How to Watch Cubs vs. Cardinals: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 8

Updated Aug. 8, 2025 3:23 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

Matthew Boyd takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs on Friday at Busch Stadium against Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals. First pitch is at 8:15 p.m. ET for the first game of a three-game series.

Take a look at everything you need to know to watch the Cubs vs. Cardinals game.

Keep up with MLB on FOX Sports.

Check out the best moments from this MLB matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Cubs vs. Cardinals Game Information & How to Watch

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
7/6/2025	Cubs	-1.5	7	-229	+188	11-0 CHC
7/5/2025	Cubs	-1.5	11.5	-168	+142	8-6 STL
7/4/2025	Cubs	-1.5	9.5	-146	+122	11-3 CHC
6/26/2025	Cubs	-1.5	9	-137	+116	3-0 CHC
6/25/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-156	+131	8-0 CHC
6/24/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-116	-104	8-7 STL
6/23/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-121	+102	8-2 STL
8/4/2024	Cubs	-1.5	9	-146	+123	6-2 CHC
8/3/2024	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-115	-104	5-4 STL
8/2/2024	Cardinals	-1.5	8	-114	-105	6-3 CHC

Kyle Tucker is hitting .271 with 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 75 walks.
Among all hitters in baseball, Tucker's home run total places him 48th, and his RBI tally ranks him 48th.
Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 27 home runs to lead his team.
Crow-Armstrong is seventh in homers in MLB, and ninth in RBI.
Seiya Suzuki paces the Cubs with 27 home runs and 84 runs batted in.
Nico Hoerner's .292 batting average paces his team.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Aug. 2	Orioles	L 4-3	Matthew Boyd vs Tomoyuki Sugano
Aug. 3	Orioles	W 5-3	Colin Rea vs Brandon Young
Aug. 4	Reds	L 3-2	Mike Soroka vs Nick Lodolo
Aug. 5	Reds	L 5-1	Shota Imanaga vs Zack Littell
Aug. 6	Reds	W 6-1	Cade Horton vs Andrew Abbott
Aug. 8	@ Cardinals	-	Matthew Boyd vs Michael McGreevy
Aug. 9	@ Cardinals	-	Colin Rea vs Andre Pallante
Aug. 10	@ Cardinals	-	Shota Imanaga vs Sonny Gray
Aug. 12	@ Blue Jays	-	TBA vs Jose Berrios
Aug. 13	@ Blue Jays	-	Cade Horton vs Kevin Gausman
Aug. 14	@ Blue Jays	-	Matthew Boyd vs Max Scherzer

Brendan Donovan leads the team in batting average with a mark of .280.
Donovan's home run total places him 167th in the majors, and he ranks 134th in RBI.
Burleson is hitting .279 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 30 walks.
Burleson ranks 93rd among all batters in the majors in homers, and 83rd in RBI.
Willson Contreras leads the Cardinals in home runs (16) and runs batted in (64).
Masyn Winn is batting .270 with 24 doubles, eight home runs and 29 walks.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Aug. 2	@ Padres	W 8-5	Michael McGreevy vs Randy Vasquez
Aug. 3	@ Padres	L 7-3	Andre Pallante vs Dylan Cease
Aug. 4	@ Dodgers	W 3-2	Sonny Gray vs Tyler Glasnow
Aug. 5	@ Dodgers	L 12-6	Miles Mikolas vs Emmet Sheehan
Aug. 6	@ Dodgers	W 5-3	Matthew Liberatore vs Shohei Ohtani
Aug. 8	Cubs	-	Michael McGreevy vs Matthew Boyd
Aug. 9	Cubs	-	Andre Pallante vs Colin Rea
Aug. 10	Cubs	-	Sonny Gray vs Shota Imanaga
Aug. 11	Rockies	-	Miles Mikolas vs TBA
Aug. 12	Rockies	-	Matthew Liberatore vs Kyle Freeland
Aug. 13	Rockies	-	Michael McGreevy vs Austin Gomber