St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs 9/26/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
On Sunday, the St Louis Cardinals conclude a four-game series on the road against the Chicago Cubs. St.Louis improved to 85-69 following a 12-4 victory over the Cubs on Friday. St Louis has won 14 straight and is second in the National League Central seven games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers but more importantly is second in the National League wildcard race five games ahead of Philadelphia.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting .296 to lead St Louis and has team highs in hits with 172 and on-base percentage at .364. Third baseman Nolan Arenado has 33 home runs in 103 RBIs to lead St Louis in both categories. On Sunday, St Louis will send Jake Woodford to the mound. The right-hander is 3-3 with an ERA of 3.92, 45 Ks and 22 BBs.
The Chicago Cubs have lost four straight following an eight-run loss on Friday to the Cardinals. Chicago is 67-87 and 25 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. The Cubs have lost 11 of the last 13 overall and at the plate Chicago is 26th in team batting average at .234.
Center fielder Ian Happ is batting .225 with 98 hits, 60 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .317 to lead Chicago in each category. Third baseman Patrick Wisdom is the leader in home runs with 28. On Sunday, the Chicago Cubs will send Keegan Thompson to the mound. The right-hander is 3-3 with an ERA of 3.40, 48 Ks and 30 BBs.
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St. Louis will continue its impressive play and pick up another victory on Sunday against Chicago, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in five of the last seven played between the Cardinals and Cubs at Wrigley Field. In addition, the OVER has cashed in 20 of Chicago's last 29 overall and in each of the 10 that Chicago was listed as the dog. St Louis has seen the OVER cash in each of the last four and in each of the last four on the road. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis Cardinals win but our best play is OVER 9-4.
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