Cubs look to increase Cardinals’ 3-game skid
St. Louis Cardinals (47-41, third within the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (52-35, first within the NL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 3:20 p.m. CDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-5, 4.76 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (5-3, 4.37 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -157, Cardinals +131; over/below is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals come into the matchup with the Chicago Cubs as losers of three in a row.
Chicago is 52-35 general and 28-15 in dwelling video games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .255, which ranks third within the NL.
St. Louis has a 47-41 file general and a 21-24 file in highway video games. The Cardinals have the Tenth-ranked crew ERA within the NL at 3.94.
Friday’s sport is the fifth time these groups match up this season. The season collection is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has 20 doubles, three triples and 23 dwelling runs for the Cubs. Nico Hoerner is 10 for 34 with three dwelling runs over the previous 10 video games.
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Willson Contreras has 19 doubles, 11 dwelling runs and 51 RBIs for the Cardinals. Nolan Gorman is 9 for 38 with three dwelling runs over the past 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .262 batting common, 3.41 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
Cardinals: 5-5, .234 batting common, 4.03 ERA, outscored by two runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Miguel Amaya: 10-Day IL (indirect), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (indirect), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Nolan Arenado: day-to-day (finger), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (hand), Jordan Walker: 10-Day IL (appendicitis), Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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