Two National League Central foes face off with the St Louis Cardinals taking on the Chicago Cubs in the first game of this five-game set. The Cards will send Matthew Liberatore to the mound. The Cubs will send Keegan Thompson to the mound. Both pitchers are coming off wins in their last outing. St. Louis is fifth with a .252 team batting average while Chicago is 18th with a .236 team batting average this year.
The Cardinals have played well on the road and are coming off a sweep of the Padres. The Cards are better offensively and should have an edge on the mound as Thompson doesn't go deep into games.

Play on St. Louis. This is an 8* play.