St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 7:15 ET
Cardinals over Cubs- These two bitter rivals will face each other seven times in their final 10 games as starting with a four-game series in Chicago. St. Louis holds a 3-game lead over both the Cubs and Milwaukee who both trail Washington by 1.5-games. This matchup has some confusing trends that send me to the winner. Remember that the Cardinals have opened as the favorite after you have read this, The Cubs are 47-23 in their last 70 home games, and they are 21-5 in the last 26 meetings in Chicago against the Cards. Add that starter Kyle Hendricks (11-9, 3.26 ERA) is 3-0 with a 0.39 era in three starts this season against St. Louis and is 8-2 with a 2.74 EAR in 17 starts against the Red Birds. The favored Cardinals wills start Jack Flaherty (10-8, 3.05) who is un-hittable of late allowing just 11 hits in his last three starts covering 22 innings. The favored 'Cardinals are 27-12 in their last 39 over...take ST.LOUIS!