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The Chicago Cubs and St.
Louis Cardinals clash on Monday at 7:45 p.m.
ET, beginning a four-game series at Busch Stadium.
David Peterson (5-7, 5.97 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 59-46 this season and second in the NL Central.
Matthew Liberatore (5-7, 5.18 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 53-52 and fourth in the NL Central.
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Louis Cardinals - Venue: Busch Stadium - Time: 7:45 p.m.
ET - Streaming: Fubo (Stream now) - TV: Cardinals.TV and MARQ - Watching in person? Get tickets on StubHub.
Cubs vs.
Cardinals odds - Favorite Moneyline: Cubs -125 - Underdog Moneyline: Cardinals +105 - Total: 9.5 - Total Over Odds: -110 - Total Under Odds: -110 Injury reports Cubs Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Hand), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hoby Milner: 15 Day IL (Appendicitis), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Ethan Roberts: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee) Cardinals JoJo Romero: 15 Day IL (Appendix), Ramon Urias: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lars Nootbaar: day-to-day (Illness) Stats to know - Chicagos Pete Crow-Armstrong is slashing .290/.388/.545 this season with 23 home runs (11th in MLB), 60 RBIs and an OPS of .932 (7th in MLB).
He has a 26.3% strikeout rate and an 11.5% walk rate in 460 plate appearances, and he has scored 70 total runs.
Crow-Armstrong has recorded 26 steals on 32 attempts.
- In 459 plate appearances, Nico Hoerner is hitting .247/.312/.337 with a .648 OPS and 14 steals on 17 attempts.
He has hit four long balls, driven in 44 runs and scored 42 times.
- Jordan Walker is hitting for a .286 BA, .346 OBP and .510 SLG with a 24.6% strikeout rate and an 8% walk rate.
His OPS is .856, which ranks 20th in MLB, and he has scored 65 runs.
In 439 plate appearances, he has hit 22 home runs (15th in MLB) and driven in 77 runs (2nd in MLB).
Walker has recorded 14 steals on 19 attempts.
- In 442 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has hit 15 long balls, tallied 71 RBIs (7th in MLB) and scored 56 runs.
He is batting .289/.348/.471 and has posted a 15.6% strikeout rate and a 7.7% walk rate.
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