It's been a month since the Cardinals and Cubs squared off, and things are looking far different now than they did after Chicago took two a month ago at Wrigley.

The Cardinals host the Cubs for three games this weekend at Busch Stadium starting with a 7:15 p.m. first pitch Friday.

St. Louis entered that series last month tied for the third and final-wild card spot, but that weekend in Chicago helped further entrench the Redbirds into an 8-17 stretch, ensuring the team would sell at the trade deadline.

For Chicago, riding high with a four-game division lead after pummeling the Cardinals on national television in the finale, they've gone 12-12 since and have watched their four-game lead flip to a four-game deficit thanks chiefly to the scorching Brewers winning 21 of 25.

Given all that h

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