Chicago Cubs (61-47, second in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (54-54, fourth in the NL Central)St. Louis; Thursday, 2:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Javier Assad (6-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (11-6, 3.77 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 83 strikeouts)LINE: Cardinals -121, Cubs -100; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs meet the St. Louis Cardinals leading the series 2-1.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.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.The teams meet Thursday for the 10th time this season. The Cardinals lead the season series 5-4.TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Walker has 23 doubles and 22 home runs for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera is 12 for 43 with three doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with a .284 batting average, and has 19 doubles, six triples, 24 home runs, 55 walks and 63 RBIs. Nico Hoerner is 14 for 41 with a home run and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .205 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
