Cubs-Cardinals start time: Rain delay updates from Busch Stadium

The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs were supposed to go at it on Sunday evening at Busch Stadium, but rain is getting in the way. The Cardinals officially called a rain delay at 5:11 p.m. CT, about 45 minutes away from the scheduled start time of 6 p.m. CT.

With any luck, the weather will clear quickly, but you never know with a rain delay. We'll be keeping an eye out for updates from St. Louis.

Cubs-Cardinals rain delay updates: Start time indicated for 7 p.m. CT

6:05 p.m. CT: We have an update! The Cardinals hope to begin Sunday's game at 7 p.m. CT.

5:15 p.m. CT: The Cardinals promised to "provide more information as it becomes available," but that's a vague way of saying, who knows.

According to Accuweather, there was a 76 percent chance of rain at 6 p.m. CT. That percentage drops to 49 percent at 7 p.m. CT and just two percent at 8 p.m. CT. So if nothing else, there's hope that the game won't be suspended. Things should clear up in a couple of hours, if not sooner.

Once things get under way, the Cardinals plan to send out Sonny Gray, who will look to build off of his gem of a performance against the Dodgers on Aug. 4. He went seven innings of one hit baseball with eight strikeouts.

Across the way, the Cubs will have Shota Imanaga on the mound. He's also coming off a strong showing on Aug. 5 against the Reds. Even though Chicago fell 5-1, the pitcher went 6.1 innings and allowed just three hits and one earned run. He struck out seven.

Both teams have picked up a win this weekend, both in lopsided fashion. On Friday, the Cardinals pitching staff led by starter Michael McGreevy blanked the Cubs in a 5-0 win. Jordan Walker drove in a run with a single and homered.

On Saturday, the Cubs got their revenge, 9-1. Andre Pallante took a beating, allowing home runs from Michael Busch and Matt Shaw. Chicago had nine runs before Nate Burleson tacked on a consolation run late.