{"id":793131,"date":"2026-07-30T10:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/793131\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:22:15","slug":"cubs-meet-the-cardinals-with-2-1-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/793131\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs meet the Cardinals with 2-1 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Cubs<\/a> (61-47, second in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> (54-54, fourth in the NL Central)<\/p>\n

St. Louis; Thursday, 2:15 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Javier Assad<\/a> (6-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante<\/a> (11-6, 3.77 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 83 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Cardinals -121, Cubs -100; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs meet the St. Louis Cardinals leading the series 2-1.<\/p>\n

St. Louis is 54-54 overall and 28-31 in home games. The Cardinals have gone 37-17 in games when they record eight or more hits.<\/p>\n

Chicago has a 31-25 record in road games and a 61-47 record overall. The Cubs have a 50-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Thursday for the 10th time this season. The Cardinals lead the season series 5-4.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Walker<\/a> has 23 doubles and 22 home runs for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera<\/a> is 12 for 43 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> leads the Cubs with a .284 batting average, and has 19 doubles, six triples, 24 home runs, 55 walks and 63 RBI. Nico Hoerner<\/a> is 14 for 41 with a home run and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .205 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by 16 runs<\/p>\n

Cubs: 6-4, .288 batting average, 2.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Cardinals: JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Ramon Urias<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Rajcic<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Cubs: Hoby Milner: 15-Day IL (appendicitis), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Steele<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Shaw<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Riley Martin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 60-Day IL (tricep), Phil Maton: 15-Day IL (knee), Ethan Roberts: 15-Day IL (forearm), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Porter Hodge<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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