CUBS LINEUP — Although they’ve already guaranteed themselves at least a split, the Cubs came very close to winning this series last night in St. Louis. Now, they’ll have to win today, behind Javier Assad, to take the four-game set.
Here’s a look at the Chicago Cubs lineup for the finale at Busch Stadium.
Chicago Cubs Lineup:
Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF Seiya Suzuki, DH Michael Busch, 1B Alex Bregman, 3B Ian Happ, LF Nico Hoerner, 2B Michael Conforto, RF Carson Kelly, C Dansby Swanson, SSI have more on today’s Cardinals starter, Andre Pallante down below. But for now, let me just share his lefty/righty splits, as they are significant this season:
vsLHH: .271/.324/.410 (.323 wOBA)vsRHH: .209/.279/.303 (.264 wOBA)
Now, as for the Cubs lineup, there’s really only one notable change today, and that’s Michael Conforto coming in to play right field, with Seiya Suzuki heading to DH. That pushes Pedro Ramirez back to the bench, after a nice run of starts.
Some notable matchup history with the Cubs (small samples, but lots of damage, for the most part):
Happ: 7-18, three 2Bs, HR, 4 BB, 2K Suzuki: 6-12, two 2Bs, two BBs, K Hoerner: 4-11, 2B, HR, 2 BBs, K Busch: 7-9, 2B, 2 HRs Kelly: 5-8 Conforto: 0-8, 3KLet’s go, Cubs. Finish this series on a high note.
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup:
JJ Wetherholt, 2B Jordan Walker, DH Alec Burleson, 1B Ivan Herrera, C Lars Nootbaar, RF Masyn Winn, SS Bryan Torres, LF Blaze Jordan, 3B Nathan Church, CFPitching Matchup:
Chicago Cubs: Javier Assad, RHP
After designating Jameson Taillon for assignment, Javier Assad has reclaimed a spot in the Cubs rotation … for now. He’ll take today’s start, which was originally scheduled to be Shota Imanaga, five days after throwing 3.0 innings of relief against the Pirates with just one hit (and nothing else) allowed.
For the season, Assad has a 3.86 ERA over 65.1 IP, including eight starts.
Some notable matchup history:
Nootbaar: 2-11, two 2Bs, BB, 4K Burleson: 3-10, 2B Winn: 6-7, HR, BB Herrera: 0-7, 4K Walker: 0-6, BB, 2KSt. Louis Cardinals: Andre Pallante, RHP
Although he showed some promise two years ago, Andre Pallante had a brutal showing in 2025. He made 31 starts, but they were largely ineffective (5.31 ERA), with only slightly more encouraging peripherals.
But this season? This season, he’s kind of on a heater: 3.77 ERA (3.62 xERA) over 20 starts, including 5.2 scoreless innings against the Cubs on July 3.
HOWEVER, the Cubs did get to him back on May 29, when they chased him after just 3.0 innings of work on the strength of 8 hits, 4 earned runs, a walk, and 3 strikeouts.
His most recent start was a very good one against the Reds (7.0 scoreless innings with 8Ks), but the Brewers (6 ER) and Marlins (5 ER) both got to him not too long before that. Basically, he’s just a solid mid-rotation pitcher who occasionally gets blown up but sometimes delivers. In that way, the Cubs’ two games against him are almost a perfect representation of his season as a whole.
Broadcast Info:
First Pitch: 1:15 pm CT How to Watch Today’s Cubs Game: MARQ How to Listen to Today’s Cubs Game: 104.3 The Score Matchup: Chicago Cubs (61-47) vs St. Louis Cardinals (54-54)Cubs vs Cardinals – Key Injuries:
INJURY REPORT Cubs vs. Cardinals · entering July 27, 2026 CHICAGO CUBS 10-DAY IL Matt ShawSprained hand (left)INF/OF 15-DAY IL Daniel PalenciaElbow inflammationRP Ben BrownStress reaction in neckSP Edward CabreraStrained hamstringSP Hoby MilnerAppendectomyRP Ethan RobertsStrained forearmRP Phil MatonKnee tendinitisRP 60-DAY IL Justin SteeleElbow surgery (UCL revision repair)SP Shelby MillerTommy John surgeryRP Tyler AustinKnee surgery (patella debridement)1B/OF Hunter HarveyTriceps inflammationRP Cade HortonTommy John surgerySP Porter HodgeTommy John surgeryRP Riley MartinStrained elbow (flexor)RP ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 15-DAY IL JoJo RomeroAppendicitisRP 60-DAY IL Ramón UríasElbow lateral epicondylitis (right)INF Max RajcicTommy John surgeryRP IL status and designations entering July 27, 2026.Cubs vs Cardinals – Busch Stadium Weather Report
Location: St. Louis, MOTemperature: 79 degreesWind: Blowing right to left (5 MPH)
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