2026 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 2026 St. Louis Cardinals season will be 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.

Season standings

National League Central

National League Wild Card

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.

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || March 26 || Rays || 9–7 || O'Brien (1–0) || Cleavinger (0–1) || Stanek (1) || 45,037 || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || March 28 || Rays || 6–5 || Stanek (1–0) || Jax (0–1) || — || 25,951 || 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || March 29 || Rays || 7–11 || Matz (1–0) || May (0–1) || — || 27,653 || 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || March 30 || Mets || 2–4 || Holmes (1–0) || Leahy (0–1) || Williams (1) || 21,307 || 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || March 31 || Mets || 3–0 || Pallante (1–0) || Senga (0–1) || O'Brien (1) || 22,823 || 3–2 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 1 || Mets || 2–1 || Graceffo (1–0) || Myers (0–1) || — || 21,684 || 4–2 || W2 |-style="background:#;" | 7 || April 3 || @ Tigers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 8 || April 4 || @ Tigers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 9 || April 5 || @ Tigers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 10 || April 6 || @ Nationals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 11 || April 7 || @ Nationals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 12 || April 8 || @ Nationals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 13 || April 10 || Red Sox || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 14 || April 11 || Red Sox || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 15 || April 12 || Red Sox || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 16 || April 13 || Guardians || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 17 || April 14 || Guardians || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 18 || April 15 || Guardians || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 19 || April 17 || @ Astros || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 20 || April 18 || @ Astros || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 21 || April 19 || @ Astros || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 22 || April 20 || @ Marlins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 23 || April 21 || @ Marlins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 24 || April 22 || @ Marlins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 25 || April 24 || Mariners || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 26 || April 25 || Mariners || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 27 || April 26 || Mariners || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 28 || April 27 || @ Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 29 || April 28 || @ Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 30 || April 29 || @ Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 31 || April 30 || @ Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — ||

|-style="background:#;" | 32 || May 1 || Dodgers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 33 || May 2 || Dodgers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 34 || May 3 || Dodgers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 35 || May 4 || Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 36 || May 5 || Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 37 || May 6 || Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 38 || May 7 || @ Padres || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 39 || May 8 || @ Padres || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 40 || May 9 || @ Padres || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 41 || May 10 || @ Padres || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 42 || May 12 || @ Athletics || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 43 || May 13 || @ Athletics || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 44 || May 14 || @ Athletics || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 45 || May 15 || Royals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 46 || May 16 || Royals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 47 || May 17 || Royals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 48 || May 19 || Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 49 || May 20 || Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 50 || May 21 || Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 51 || May 22 || @ Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 52 || May 23 || @ Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 53 || May 24 || @ Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 54 || May 25 || @ Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 55 || May 26 || @ Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 56 || May 27 || @ Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 57 || May 29 || Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 58 || May 30 || Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 59 || May 31 || Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — ||

|-style="background:#;" | 60 || June 1 || Rangers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 61 || June 2 || Rangers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 62 || June 3 || Rangers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 63 || June 5 || Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 64 || June 6 || Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 65 || June 7 || Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 66 || June 9 || @ Mets || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 67 || June 10 || @ Mets || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 68 || June 11 || @ Mets || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 69 || June 12 || @ Twins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 70 || June 13 || @ Twins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 71 || June 14 || @ Twins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 72 || June 15 || Padres || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 73 || June 16 || Padres || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 74 || June 17 || Padres || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 75 || June 18 || @ Royals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 76 || June 19 || @ Royals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 77 || June 21 || @ Royals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 78 || June 22 || Diamondbacks || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 79 || June 23 || Diamondbacks || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 80 || June 24 || Diamondbacks || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 81 || June 25 || Diamondbacks || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 82 || June 26 || Marlins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 83 || June 27 || Marlins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 84 || June 28 || Marlins || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 85 || June 30 || @ Braves || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — ||

|-style="background:#;" | 86 || July 1 || @ Braves || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 87 || July 2 || @ Braves || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 88 || July 3 || @ Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 89 || July 4 || @ Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 90 || July 5 || @ Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 91 || July 6 || Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 92 || July 7 || Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 93 || July 8 || Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 94 || July 9 || Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 95 || July 10 || Braves || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 96 || July 11 || Braves || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 97 || July 12 || Braves || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |- style=background:#bbbfff |colspan=11|July 14 96th All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |-style="background:#;" | 98 || July 17 || @ Diamondbacks || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 99 || July 18 || @ Diamondbacks || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 100 || July 19 || @ Diamondbacks || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 101 || July 20 || @ Angels || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 102 || July 21 || @ Angels || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 103 || July 22 || @ Angels || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 104 || July 24 || Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 105 || July 25 || Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 106 || July 26 || Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 107 || July 27 || Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 108 || July 28 || Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 109 || July 29 || Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 110 || July 30 || Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 111 || July 31 || @ Blue Jays || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — ||

|-style="background:#;" | 112 || August 1 || @ Blue Jays || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 113 || August 2 || @ Blue Jays || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 114 || August 3 || @ Yankees || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 115 || August 4 || @ Yankees || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 116 || August 5 || @ Yankees || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 117 || August 7 || Rockies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 118 || August 8 || Rockies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 119 || August 9 || Rockies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 120 || August 10 || Phillies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 121 || August 11 || Phillies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 122 || August 12 || Phillies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 123 || August 14 || @ Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 124 || August 15 || @ Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 125 || August 16 || @ Cubs || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 126 || August 17 || @ Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 127 || August 18 || @ Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 128 || August 19 || @ Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 129 || August 20 || @ Reds || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 130 || August 21 || @ Phillies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 131 || August 22 || @ Phillies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 132 || August 23 || @ Phillies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 133 || August 25 || Orioles || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 134 || August 26 || Orioles || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 135 || August 27 || Orioles || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 136 || August 28 || Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 137 || August 29 || Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 138 || August 30 || Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — ||

|-style="background:#;" | 139 || September 1 || @ Dodgers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 140 || September 2 || @ Dodgers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 141 || September 3 || @ Dodgers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 142 || September 4 || @ Rockies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 143 || September 5 || @ Rockies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 144 || September 6 || @ Rockies || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 145 || September 7 || @ Giants || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 146 || September 8 || @ Giants || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 147 || September 9 || @ Giants || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 148 || September 11 || White Sox || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 149 || September 12 || White Sox || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 150 || September 13 || White Sox || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 151 || September 14 || Giants || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 152 || September 15 || Giants || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 153 || September 16 || Giants || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 154 || September 18 || Nationals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 155 || September 19 || Nationals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 156 || September 20 || Nationals || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 157 || September 22 || @ Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 158 || September 23 || @ Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 159 || September 24 || @ Pirates || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 160 || September 25 || @ Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 161 || September 26 || @ Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — || |-style="background:#;" | 162 || September 27 || @ Brewers || — || (—) || (—) || — || || — ||

Roster

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

Notes

References

External links

• St. Louis Cardinals 2026 schedule at MLB.com
• 2026 St. Louis Cardinals season at Baseball Reference
• 2026 Draft Order
• 2026 Draft Tracker (STL Cardinals)
• Cardinals Draft Signings Tracker