The St. Louis Cardinals will look to win the series over their ML Central rivals by sending Adam Wainwright to the mound. He is 5-4 this season with a 2.75 ERA. The Cubs will counter with Justin Steele making the start. He is 1-5 this season with a 5.40 ERA. St. Louis is 6-4 in its last 10 games against Chicago. The Cardinals are now 7-3 in their last ten games. The Cardinals have won five of their last seven games and five of their last seven road games. Steele has given up 10 runs in his last three starts. The Cubs have lost five of their last nine games. Wainwright has given up just six runs in his last four road starts and three runs in his last three starts against the Cubs. This is not a good spot for the Cubs.

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