Chicago Cubs (45-49, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (48-44, second in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (1-7, 7.53 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Cardinals: Sonny Gray (9-5, 3.30 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 115 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cardinals -200, Cubs +165; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis is 48-44 overall and 24-20 in home games. The Cardinals have a 23-9 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Chicago is 20-28 on the road and 45-49 overall. The Cubs are 34-18 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Friday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Cardinals are up 4-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 12 doubles and 15 home runs for the Cardinals. Masyn Winn is 13-for-42 with three doubles over the past 10 games.
Christopher Morel has six doubles, a triple and 16 home runs for the Cubs. Michael Busch is 16-for-40 with five doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .279 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Cubs: 6-4, .252 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Steven Matz: 60-Day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (back), Nick Robertson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Riley O'Brien: 60-Day IL (forearm), Tommy Edman: 60-Day IL (wrist), Drew Rom: 60-Day IL (biceps)
Cubs: Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (finger), Colten Brewer: 60-Day IL (hand), Keegan Thompson: 15-Day IL (rib), Yency Almonte: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Javier Assad: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mike Tauchman: 10-Day IL (groin), Jordan Wicks: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (forearm), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Julian Merryweather: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
