CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago Cubs’ historic rivalry against the St. Louis Cardinals is set to be renewed tonight, marking the beginning of a four-game series between the two clubs at Busch Stadium.
Heading into Monday, the two teams have faced each other 2,513 times, with the Cubs holding the all-time series edge, 1273-1,221, according to StatMuse.
Cubs: 46-31 (21-16 road), 1st NL Central, 5-5 last 10 games (-12)
Cardinals: 42-36 (24-15 home), 3rd NL Central, 6-4 last 10 games (+11)
Monday: RHP Ben Brown (4-5, 5.57 ERA) vs. LHP Matthew Liberatore (4-6, 4.08 ERA)
Tuesday: RHP Jameson Taillon (7-4, 3.84 ERA) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (3-6, 3.54 ERA)
Wednesday: LHP Matthew Boyd (6-3, 2.84 ERA) vs. RHP Andre Pallante (5-3, 4.48 ERA)
Thursday: RHP Cade Horton (3-1, 3.73 ERA) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.72 ERA)
Batting Average: Kyle Tucker (.285), Brendan Donovan (.308)
Home Runs: Pete Crow-Armstrong (21), Nolan Arenado (10)
Runs Batted In: Seiya Suzuki (64), Willson Contreras (50)
ERA: Matthew Boyd (2.84), Erick Fedde (3.54)
Wins: Jameson Taillon (7), Sonny Gray (7)
Strikeouts: Ben Brown (88), Sonny Gray (90)
The North Siders have gone 25-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker continue to pace the Cubs’ offense.
Amid a historic breakout season for Chicago, Crow-Armstrong has been red hot over his last five games, batting .294/.400/.882 with 3 home runs and a double during that span. Tucker is 12 for 36 with four doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
St. Louis has the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .327.
Alec Burleson and Ivan Herrera are two notable members of the Cardinal lineup performing well of late, though Herrera will likely miss the series with a minor hamstring injury. Burleson is hitting .349/.370/.547 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI in his last 22 games, and has posted a 1.162 OPS over his last six. In 42 games this season, Herrera is hitting .320/.392/.533 with 8 home runs and 36 RBI.
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