Cubs play the Cardinals after Busch's 3-home run game
Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (6-6, 3.70 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Cubs: Drew Pomeranz (2-1, 0.00 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -132, Cardinals +110; over/under is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals after Michael Busch hit three home runs on Friday in an 11-3 win over the Cardinals.
Chicago is 53-35 overall and 29-15 in home games. The Cubs have hit 133 total home runs to rank second in the NL.
St. Louis is 21-25 in road games and 47-42 overall. The Cardinals have hit 88 total home runs to rank eighth in the NL.
Saturday's game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Cubs have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Busch has a .288 batting average to lead the Cubs, and has 13 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs. Dansby Swanson is 15 for 41 with a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
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Brendan Donovan has 22 doubles, seven home runs and 32 RBIs for the Cardinals. Lars Nootbaar is 9 for 38 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 7-3, .275 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
Cardinals: 4-6, .211 batting average, 5.02 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (calf), Miguel Amaya: 10-Day IL (oblique), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Jordan Walker: 10-Day IL (appendicitis), Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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