{"id":713917,"date":"2026-05-31T20:39:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/713917\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T20:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:39:24","slug":"how-to-watch-cubs-vs-cardinals-live-on-sunday-night-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/713917\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Cubs vs. Cardinals live on Sunday Night Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tNew York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>One of baseball\u2019s biggest rivalries takes center stage tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs clash for a high-stakes Sunday Night Baseball showdown on May 31.<\/p>\n<p>With the weekend series locked at one win apiece, tonight\u2019s finale is a winner-take-all battle for NL Central bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>The series opened on May 29 with a high-scoring affair that saw the Cardinals edge out a 6-5 victory. <\/p>\n<p>The Cubs quickly answered back on May 30, evening the series with a dominant 6-1 win. Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong put on a clinic with a spectacular four-hit night, capped by a huge 444-foot home run.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCubs vs. Cardinals: what to know\t\t<\/p>\n<p>When: May 31, 7:20 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Where: Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Missouri)<\/p>\n<p>Channel: NBC<\/p>\n<p>Streaming: <a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i305175.net\/c\/2229206\/846890\/11640?utm_campaign=2201affiliateevgn&amp;cid=2201affiliateevgnpkpdaff4393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following today\u2019s contest, the Blue Jays will begin a homestand with three against the Athletics, while the Cardinals will continue their homestand with three games against the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Cubs vs. Cardinals start time<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s (May 31) Cubs vs. Cardinals game is scheduled to begin at 7:20 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>How to watch Cubs vs. Cardinals on Sunday Night Baseball<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s Cubs vs. Cardinals matchup is streaming on Peacock and airing on NBC, but if you don\u2019t have cable, Peacock is the best way to stream the game.<\/p>\n<p>Peacock currently offers <a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i305175.net\/c\/2229206\/846890\/11640?utm_campaign=2201affiliateevgn&amp;cid=2201affiliateevgnpkpdaff4393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">two subscription types<\/a>: Premium with ads and Premium Plus ad-free. Peacock Premium costs $10.99\/month, while Premium Plus costs $16.99\/month.<\/p>\n<p>You can also save a bit by subscribing to one of <a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i305175.net\/c\/2229206\/846890\/11640?utm_campaign=2201affiliateevgn&amp;cid=2201affiliateevgnpkpdaff4393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Peacock\u2019s annual plans<\/a>, which give you 12 months for the price of 10. These cost either $109.99 with ads or $169.99 without ads.<\/p>\n<p>Cubs-Cardinals probable pitchers<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Wicks (0-1, 16.62 ERA) starts for the Cubs. Matthew Liberatore (2-3, 4.76 ERA) will be on the mound for St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>MLB Sunday Night Baseball 2026 schedule<\/p>\n<p>MLB Sunday Night Baseball airs on NBC and Peacock this season. Check out the full season slate below. <\/p>\n<p>May 31 at 7 p.m. \u2014 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>June 7 at 8 p.m. \u2014 San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>June 14 at 7 p.m. \u2014 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>June 21 at 7 p.m. \u2014 New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>June 28 at 7 p.m. \u2014 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>July 5 at 12:30 p.m. \u2014 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>July 5 at 7 p.m. \u2014 San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>July 19 at 7 p.m. \u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>July 26 at 7 p.m. \u2014 New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>August 2 at 7 p.m. \u2014 Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>August 9 at 8 p.m. \u2014 Houston Astros at San Diego Padres (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>August 16 at 7 p.m. \u2014 Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>August 23 at 3 p.m. \u2014 San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>August 30 at 3 p.m. \u2014 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>August 30 at 7 p.m. \u2014 Houston Astros at New York Mets (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>September 6 at 3 p.m. \u2014 Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies (NBC and Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>September 6 at 7 p.m. \u2014 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals (Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>September 7 at 8 p.m. \u2014 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants (NBC and Peacock \u2014 special Labor Day MLB presentation)<\/p>\n<p>September 13 at 7 p.m. \u2014 San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants (Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>September 20 at 7 p.m. \u2014 Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles (Peacock)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Post may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":713918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2399],"tags":[5,138,24,4245,161,4502,4,185,67,9052],"class_list":["post-713917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-cubs","tag-baseball","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-chicagocubs","tag-cubs","tag-how-to-watch","tag-mlb","tag-sports","tag-st-louis-cardinals","tag-streaming"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116671123575569341","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/713918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=713917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=713917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}