Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals 8/2/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Chicago Cubs open a three-games series on the road Tuesday against the St Louis Cardinals. Chicago is 41-60 following its 4-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The Cubs were defeated by San Francisco in three out of four games in their just completed series. Chicago is third in the National League Central, 15 ½ games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.

Shortstop Nico Hoerner is batting .294 to lead Chicago, while left fielder Ian Happ is the leader in hits with 100. Third baseman Patrick Wisdom is the leader in home runs with 19 and RBIs with 50, while catcher Willson Contreras is the leader in on-base percentage at .365. On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs will send Keegan Thompson to the mound. The right-hander is 8-4 with a 3.16 ERA, 82 Ks and 19 BBs. Discover who else is the leading teams in the MLB for Tuesday with all of our free MLB picks page.

St.Louis improved to 54-48 following its 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Paul DeJong hit his second home run in two days to help lead the Cardinals to the victory. St Louis has won three of the last four. The Cardinals are second in the National League Central, three games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting .329 with 24 home runs, 78 RBIs, 120 hits and an on-base percentage of .409 to lead St Louis in each category. Third baseman Nick Arenado is second in both home runs with 19 and RBIs with 60. On Tuesday, the St Louis Cardinals will send Adam Wainwright to the mound. The right-hander is 7-8 with a 3.28 ERA, 99 Ks and 34 BBs.