CHC 5, STL 6 | May 29, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, May 29, 2026•Busch Stadium•79°F, Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Gordon Graceffo

LOSS

Shota Imanaga

SAVE

Riley O'Brien

The Cardinals edged the Cubs 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Ian Happ3 RBI

★Michael Busch3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Seiya Suzuki3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: José Fermín singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Nelson Velázquez scores. Masyn Winn to 2nd.

Weather: 79°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 2:32Att: 37,564Venue: Busch Stadium

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95.1%A

7 missed calls

+1.3% STL

+0.20 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	11	0
STL	3	0	0	1	1	0	0

Game 823055 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	1	1	0	0	2	.224/.314/.362	109.8	.419	.687
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.250/.336/.360	99.7	.176	.162
Michael Busch1B	5	1	3	2	0	1	.238/.372/.388	100.5	.372	.342
Alex Bregman3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.260/.341/.355	106.4	.462	.461
Ian HappLF	4	1	2	3	0	1	.230/.354/.475	104.7	.582	.808
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	0	3	0	0	0	.252/.342/.405	111.9	.471	.458
Michael ConfortoDH	4	0	0	0	0	3	.263/.374/.526	105.1	.463	.428
Carson KellyC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.297/.378/.384	97.3	.138	.169
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.188/.290/.339	95.7	.319	.316
Bench
Shota ImanagaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ethan RobertsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	5	11	5	1	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Happ (1st off Pallante, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Happ; Crow-Armstrong

TB:16

RBI:Happ 3; Busch 2

SB:Swanson

Team LOB:8

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.234/.349/.397	103.2	.408

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shota ImanagaL	5.1	5	5	5	1	2	3	75-46	85.7	4.37
Ethan Roberts	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	22-15	90.5	0.60
Phil Maton	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	15-12	82.7	7.64
Hoby Milner	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	78.7	2.49
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	1	5	3	114-75	-	-

HBP:Herrera (by Imanaga); Velázquez (by Imanaga)

Inherited runners-scored:Milner 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Imanaga 75-46; Roberts 22-15; Maton 15-12; Milner 2-2

Groundouts-flyouts:Imanaga 7-6; Roberts 2-1; Maton 1-0; Milner 0-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andre Pallante	3.0	8	4	4	1	3	1	75-50	91	4.19

Top 1 • CHC

3-0

Ian Happ homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 407 ftLA: 25°

Bot 1 • STL

3-3

Nelson Velázquez homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker scores.

EV: 105.0 mph💣 411 ftLA: 27°

Top 2 • CHC

4-3

Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder José Fermín. Dansby Swanson scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.

EV: 76.3 mph158 ftLA: 14°

Bot 4 • STL

4-4

Thomas Saggese homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 402 ftLA: 32°

Bot 5 • STL

4-5

Iván Herrera homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 409 ftLA: 23°

Bot 8 • STL

4-6

José Fermín singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Nelson Velázquez scores. Masyn Winn to 2nd.

EV: 98.1 mph193 ftLA: 10°

Top 9 • CHC

5-6

Michael Busch grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 73.9 mph2 ftLA: -47°

HBP:Bregman (by Bruihl)

Pitches-strikes:Pallante 75-50; Bruihl 16-9; Graceffo 10-7; Soriano 12-9; Romero 12-9; Stanek 15-10; O'Brien 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Pallante 3-3; Bruihl 2-0; Graceffo 1-2; Soriano 0-2; Romero 0-1; Stanek 1-1; O'Brien 2-1

Bench
Thomas Saggese3B	2	1	1	1	0	0	.169/.224/.239	104.9	.396	.793
Andre PallanteP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin BruihlP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gordon GraceffoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
George SorianoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
JoJo RomeroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Riley O'BrienP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Chicago Cubs

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Chicago Cubs

St. Louis Cardinals

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