Cardinals vs Cubs Picks and Prediction – 8/2/2024

The Friday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Cardinals (56-53) have dropped six of their last ten games and trail NL Central Division leading Milwaukee by 5.5 games. Last night, 1B Paul Goldshcmidt homered and had three of the 12 St. Louis hits during a 5-4 road loss against Chicago. 

Thirty-one year old righty Erick Fedde (7-4 3.11 ERA) will make his first start for the Cardinals. Fedde, who was acquired in a trade deadline deal with the White Sox, has struck out 108 batters and owns a solid 1.14 WHIP across 121 plus frames.

The Chicago Cubs have won consecutive games and are trying to claw their way back into the NL Wild Card race. On Thursday, Dansby Swanson tied the game in the ninth inning with a double and scored the winning run on a Mike Tauchman pinch-hit. Cody Bellinger added a pair of hits and scored twice for the Cubs (53-58), who improved to 28-25 at home.   

Chicago skipper Craig Counsell will turn to twenty-seven year old righty Javier Asaad (5-3 3.23 ERA) on Friday. Last time out, Asaad (6 IP) allowed three runs and fanned five batters during a 7-3 road victory against Kansas City.