CUBS vs. CARDINALS: Official Full Game Highlights (July 29) | 2026 MLB Season

Here is a detailed recap of the Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals game (July 29, 2026):

⚾ Extra-Inning Thriller: Cardinals Walk Off Cubs 3–2 in 10-Inning Pitchers' Duel

Game 3 of the four-game series between the red-hot Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis turned into an absolute pitching masterclass, remaining scoreless through nine innings before a wild, action-packed

10th frame.

📋 Game Overview & Pitching Matchup

Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (10 Innings)

Starting Pitchers:

Dustin May (STL): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K (70 pitches)

Matthew Boyd (CHC): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, bases loaded escape in the 6th

Pitchers Dominate the Early & Mid-Innings

Both starting pitchers were in total control from the first pitch:

Dustin May’s Gem: Pitching ami

dst trade deadline speculation, May delivered a stellar outing. He retired 10 Cubs batters in a row at one point, permitting only a single hit (a ground-rule double to Alex Bregman) across five shutout innings on just 70 pitches.

Matthew Boyd’s Dominance: Boyd matched May frame-for-frame. Despite pitching out of a tight bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the 6th by inducing a pop-out from Bl

aze Jordan, Boyd completed 7 scoreless innings, holding the Cardinals to just 4 hits.

Relief Work: Jacob Webb took over for the Cubs in the 8th and struck out the side. In the top of the 9th, Caleb Albar kept the game knotted at 0–0, sending the contest into extra innings.

💥 The Wild 10th Inning

Top 10th: PCA Delivers the Go-Ahead Blast

With Dansby Swanson starting as the automatic runner o

n second base against young Cardinals right-hander Luis Castellano:

Pete Crow-Armstrong (PCA) crushed a high two-run home run deep over the right-field wall into the bullpen [11:16], putting the Cubs ahead 2–0.

Bottom 10th: Cardinals' Dramatic 3-Run Walk-Off Rally

With Trent Thornton coming in to close for Chicago:

Bases Loaded, No Outs: An infield single and a walk to JJ Wetherholt loaded

the bases with zero outs.

First Run Across: Jordan Walker hit a slow roller to third base; the Cubs got the out at first, but Nathan Church scored to cut the lead to 2–1 [12:20].

The Walk-Off: With runners on first and second, Iván Herrera—who was having a huge night at the plate—drilled a clutch hit deep into the outfield gap [12:44]. Both runners sprinted home, capping a dramatic 3–2 walk

-off victory for St. Louis [13:01].

Key Performers

Iván Herrera (STL): Walk-off 2-RBI hit in the 10th inning, finishing the night 3-for-5 with two doubles.

Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC): Go-ahead 2-run HR in the top of the 10th.

Matthew Boyd (CHC): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H.

Dustin May (STL): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H.

CUBS vs. CARDINALS: Official Full Game Highlights (July 29) | 2026 MLB Season

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