Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals 8/4/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Chicago Cubs continue a road trip in St. Louis on Thursday as they will play the final game of their series against the Cardinals. Chicago is 20 games below .500 on the year riding a three-game losing streak after a 6-0 loss in game one of this series. Keegan Thompson took the loss for Chicago giving up five runs on ten hits across 4.2 innings of work in game one.

Nico Hoerner leads the way for the Chicago offense this season with a .294 batting average, while Ian Happ lead Chicago with 100 hits. Wilson Contreras carries a .369 OBP and Patrick Wisdom supplies the Chicago power with a team high 19 home runs and 50 RBIs.

The St. Louis Cardinals continue their homestand on Thursday seven games above .500 following the win in game one of this series. Adam Wainwright picked up his eighth victory of the season after allowing no runs on six hits across 7 innings of work. The Cardinals bullpen was dominate as well allowing no runs on one hit over the final two innings of the game.

Offensively St. Louis hit the ball well with eleven hits in 32 at bats to drive in six runs. MVP candidate Paul Goldschmidt led the way for St. Louis with two hits and three at bats to drive in three total runs. Daniel Carlson chipped in as well with 2 RBIs.