2026 St. Louis Cardinals season

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The 2026 St. Louis Cardinals season is the 145th season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the 135th season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 21st at Busch Stadium.

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Season standings

National League Central

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NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 2112 .636 135 87
Cincinnati Reds 2013 .606 1 108 105
St. Louis Cardinals 2013 .606 1 98 115
Milwaukee Brewers 1814 .562 108 86
Pittsburgh Pirates 1816 .529 109 87
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National League Wild Card

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Division leaders
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Atlanta Braves 2410 .706
Chicago Cubs 2112 .636
Los Angeles Dodgers 2013 .606
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Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 2013 .606
St. Louis Cardinals 2013 .606
San Diego Padres 1913 .594
Milwaukee Brewers 1814 .562 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 1816 .529 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 1616 .500 3
Miami Marlins 1617 .485
Washington Nationals 1519 .441 5
Colorado Rockies 1420 .412 6
Philadelphia Phillies 1320 .394
San Francisco Giants 1320 .394
New York Mets 1122 .333
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Game log

The Cardinals released their 2026 schedule on August 26, 2025. For one of the few times in the past dozen years, the Cardinals will open the regular season at home for 2026, hosting the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day, March 26, at Busch Stadium, in its 21st season. Their first National League series will be on March 30–April 1 at the New York Mets. The season will end with a September 25–27 weekend at the Milwaukee's American Family Field.

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2026 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log: 20–13 (Home: 9–8; Away: 11–5) [1]
March/April: 18–13 (Home: 7–8; Road: 11–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
1March 26Rays9–7O'Brien (1–0)Cleavinger (0–1)Stanek (1)45,0371–0W1
2March 28Rays6–5 (10)Stanek (1–0)Jax (0–1)25,9512–0W2
3March 29Rays7–11Matz (1–0)May (0–1)27,6532–1L1
4March 30Mets2–4Holmes (1–0)Leahy (0–1)Williams (1)21,3072–2L2
5March 31Mets3–0Pallante (1–0)Senga (0–1)O'Brien (1)22,8233–2W1
6April 1Mets2–1 (11)Graceffo (1–0)Myers (0–1)21,6844–2W2
7April 3@ Tigers0–4Valdez (1–0)McGreevy (0–1)45,0084–3L1
8April 4@ Tigers6–11 (8)Hurter (1–0)May (0–2)28,7084–4L2
9April 5@ Tigers5–3Leahy (1–1)Montero (0–1)O'Brien (2)28,8235–4W1
10April 6@ Nationals6–9Pérez (1–1)Svanson (0–1)12,3195–5L1
11April 7@ Nationals7–6 (10)Soriano (1–0)Henry (0–2)O'Brien (3)20,0366–5W1
12April 8@ Nationals6–1McGreevy (1–1)Mikolas (0–3)12,6867–5W2
13April 10Red Sox3–2May (1–2)Kelly (0–1)O'Brien (4)27,1258–5W3
14April 11Red Sox1–7Suárez (1–1)Leahy (1–2)31,6648–6L1
15April 12Red Sox3–9Bello (1–1)Pallante (1–1)25,1228–7L2
16April 13Guardians3–9Williams (2–1)Liberatore (0–1)17,9018–8L3
17April 14Guardians6–5 (10)O'Brien (2–0)Herrin (0–1)20,7729–8W1
18April 15Guardians5–3May (2–2)Brogdon (2–2)O'Brien (5)22,64210–8W2
19April 17@ Astros9–4Leahy (2–2)Lambert (0–1)33,08611–8W3
20April 18@ Astros7–5Pallante (2–1)McCullers Jr. (1–1)O'Brien (6)33,31912–8W4
21April 19@ Astros7–5 (10)O'Brien (3–0)King (0–1)Graceffo (1)33,49113–8W5
22April 20@ Marlins3–5Faucher (2–2)McGreevy (1–2)Fairbanks (4)8,28513–9L1
23April 21@ Marlins5–3May (3–2)Paddack (0–4)O'Brien (7)8,41214–9W1
24April 22@ Marlins1–4Junk (1–2)Leahy (2–3)Fairbanks (5)7,59314–10L1
25April 24Mariners2–3Kirby (3–2)Pallante (2–2)Muñoz (4)31,30414–11L2
26April 25Mariners9–11Brash (2–0)O'Brien (3–1)Muñoz (5)27,23614–12L3
27April 26Mariners2–3Bazardo (1–1)Romero (0–1)Ferrer (1)30,78014–13L4
28April 27@ Pirates4–2Fernandez (1–0)Santana (2–2)Soriano (1)9,78715–13W1
29April 28@ Pirates11–7Leahy (3–3)Ashcraft (1–2)8,75816–13W2
30April 29@ Pirates5–4Pallante (3–2)Chandler (1–3)O'Brien (8)9,29717–13W3
31April 30@ Pirates10–5Graceffo (2–0)Skenes (4–2)12,14318–13W4
May: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
32May 1Dodgers7–2Liberatore (1–1)Sheehan (2–1)28,30819–13W5
33May 2Dodgers3–2McGreevy (2–2)Sasaki (1–3)O'Brien (9)34,32320–13W6
34May 3Dodgers(—)(—)
35May 4Brewers(—)(—)
36May 5Brewers(—)(—)
37May 6Brewers(—)(—)
38May 7@ Padres(—)(—)
39May 8@ Padres(—)(—)
40May 9@ Padres(—)(—)
41May 10@ Padres(—)(—)
42May 12@ Athletics(—)(—)
43May 13@ Athletics(—)(—)
44May 14@ Athletics(—)(—)
45May 15Royals(—)(—)
46May 16Royals(—)(—)
47May 17Royals(—)(—)
48May 19Pirates(—)(—)
49May 20Pirates(—)(—)
50May 21Pirates(—)(—)
51May 22@ Reds(—)(—)
52May 23@ Reds(—)(—)
53May 24@ Reds(—)(—)
54May 25@ Brewers(—)(—)
55May 26@ Brewers(—)(—)
56May 27@ Brewers(—)(—)
57May 29Cubs(—)(—)
58May 30Cubs(—)(—)
59May 31Cubs(—)(—)
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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60June 1Rangers(—)(—)
61June 2Rangers(—)(—)
62June 3Rangers(—)(—)
63June 5Reds(—)(—)
64June 6Reds(—)(—)
65June 7Reds(—)(—)
66June 9@ Mets(—)(—)
67June 10@ Mets(—)(—)
68June 11@ Mets(—)(—)
69June 12@ Twins(—)(—)
70June 13@ Twins(—)(—)
71June 14@ Twins(—)(—)
72June 15Padres(—)(—)
73June 16Padres(—)(—)
74June 17Padres(—)(—)
75June 18@ Royals(—)(—)
76June 19@ Royals(—)(—)
77June 21@ Royals(—)(—)
78June 22Diamondbacks(—)(—)
79June 23Diamondbacks(—)(—)
80June 24Diamondbacks(—)(—)
81June 25Diamondbacks(—)(—)
82June 26Marlins(—)(—)
83June 27Marlins(—)(—)
84June 28Marlins(—)(—)
85June 30@ Braves(—)(—)
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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86July 1@ Braves(—)(—)
87July 2@ Braves(—)(—)
88July 3@ Cubs(—)(—)
89July 4@ Cubs(—)(—)
90July 5@ Cubs(—)(—)
91July 6Brewers(—)(—)
92July 7Brewers(—)(—)
93July 8Brewers(—)(—)
94July 9Brewers(—)(—)
95July 10Braves(—)(—)
96July 11Braves(—)(—)
97July 12Braves(—)(—)
July 14 96th All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
98July 17@ Diamondbacks(—)(—)
99July 18@ Diamondbacks(—)(—)
100July 19@ Diamondbacks(—)(—)
101July 20@ Angels(—)(—)
102July 21@ Angels(—)(—)
103July 22@ Angels(—)(—)
104July 24Reds(—)(—)
105July 25Reds(—)(—)
106July 26Reds(—)(—)
107July 27Cubs(—)(—)
108July 28Cubs(—)(—)
109July 29Cubs(—)(—)
110July 30Cubs(—)(—)
111July 31@ Blue Jays(—)(—)
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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112August 1@ Blue Jays(—)(—)
113August 2@ Blue Jays(—)(—)
114August 3@ Yankees(—)(—)
115August 4@ Yankees(—)(—)
116August 5@ Yankees(—)(—)
117August 7Rockies(—)(—)
118August 8Rockies(—)(—)
119August 9Rockies(—)(—)
120August 10Phillies(—)(—)
121August 11Phillies(—)(—)
122August 12Phillies(—)(—)
123August 14@ Cubs(—)(—)
124August 15@ Cubs(—)(—)
125August 16@ Cubs(—)(—)
126August 17@ Reds(—)(—)
127August 18@ Reds(—)(—)
128August 19@ Reds(—)(—)
129August 20@ Reds(—)(—)
130August 21@ Phillies(—)(—)
131August 22@ Phillies(—)(—)
132August 23@ Phillies(—)(—)
133August 25Orioles(—)(—)
134August 26Orioles(—)(—)
135August 27Orioles(—)(—)
136August 28Pirates(—)(—)
137August 29Pirates(—)(—)
138August 30Pirates(—)(—)
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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139September 1@ Dodgers(—)(—)
140September 2@ Dodgers(—)(—)
141September 3@ Dodgers(—)(—)
142September 4@ Rockies(—)(—)
143September 5@ Rockies(—)(—)
144September 6@ Rockies(—)(—)
145September 7@ Giants(—)(—)
146September 8@ Giants(—)(—)
147September 9@ Giants(—)(—)
148September 11White Sox(—)(—)
149September 12White Sox(—)(—)
150September 13White Sox(—)(—)
151September 14Giants(—)(—)
152September 15Giants(—)(—)
153September 16Giants(—)(—)
154September 18Nationals(—)(—)
155September 19Nationals(—)(—)
156September 20Nationals(—)(—)
157September 22@ Pirates(—)(—)
158September 23@ Pirates(—)(—)
159September 24@ Pirates(—)(—)
160September 25@ Brewers(—)(—)
161September 26@ Brewers(—)(—)
162September 27@ Brewers(—)(—)
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Roster

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Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)

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Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

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Triple-A Memphis Redbirds International League West [2]
Double-A Springfield Cardinals Texas League North
High-A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League West
Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League East
Rookie FCL Cardinals Florida Complex League East
Foreign Rookie DSL Cardinals Dominican Summer League Boca Chica South
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