornton, MLBPA Response, and Other Cubs Bullets

I did not fully investigate how long and dense a book was before I requested it from the library, and now I feel like I just assigned myself a semester’s worth of reading in three weeks. But it...

10 unforgettable moments in Cubs-Cardinals rivalry history

The Cubs and Cardinals have provided some fantastic summer moments for over 100 years.

Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has another chapter to write — and neither team knows exactly who it is

This weekend is expected to be one for the books as the two fanbases kick off their summer in St. Louis.

Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Extend Their Winning Streak to Two!

When youp’re fresh off of a ten-game losing streak, you’re happy to call ANYTHING a winning streak. Two games? Sure. Good by me. For the second straight night, the Cubs beat the Pirates, this time...

After sweep, Cardinals promise their best effort vs. rival Cubs

The St. Louis Cardinals will begin the last leg of their four-team gauntlet through the National League Central when they open a three-game series aga

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Think he knew? PCA demands challenge after wild dive -- and he's right
Happ homers again and Skenes loses his 3rd straight start as the Cubs sink the Pirates 7-2

Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.

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