Tonight at 8:05 p.m. ET, the St. Louis Cardinals (53-28) and Chicago Cubs (44-36) open up a four-game series live from Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Each team enters play looking for its third straight win as St. Louis opens up a two-series, eight-game road trip and Chicago continues a 10-match homestand.
The Cardinals took two out of three from the San Diego Padres at home over the weekend while the Cubs downed the Miami Marlins twice in three meetings in the Windy City. These teams met from June 26-28, with the Red Birds notching a three-game sweep.
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John Lackey (6-5, 3.30 ERA) takes the ball for St. Louis while Chicago counters with Jon Lester and he is 4-6 thus far on the season with a 3.74 ERA.
Lackey comes into the game with a 1-0 mark against the Cubs this season and he has yielded just three runs in 14.2 innings against them on the campaign.
Lester, who enters on the heels of pitching seven scoreless innings before leaving without a decision against the New York Mets, is 0-4 in eight starts since picking up his last win on May 16.
Lester faces a Cardinals lineup that is paced by Jhonny Peralta, who is headed to Cincinnati in just over a week to start at shortstop for the National League in the 86th annual All-Star Game. Peralta leads the team with a .297 batting average, 11 homers and 42 RBI.
The Cubs counter with a roster that is spearheaded by youthful infielders that are led by first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who owns a club-best .292 batting average and 15 homers. Rizzo is third in the National League with a .315 on-base percentage.
As the standings go, St. Louis enters with the MLB's best record and has a six-game lead over the second place Pittsburgh Pirates while Chicago comes into play in third place, 8.5 games behind their opponents and in possession of the final wild-card spot in the NL.
Two heated division foes go head-to-head when the Cardinals and Cubs clash live from Wrigley Field in Chicago.
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