St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Sunday, 07/05/26

🔥 Win Probability

48.9%STL

51.1%CHC

Probable Pitchers

STL

Pitchers

CHC

Matthew LiberatoreSP, #32

vs

Javier AssadSP, #72

PLAYER	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
M. Liberatore	4-5	5.33	1.55	82.2	95	79	33	17
J. Assad	6-1	4.53	1.12	51.2	45	31	13	10

Team Stats

STL

CHC

Batting

.219AVG.241

.590OPS.627

1HR0

4RBI4

7H7

4R6

0SB2

3BB2

Pitching

3.38ERA4.00

1.13WHIP1.11

0W0

0L0

7K5

2BB3

0HR1

0SV0

8.0IP9.0

Fielding

0.935FP1.000

2E0

0DP0

5A9

0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesSTL leads series 2-0

Jul 3

STL17

@

CHC1

Final

Jul 4

STL3

@

CHC0

Final

Jul 5

STL-

@

CHC-

Top 9th

Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 4-1

May 29

CHC5

@

STL6

Final

May 30

CHC6

@

STL1

Final

May 31

CHC1

@

STL5

Final

Jul 3

STL17

@

CHC1

Final

Jul 4

STL3

@

CHC0

Final

Jul 5

STL-

@

CHC-

Top 9th

Jul 27

CHC-

@

STL-

7/27

Jul 28

CHC-

@

STL-

7/28

Jul 29

CHC-

@

STL-

7/29

Jul 30

CHC-

@

STL-

7/30

Aug 14

STL-

@

CHC-

8/14

Aug 15

STL-

@

CHC-

8/15

Aug 16

STL-

@

CHC-

8/16

Injury Report

CHC

Player	Pos	Injury	Return
R. Martin	RP	Left Elbow	Jul 6
H. Harvey	RP	Right Triceps	Jul 6
J. Taillon	SP	Left Hamstring	Jul 10
P. Maton	RP	Right Knee	Jul 10
M. Shaw	RF	Left Hand	Jul 16

STL

Player	Pos	Injury	Return
R. Urias	3B	Right Elbow	Jul 23

Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

Team	W	L	GB	STRK	PCT
Milwaukee	54	33	-	L1	.621
Chicago	49	40	6	L2	.551
St. Louis	47	39	6.5	W3	.547
Pittsburgh	46	45	10	W2	.505
Cincinnati	41	48	14	W1	.461