Brewers have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 31-18.
Brewers vs Cardinals: Head-to-Head Since 2002
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 10 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Brewers lead 8-2
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals insights
Brewers won 8-4 on Jul 9, 2026
6 postseason games across 1 postseason since 2002.
- Cardinals built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 207 of 365 decided meetings (57%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 18-31, or 37% to Cardinals.
Brewers vs Cardinals complete all-time series record
Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals is one of the 20 MLB pairings with a complete Retrosheet history, extended with final games through 2026. The current-feed tables below remain separately scoped to 2002 onward.
- History span
- 1982 to 2026
- Retrosheet plus later final games
- Postseason record
- Cardinals 8-5
- 13 postseason games included
- Source bridge
- 10
- Later final games added after the Retrosheet endpoint
Recent Games
| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | STL | MIL | 4–8 | MIL |
| Jul 8, 2026 | STL | MIL | 5–1 | STL |
| Jul 7, 2026 | STL | MIL | 3–4 | MIL |
| Jul 7, 2026 | STL | MIL | 2–10 | MIL |
| Jul 6, 2026 | STL | MIL | 3–4 | MIL |
| May 27, 2026 | MIL | STL | 2–1 | MIL |
| May 26, 2026 | MIL | STL | 6–0 | MIL |
| May 25, 2026 | MIL | STL | 5–1 | MIL |
| May 6, 2026 | STL | MIL | 2–6 | MIL |
| May 4, 2026 | STL | MIL | 6–3 | STL |
Record since 2002
| Season ↓ | MIL ↕ | STL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2018 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2017 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2016 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2015 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2013 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2012 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2008 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2003 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
All 25 seasons are shown in the table above.
Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals, from 1982 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book.
- Games
- 467
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 23 runs
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
- MIL after scoring first
- 65.9%
- STL after scoring first
- 72.2%
- Lead-change games
- 40.5%
- Beyond nine innings
- 41
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
23 runs
STL 10, MIL 13
Jul 28, 1998
17 runs
STL 18, MIL 1
May 15, 2023
13 innings
STL 4, MIL 5
Sep 7, 2012
56,562
MIL 6, STL 4
Oct 17, 1982 · Postseason
Milwaukee Brewers largest comeback
6-run deficit
STL 6, MIL 12
Oct 2, 2009
St. Louis Cardinals largest comeback
6-run deficit
MIL 6, STL 10
Jun 9, 2006
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
Where the rivalry lived
- 01208games
Miller Park
Milwaukee, WI
- 02172games
Busch Stadium III
St. Louis, MO
- 0362games
Busch Stadium II
St. Louis, MO
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Share of the 414 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.5.
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5Closest to even | 225 | 189 | 54.3% |
| 8.5 | 186 | 228 | 44.9% |
| 9.5 | 150 | 264 | 36.2% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
Seasons 2025 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Cardinals and Brewers in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
What is the Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 13 games: Milwaukee Brewers have 5 wins and St. Louis Cardinals have 8 wins. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1982 through 2026.
How do recent Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals results compare with the complete record?
Milwaukee Brewers have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. St. Louis Cardinals lead the decided record 260-217. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1982 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The History Lab uses Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Its source window is labeled separately from the refreshed current feed that starts in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals have met 414 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.