The St. Louis Cardinals play the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. St. Louis is 69-51 following its 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. St Louis has won seven straight and is first in the National League Central, five games ahead of the second-place Milwaukee Brewers.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting .340 with 31 home runs, 100 RBIs, 146 hits and an on-base percentage of .422 to lead St Louis in each category. Third baseman Nolan Arenado is second in both home runs with 25 and RBIs with 81. St Louis has not announced its starting pitcher for the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago is 52-68 following its 5-2 loss on Sunday to the Milwaukee Brewers. Chicago starting pitcher Justin Steele had 9 strikeouts across six shutout innings but the bullpen could not hold on. Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ each homered for Chicago in the loss. The Cubs are third in the National League Central, 17 games behind the first-place Cardinals.
Shortstop Nico Hoerner is batting .293 to lead Chicago and left fielder Ian Happ is the leader in hits with 119. Third baseman Patrick Wisdom is the leader in home runs with 22 and RBIs with 58, while catcher Willson Contreras is the leader in on base percentage .359. Chicago has not announced its starting pitcher for the second game of a twinbill on Tuesday against St Louis.
Recent Betting Trends
- St Louis is 4-1 in its last 5 on the road
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Cardinals last 6 on the road
- Chicago is 5-1 in its last 6
- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Cubs last 6 at home
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