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July 28, 2026 Updated 1:15 pm EDT<\/p>\n
The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals do battle on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. ET. Colin Rea (7-7, 4.85 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs, who are 60-46 this season and second in the NL Central. Michael McGreevy (4-8, 3.07 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 53-53 and fourth in the NL Central.<\/p>\n
How to watch Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis CardinalsCubs vs. Cardinals odds
\nFavorite Moneyline: Cubs -115
\nUnderdog Moneyline: Cardinals -105
\nTotal: 9
\nTotal Over Odds: +100
\nTotal Under Odds: -120
\nInjury reportsCubs<\/p>\n
Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Hand), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hoby Milner: 15 Day IL (Appendicitis), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Ethan Roberts: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)<\/p>\n
Cardinals<\/p>\n
JoJo Romero: 15 Day IL (Appendix), Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/p>\n
Stats to know
\nChicago\u2019s Pete Crow-Armstrong is slashing .288\/.388\/.540 this season with 23 home runs (11th in MLB), 60 RBIs and an OPS of .928 (7th in MLB). He has a 26.5% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate in 465 plate appearances, and he has scored 70 total runs. Crow-Armstrong has recorded 26 steals on 33 attempts.
\nIn 464 plate appearances, Nico Hoerner is hitting .254\/.317\/.349 with a .666 OPS and 14 steals on 17 attempts. He has hit five long balls, driven in 48 runs and scored 44 times.
\nSt. Louis\u2019 Jordan Walker is slashing .285\/.348\/.508 this season with 22 home runs (15th in MLB), 77 RBIs (3rd in MLB) and an OPS of .855. He has a 24.6% strikeout rate and an 8.4% walk rate in 443 plate appearances, and he has scored 66 total runs. Walker has recorded 14 steals on 19 attempts.
\nIn 446 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has posted a 15.5% strikeout rate and a 7.6% walk rate while slashing .286\/.345\/.467 with 15 home runs, 71 RBIs (7th in MLB) and 56 runs scored.<\/p>\n
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