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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Friday in a battle of division rivals. The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Kyle Lohse in this one. Righthander Lohse is 2-0 this season with a 1.13 ERA. Starting this game for the Cubs will be ace Carlos Zambrano. The righthander has a 3.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals rallied with four runs over the final four innings to defeat the Cubs 7-4 in the opener of a four-game series oin Thursday, as +105 underdogs. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8). Chris Duncan went 3-for-4 at the plate with a two-run homer and three RBIs to lead the Cardinals. Adam Wainwright posted the victory with six-complete innings, and Ryan Franklin tossed a scoreless ninth for his second save. Kosuke Fukudome cracked a three-run homer for the Cubs, who had been -115 favorites. David Patton gave up the winning run in relief. Current streak: St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 8-3 SU Chicago: 5-4 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After a win are 8-2 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 9-1 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games St. Louis is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs St. Louis is 8-17 SU in their last 25 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs St. Louis is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road Chi Cubs are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against St. Louis Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Saturday, April 18