This is a 10* on ST. LOUIS

This is the rubber match between two teams whose respective seasons have gone a bit sideways in recent weeks. The Cardinals won the first game 8-3 and were seemingly well on their way to winning again last night. But disaster struck in the bottom of the ninth when closer Alex Reyes had his first career blown save. The Cubs scored six times in the top of the ninth, sending 10 men to the plate, and wound up winning 7-6. It was only their eighth win in the last 29 games. They won and scored seven runs despite only having six hits. We will back St. Louis in this deciding game of the series as they’ve pretty clearly been the better team in the series aside from one bad inning. Adam Wainwright, who has a 2.84 ERA and 0.97 WHIP at Busch Stadium, will be starting tonight. The Cubs only hit .217 on the road where they are 19-31 on the year. Going for the Cubs will be Kyle Hendricks. He has not lost a decision since May 9th vs. Pittsburgh and is 3-0 vs. the Cardinals in 2021. But we think he’s due for a loss here as the Cubs simply haven’t been good over the last month and are 2-10 L12 as underdogs. Play on ST. LOUIS

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