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Chicago Cubs (46-32, first in the NL Central)
vs. St. Louis Cardinals (43-36, third in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (7-4, 3.84 ERA, 1.04
WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -120, Cardinals +100; over/under is
9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago Cubs,
leading the series 1-0.
St. Louis has a 25-15 record in home games and a 43-36 record
overall. The Cardinals have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the NL
at 3.90.
Chicago is 46-32 overall and 21-17 on the road. The Cubs have
the eighth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .324.
The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado has 11 doubles, a triple and 10
home runs for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 16 for 43 with
three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Kyle Tucker has 16 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs and 46
RBIs for the Cubs. Pete Crow-Armstrong is 10 for 34 with three
doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 7-3, .254 batting average, 3.16 ERA,
outscored opponents by 23 runs
Cubs: 5-5, .225 batting average, 5.14 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack
Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Cubs: Matthew Boyd: day-to-day (shoulder), Miguel Amaya: 10-Day
IL (oblique), Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (oblique), Eli Morgan:
60-Day IL (elbow), Shota Imanaga: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Assad:
60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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