Scouting: Cubs @ Cardinals

Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Busch StadiumTV: Comcast SportsNet Friday; Channel 32 (Fox) Saturday; Channel 9 SundayRadio: WGN 720-AMPitching matchups: The Cubs' Thomas Diamond (0-2) vs. Jake Westbrook (6-7) Friday at 7:15 p.m.; Carlos Zambrano vs. Chris Carpenter (13-3) Saturday at 3:15 p.m.; Ryan Dempster (10-8) vs. TBA Sunday at 1:15 p.m.At a glance: Believe it or not, this is the Cubs' first trip to St. Louis this year. The two teams have split six games at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals just finished a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds in an NL Central showdown series. Albert Pujols leads the Cardinals with 28 homers, and he leads the team in hits, RBI, OBP and batting average. Matt Holliday has a hitting line of .307/.383/.533 with 21 homers. Colby Rasmus has 19 homers. Westbrook came over from the Indians. The Cardinals entered Thursday sixth in the NL in runs, third in OBP, seventh in homers and second in ERA (3.41). The Cubs were 12th in runs, 10th in OBP, sixth in homers and 12th in ERA (4.31). Next: San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field, Monday-Thursday