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Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

2026-07-27 · Updated July 27, 2026 6:50 AM ET

Matchup

Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

Run Boost

Away Team
Chicago Cubs

Road club

Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals

Home club

Game Date
2026-07-27

Scheduled slate date

Chicago Cubs Outlook
Slight Underdog

Team outlook tier

St. Louis Cardinals Outlook
Favorable

Team outlook tier

Favorite
St. Louis Cardinals

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
David PetersonChicago Cubs
Unknown PitcherSt. Louis Cardinals
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Michael ConfortoChicago CubsDifficult
Seiya SuzukiChicago CubsDifficult
Ian HappChicago CubsDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Michael ConfortoChicago CubsNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Seiya SuzukiChicago CubsAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
Ian HappChicago CubsNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
80°F

Weather

Wind
3 mph SSW

Weather

Roof
Outdoor

Venue

Weather Label
Neutral

Impact

Summary
Warm, calm

Weather

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