Cardinals take 2-1 lead over Cubs in Game 4

Chicago Cubs (46-51, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (50-45, second in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING VALUES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (6-4, 2.99 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (7-7, 4.88 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cardinals -149, Cubs +125; Over/Under is 8 1/2 runs

CONCLUSION: The St. Louis Cardinals play against the Chicago Cubs and lead the series 2-1.

St. Louis has a 50-45 record overall and a 26-21 record at home. The Cardinals have a 15-9 record in games in which they hit at least two home runs.

Chicago has a 21-30 road record and a 46-51 overall record. The Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81, which ranks 10th in MLB play.

The teams meet for the ninth time this season on Sunday. The Cardinals lead the season series 6-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado has 14 doubles, eight home runs and 40 RBI for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson has gone 13-of-41 with two doubles and three home runs in the last 10 games.

Ian Happ has 22 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs with a .240 batting average for the Cubs. Michael Busch has hit 16 of 44 with six doubles and two home runs in his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .290 batting average, 4.70 ERA, five runs more than opponents

Cubs: 7-3, .291 batting average, 2.05 ERA, 24 runs more points than the opponents

INJURIES: Cardinals: Mike Siani: day-to-day (elbow), Steven Matz: 60-day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-day IL (forearm), Nick Robertson: 15-day IL (elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60-day IL (forearm), Tommy Edman: 60-day IL (wrist), Drew Rom: 60-day IL (biceps)

Cubs: Luke Little: 15-day IL (shoulder), Cody Bellinger: 10-day IL (finger), Colten Brewer: 60-day IL (hand), Keegan Thompson: 15-day IL (rib), Yency Almonte: 60-day IL (shoulder), Mike Tauchman: 10-day IL (groin), Jordan Wicks: 15-day IL (oblique), Ben Brown: 15-day IL (neck), Adbert Alzolay: 60-day IL (forearm), Julian Merryweather: 60-day IL (shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60-day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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