Cardinals at Cubs 9/29/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Wrigley Field will play host to a Saturday afternoon clash between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs with playoff implications. On Friday, St. Louis went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position during an 8-4 defeat. Marcel Ozuna had two hits and drove in a run for the Cardinals, who fell 1.5 games behind Los Angeles for the final NL Wild Card spot with two games remaining.

Thirty year old righty Miles Mikolas (17-4 2.94 ERA) has been superb in his first season with the Cardinals. Mikolas has won four straight starts and has allowed eight runs over his last 25 plus frames. The Chicago Cubs have a National League best 94 victories, but have yet to wrap up the NL Central Division title. On Friday, SP Kyle Hendricks allowed seven hits and two runs over eight frames to improve his record to 14-11 on the year. Kris Bryant connected on his 13th home run for the Cubs, who lead Milwaukee by 1.5 games for first place.

Chicago skipper Joe Maddon will give the nod to veteran lefty Cole Hamels (9-11 3.87 ERA) in this contest. Hamels has dropped consecutive starts and has been tagged for ten runs over his last 12 innings of work.