Chicago Cubs (66-49, second in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (59-58, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (8-5, 4.23 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (6-8, 4.57 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 80 strikeouts)

Cubs -170, Cardinals +143; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.

St. Louis has a 33-24 record in home games and a 59-58 record overall. The Cardinals have gone 32-14 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Chicago has gone 30-27 in road games and 66-49 overall. Cubs hitters have a collective .437 slugging percentage to rank third in the majors.

Saturday's game is the ninth meeting between these teams this s

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