St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs 6/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Friday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Field. The Cardinals (29-22) are two games above .500 on the road and trail NL Central Division leading Milwaukee by three full games. Last night, St. Louis OF Harrison Bader's two-run blast in the ninth inning was not enough during a 7-5 road loss against Chicago.

Thirty-three year old righty Miles Mikolas (3-3 2.67 ERA) will take the ball for the Cardinals in this matchup. St. Louis has dropped two of Mikolas’ last three starts and he has surrendered 12 runs over his last 18 plus frames.

The Chicago Cubs have reeled off three straight victories and are ten games off the pace in the NL Central Division race. On Thursday, Chicago SP Keegan Thompson improved to 6-0 on the season by allowing three runs across five plus frames. Willson Contreras, Frank Schwindel, and Ian Happ all homered for the Cubs (22-29) on the night.

Chicago manager David Ross will turn to talented right-hander Marcus Stroman (2-4 3.95 ERA) on Friday. Last time out, Stroman fired seven shutout frames during a 5-4 road loss against the White Sox in 12 innings.