The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Adam Wainwright in this game. Wainwright has a 1-0 record and a 1.74 ERA this season.
Wainwright's opponent in this one will be Sean Marshall. The Cubs lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Ryan Ludwick cracked a two-run homer and drove in three runs to lead the Cardinals past the Diamondbacks 12-7 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday. The Cardinals won that game at EVEN odds, and the combined score sailed OVER the posted over/under (10).
Albert Pujols and Chris Duncan drove in two runs apiece for the Cardinals. Joel Pineiro got the win, allowing five runs off nine hits over five innings on the mound.
The Cubs were defeated 5-2 by the Rockies last time out, as -215 favorites at home. That game's seven runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (7).
Derrek Lee homered in a losing effort, while Rich Harden was tagged for four runs off five hits over three innings of work.
Team records:
St. Louis: 7-3 SU
Chicago: 5-3 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Arizona are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Friday, April 17
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