Joshua Baez leads the St. Louis Cardinals into a matchup with the Chicago Cubs a game after he hit three home runs in an 8-4 victory over the Cubs. It starts at 3:15 p.m. ET on Sunday. Edward Cabrera (5-4, 5.10 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs, who are 72-52 this season and second in the NL Central. Hunter Dobbins (2-3, 3.40 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 62-61 and third in the NL Central.
How to watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
Cardinals vs. Cubs odds
- Favorite Moneyline: Cubs -167
- Underdog Moneyline: Cardinals +135
- Total: 8.5
- Total Over Odds: -120
- Total Under Odds: +100
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 .277/.375/.530 this season with 27 home runs (9th in MLB), 73 RBIs (17th in MLB) and an OPS of .905 (7th in MLB). He has a 26.9% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate in 550 plate appearances, and he has scored 86 total runs. Crow-Armstrong has recorded 30 steals on 37 attempts.
- In 553 plate appearances, Alex Bregman has hit 16 long balls, tallied 61 RBIs and scored 69 runs. He is batting .253/.344/.405 and has posted a 15.9% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate.
- Alec Burleson is hitting for a .285 BA, .353 OBP and .484 SLG with a 16.3% strikeout rate and an 8.7% walk rate. His OPS is .837 and he has scored 68 runs. In 516 plate appearances, he has hit 20 home runs and driven in 86 runs (4th in MLB).
- In 507 plate appearances, Jordan Walker has hit 23 long balls, tallied 84 RBIs (5th in MLB) and scored 72 runs. He is batting .280/.339/.482 and has posted a 24.3% strikeout rate and a 7.9% walk rate. Walker has recorded 16 steals on 21 attempts.
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