Series Preview: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals with Probable Pitchers 8/8-8/10

MLB Series Preview: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals with Probable Pitching 6/23-6/26

Chicago Cubs (66-48) at St. Louis Cardinals (58-58)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, August 8th
Time: 7:15 PM CDT
Broadcast: Marquee Sports Network / FanDuel Sports Network Midwest / MLB Network

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, August 9th
Time: 6:15 PM CDT
Broadcast:  FOX

Game 3:
Date: Sunday, August 10th
Time: 6:00 PM CDT
Broadcast: ESPN


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Probable Starting Pitching

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals

Friday: Matthew Boyd (11-4, 2.34 ERA, 118 K) vs. Michael McGreevy (3-2, 5.08 ERA, 23 K)

Saturday: Colin Rea (8-5, 4.23 ERA, 79 K) vs. Andre Pallante (6-8, 4.57 ERA, 80 K)

Sunday: Shota Imanaga (8-4, 3.12 ERA, 70 K) vs. Sonny Gray (10-5, 4.21 ERA, 141 K)

Team Stats

Chicago Cubs

AVG: .253
R: 588
HR: 164
ERA: 3.89
K: 862
WHIP: 1.22

St. Louis Cardinals

AVG: .249
R: 509
HR: 111
ERA: 4.22
K: 839
WHIP: 1.29

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Team Leaders

Chicago Cubs

AVG: Nico Hoerner – .292
HR: Pete Crow-Armstrong – 27
RBI: Seiya Suzuki – 84
W: Matthew Boyd – 11
ERA: Matthew Boyd – 2.34
K: Matthew Boyd – 118

St. Louis Cardinals

AVG: Brendan Donovan – .280
HR: William Contreras – 16
RBI: William Contreras – 64
W: Sonny Gray – 10
ERA: Sonny Gray – 4.21
K: Sonny Gray – 141

Next Up:

Chicago: August 12th – August 14th at Toronto Blue Jays
St. Louis: August 11th – August 13th vs. Colorado Rockies

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