The St Louis Cardinals are the better team and the pitching matchup gives a little bit of a reason. Carlos Martinez had a 0.84 ERA in his last three starts before the shaky one that put him on the IL. Kyle Hendricks has been struggling this season as he has a 1.55 WHIP this season and a 6.17 road ERA so baserunners are getting on and scoring. Don't be fooled by the Cubs taking three of four from the Nationals. That series was played at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have yet to show they can perform well on the road losing 12 of their 18 away contests. St. Louis has won 14 of its 22 home games and we'll back them here on Friday night.