Chicago Cubs (66-48, second in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (58-58, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd (11-4, 2.34 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (3-2, 5.08 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)

Cubs -154, Cardinals +128; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs on Friday to begin a three-game series.

St. Louis is 32-24 at home and 58-58 overall. The Cardinals have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.22.

Chicago is 66-48 overall and 30-26 on the road. The Cubs have a 28-10 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams square off Friday for the eighth time this season. The Cubs are up 4-3 in the season series.

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