The Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals to open a three-game series at Wrigley Field, with first pitch at 2:20 p.m. ET on Friday. Clay Holmes (4-5, 2.86 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 71-51 this season and second in the NL Central. Matthew Liberatore (5-9, 5.15 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 61-60 and third in the NL Central.
How to watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
Cardinals vs. Cubs odds
- Favorite Moneyline: Cubs -189
- Underdog Moneyline: Cardinals +155
- Total: 8.5
- Total Over Odds: -102
- Total Under Odds: -118
Injury reports
Cubs
Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Hand), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hoby Milner: 15 Day IL (Appendicitis), Gavin Hollowell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck)
Cardinals
Ramón Urías: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
- Chicago’s Pete Crow-Armstrong is slashing .281/.381/.539 this season with 27 home runs (9th in MLB), 73 RBIs (16th in MLB) and an OPS of .920 (5th in MLB). He has a 27.3% strikeout rate and a 12% walk rate in 542 plate appearances, and he has scored 86 total runs. Crow-Armstrong has recorded 30 steals on 37 attempts.
- In 545 plate appearances, Alex Bregman has hit 16 long balls, tallied 61 RBIs and scored 69 runs. He is batting .254/.345/.409 and has posted a 16% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate.
- St. Louis’ Alec Burleson is slashing .287/.354/.482 this season with 19 home runs, 84 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of .837 (20th in MLB). He has a 16.5% strikeout rate and an 8.7% walk rate in 508 plate appearances, and he has scored 65 total runs.
- In 499 plate appearances, Jordan Walker has posted a 24.4% strikeout rate and a 7.8% walk rate while slashing .284/.343/.489 with 23 home runs, 84 RBIs (4th in MLB) and 72 runs scored. He has stolen 16 bases on 21 attempts.
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