St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs 6/4/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL Central Division rivals will clash on Saturday afternoon, when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs square off from Wrigley Field. The Cardinals (30-22) are three games above .500 on the road and trail first place Milwaukee by 2.5 games. On Friday, St. Louis leadoff hitter Tommy Edman collected three hits and scored three times during a 14-5 road triumph against Chicago.

St. Louis rookie skipper Oliver Marmol has yet to name a starting pitcher for this game. The Cardinals rank in the middle of the pack with a 3.77 team ERA and have logged 18 quality starts.

The Chicago Cubs have dropped 18 of their first 28 home games and are 10.5 games off the pace in the NL Central Division race. During yesterday’s home loss, Chicago 3B Patrick Wisdom got the scoring started with a three-run, first inning blast. SP Marcus Stroman (2-5) was tagged for nine runs in four innings and took the loss for the Cubs (22-30).

Rookie right-hander Matt Swarmer (0-0 1.50 ERA) will make his second career major league start for the Cubs. Last time out, Swarmer allowed four runs (1 ER) in six innings during a 7-6 home loss versus Milwaukee.