On Friday, the Chicago Cubs (45-51) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (44-53), at 2:20 PM ET. The Cardinals have taken six straight.
The Cardinals are road underdogs (+106) at the Cubs (-125). The Cubs will start Justin Steele (9-3) versus the Cardinals and Jack Flaherty (7-5).
The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 7-2 yesterday, with Steven Matz getting the win (5.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 6 K) and Jordan Walker leading the way offensively (going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI). Marcus Stroman (3.2 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Cubs.