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Chicago Cubs (46-33, first in the NL Central)
vs. St. Louis Cardinals (44-36, third in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd (6-3, 2.84 ERA, 1.14
WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Cardinals: Erick Fedde (3-6, 3.54 ERA,
1.30 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -134, Cardinals +113; over/under is
9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs enter the matchup with the St.
Louis Cardinals after losing three straight games.
St. Louis has a 26-15 record in home games and a 44-36 record
overall. The Cardinals have a 29-10 record in games when they
have more hits than their opponents.
Chicago has a 21-18 record on the road and a 46-33 record
overall. The Cubs have the seventh-best team batting average in
MLB play at .255.
The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams meet this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar leads the Cardinals with 11 home
runs while slugging .388. Alec Burleson is 14 for 42 with four
home runs and 13 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Nico Hoerner leads the Cubs with a .294 batting average, and has
17 doubles, a triple, a home run, 15 walks and 33 RBIs. Kyle
Tucker is 14 for 36 with two home runs and five RBIs over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 8-2, .264 batting average, 3.52 ERA,
outscored opponents by 25 runs
Cubs: 4-6, .246 batting average, 5.80 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack
Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Cubs: Miguel Amaya: 10-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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