Cardinals Host Cubs on FS1 Saturday

Cardinals Look to Win Series Against Cubs

The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at New Busch Stadium.

TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FS1, NBCS Chicago, FS Midwest (St. Louis)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs LH Jose Quintana (9-6, 3.87 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Miles Mikolas (10-3, 2.82)

ODDS: Both teams at at -105 on the moneyline. The game's total opened at 9 and has dropped to 8.5.

The St. Louis Cardinals have won only one series in July. They can change that with a victory Saturday. The Cardinals will try to notch a second straight win over the visiting Chicago Cubs when the National League Central rivals continue their three-game series.

The Cardinals claimed the series opener 5-2 on Friday to pull within eight games of the first-place Cubs. They haven't won back-to-back games since July 4-5.

The Cubs have dropped only one series this month. Their offense has struggled of late, as they've scored two or fewer runs in four of their last five games.

Cardinals and Cubs Pitchers on Different Paths Lately

Quintana has won all three of his starts in July after going winless in five outings in June. The 29-year-old limited the Cardinals to two runs over seven innings to earn the win Sunday. He his third straight quality start and beating the Cardinals for the first time in three meetings this season.

Quintana is 4-2 with a 2.77 ERA in seven career starts against St. Louis.

Mikolas has gotten a quick hook from interim manager Mike Shildt in his last two starts. He has totaled nine innings after going at least six frames in 15 of his previous 18 outings.

The 29-year-old held the Cubs to two runs over five frames last time out. He didn't get a decision after Chicago rallied against the bullpen. Mikolas beat the Cubs on May 4 in St. Louis, scattering seven hits over seven scoreless frames.

The Cubs will stick with a five-man rotation with the addition of LHP Cole Hamels. This means either RHP Tyler Chatwood or LHP Mike Montgomery will be sent to the bullpen.

After going 25 games without a home run, Chicago 1B Anthony Rizzo has gone deep in consecutive contests. He is 9-for-14 in his last four games.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Chi Cubs	60-43	$169.00	18-7	42-36	54-32	6-11	48-52-3	0.97
St. Louis	52-51	-$666.00	14-14	38-37	36-31	16-20	47-51-5	0.14

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

J Quintana (9-6) ERA: 3.87

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 22, 2018	STL	W	7-2	O	7	$75.00
Jul 10, 2018	SF	W	2-0	U	6	$71.00
Jul 4, 2018	DET	W	5-2	U	6	$46.00

M Mikolas (10-3) ERA: 2.82

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 22, 2018	CHC	L	2-7	O	5	-$100.00
Jul 15, 2018	CIN	W	6-4	O	4	$66.00
Jul 10, 2018	CHW	W	14-2	O	6	$55.00

Bullpen

Chi Cubs's relievers have pitched 10.1 innings in the last 3 games.
St. Louis's relievers have pitched 10.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Chicago Cubs - J Quintana

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jul 22, 2018	7-2	CHC	7	6	2	2	4	6	Win
Jun 17, 2018	5-0	STL	5	4	2	2	2	3	Loss
May 4, 2018	3-2	STL	4	5	3	0	4	4	Loss
Sep 17, 2017	4-3	CHC	5.2	6	3	3	1	8	No Decision
Jul 23, 2017	5-3	CHC	6	5	3	3	2	7	Win

St. Louis Cardinals - M Mikolas

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jul 22, 2018	7-2	CHC	5	6	2	2	2	6	No Decision
May 4, 2018	3-2	STL	7	7	0	0	0	4	Win

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.05	4	4.33	16
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.98	5	4.24	14
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.47	17	4.08	9
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.08	23	3.67	3

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Jul 27, 2018	CHC	2	STL	5	-127	9	U	Mike Montgomery (L)	Luke Weaver (R)	8	12	0	3	8	7
Jul 22, 2018	STL	2	CHC	7	-133	7.5	O	Miles Mikolas (R)	Jose Quintana (L)	8	12	4	5	8	8
Jul 21, 2018	STL	6	CHC	3	-145	8.5	O	John Gant (R)	Mike Montgomery (L)	10	7	7	7	7	3
Jul 21, 2018	STL	2	CHC	7	-107	8.5	O	Luke Weaver (R)	Tyler Chatwood (R)	2	11	6	8	3	4
Jul 20, 2018	STL	18	CHC	5	-137	10.5	O	Jack Flaherty (R)	Jon Lester (L)	18	10	8	7	2	14
Jul 19, 2018	STL	6	CHC	9	-150	9.5	O	Carlos Martinez (R)	Kyle Hendricks (R)	15	13	1	2	6	5
Jun 17, 2018	CHC	0	STL	5	108	8.5	U	Jose Quintana (L)	Jack Flaherty (R)	4	10	3	4	9	6
Jun 16, 2018	CHC	6	STL	3	117	8.5	O	Kyle Hendricks (R)	Carlos Martinez (R)	10	9	8	4	8	7
Jun 15, 2018	CHC	13	STL	5	102	8.5	O	Jon Lester (L)	Michael Wacha (R)	14	9	5	3	7	5
May 6, 2018	CHC	3	STL	4	-101	8.5	U	Jon Lester (L)	Michael Wacha (R)	9	10	4	8	10	13

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi Cubs's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 12 games
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Chicago Cubs

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	60-43	33-19	27-24	54-31	9-12	48-52-3	18-7	42-36
Last 10	5-5	5-4	0-1	4-4	2-1	6-4	1-1	4-4
vs Div	24-22	13-7	11-15	24-17	1-5	20-23-3	3-0	21-22
vs AL	8-4	7-3	1-1	7-2	1-2	7-5	2-0	6-4
vs NL	52-39	26-16	26-23	47-29	8-10	41-47-3	16-7	36-32

St. Louis Cardinals

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	52-51	25-24	27-27	36-30	19-21	47-51-5	14-14	38-37
Last 10	5-5	2-0	3-5	3-1	2-4	7-3	3-1	2-4
vs Div	30-23	13-7	17-16	21-10	11-13	26-24-3	9-6	21-17
vs AL	7-7	5-5	2-2	5-6	3-1	3-10-1	0-1	7-6
vs NL	45-44	20-19	25-25	31-24	16-20	44-41-4	14-13	31-31

Team Last 5 Games

Chicago Cubs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 27, 2018	STL	2-5	L	117	9	Mike Montgomery	5	Luke Weaver	A
Jul 26, 2018	ARI	7-6	W	102	9.5	T Chatwood	4.2	Zack Godley	H
Jul 25, 2018	ARI	2-1	W	-104	8.5	J Lester	6	Robbie Ray	H
Jul 24, 2018	ARI	1-5	L	-159	9	K Hendricks	5	C Buchholz	H
Jul 23, 2018	ARI	1-7	L	-110	8.5	Luke Farrell	3.1	P Corbin	H

St. Louis Cardinals

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 27, 2018	CHC	5-2	W	-127	9	Luke Weaver	6	Mike Montgomery	H
Jul 25, 2018	CIN	3-7	L	-129	9	Jack Flaherty	5	Sal Romano	A
Jul 24, 2018	CIN	4-2	W	-130	10.5	Austin Gomber	6.1	H Bailey	A
Jul 23, 2018	CIN	1-2	L	104	9.5	Daniel Poncedeleon	7	Luis Castillo	A
Jul 22, 2018	CHC	2-7	L	123	7.5	M Mikolas	5	J Quintana	A

Next up:
Chicago at St. Louis Sunday, July 29

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