The Cubs are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games as they have won their last 8 straight games, a win streak that started in their series against the Cardinals just over a week ago as they lost the 1st game of that series but won the next 3 straight that has put them on this run now. They are going up against a Cardinals team that has been struggling all season and has also been awful in their recent games as they have lost their last 3 straight as well as 4 of their last 5 games, but they are still at home in this rivalry game and they will be desperately trying to avoid getting swept here at home. The Cardinals have not been great this season but their offense has still been very good and consistent all season and they will find ways to score runs here at home. Kyle Hendricks is starting for the Cubs and he is 4-4 with a 3.45 ERA this season. He has been pitching well this year but recently he has been allowing more runs in his starts as he has allowed at least 3 earned runs in 3 of his last 4 starts and has also allowed at least 3 earned runs in each of his last 2 road starts. He has not been getting blown up in his starts but he has still been consistently allowing more runs recently and he will get himself into trouble here against this good Cardinals lineup. Steven Matz is starting for the Cardinals here and he is 1-7 with a 4.34 ERA this season but he has actually been pitching very well in his recent starts. He has allowed just 2 earned runs or less in 11 of his last 12 appearances and even as a starter he has been pitching well as he has only allowed 1 earned run or less in 3 of his last 4 starts. He also shut down the Cubs lineup in their series last week and he will be hungry to put up another great start here as his team looks to bounce back at home. The Cardinals will bounce back in this game and win at home here.