Scouting report: Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium

Posted May 31, 2019 1:00 am

Scouting report

Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium

TV: NBC Sports Chicago Friday; FOX Saturday; WGN Sunday

Radio: WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups: The Cubs' Yu Darvish (2-3) vs. Miles Mikolas (4-5) at 7:15 p.m. Friday; Jose Quintana (4-4) vs. Jack Flaherty (4-3) at 6:15 p.m. Saturday; Cole Hamels (4-1) vs. Adam Wainwright (4-5) at 1:15 p.m. Sunday.

At a glance: The Cubs swept three from the Cardinals in early May at Wrigley Field, outscoring the Cardinals 23-10. The teams will meet again next weekend at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals have been slumping, falling below .500. They're a middle-of-the-pack team in the National League in most offensive categories. Their team ERA of 4.48 was ninth in the league entering Thursday. Antioch High School graduate Paul DeJong was at .290/.391/.505 with 8 home runs and 26 RBI. He was 1-for-17 over the previous seven days entering Thursday. Marcell Ozuna had 15 homers and 48 RBI, and Paul Goldschmidt was at .271/.363/.449 with 11 homers and 26 RBI. Wainwright has faced the Cubs 46 times, going 15-11 with a 4.16 ERA. The Cubs had an off-day Thursday after losing two of three at Houston. Their run differential of plus-51 was second best in the NL entering the day.

Next: Los Angeles Angels on Monday at Wrigley Field

- Bruce Miles

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