MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Chicago Cubs VS St. Louis Cardinals

CHICAGOCUBS (18-24)

ST. LOUISCARDINALS (27-15)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
CHC	18-24	-$356	4-8	14-16	6-7	12-17	20-22
STL	27-15	$826	4-5	23-10	18-11	9-4	21-20-1

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CHC	TEAM	STL
4.05	RUNS	4.69
4.10	RUNS AGAINST	3.52
-0.05	DIFF	1.17
-$356	MONEY	$826
3.66	TEAM ERA	3.21
8.45	OFF HITS	8.98
2.31	OFF WALKS	3.00
7.17	OFF Ks	6.86
7.71	DEF HIT	8.31
3.24	DEF WALKS	2.57
7.48	DEF Ks	8.14

INJURIES

CHICAGO CUBS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Scott Baker	P	60-Day Disabled List
Steve Clevenger	3B	60-Day Disabled List
Matt Garza	P	15-Day Disabled List
Arodys Vizcaino	P	60-Day Disabled List

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Chris Carpenter	P	60-Day Disabled List
Rafael Furcal	SS	60-Day Disabled List
Jaime Garcia	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jason Motte	P	60-Day Disabled List
Jake Westbrook	P	15-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

CHICAGO	ST. LOUIS
Chicago Tribune	St. Louis Post Dispatch

BETTING TRENDS

CHICAGO CUBS

No trends to report

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

MATT GARZA (R) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 0-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
07/21/2012	STL	L	0-12	O	3	-100
07/15/2012	ARI	W	3-1	U	7	100
07/05/2012	ATL	L	3-7	O	4	-100

JAKE WESTBROOK (R) ERA: 1.62 W/L: 2-1

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/08/2013	CHC	W	5-4	O	5⅓	100
05/02/2013	MIL	W	6-5	O	6	102
04/27/2013	PIT	L	3-5	O	6	-110

Chicago Cubs's relievers have pitched 5⅓ innings in the last 3 games.
St. Louis Cardinals's relievers have pitched 5 innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
07/20/2012	Fri	CHC	1	STL	4	STL	-149	7½	U	R Dempster	K Lohse
05/15/2012	Tue	CHC	6	STL	7	STL	-165	8½	O	P Maholm	K Lohse
05/14/2012	Mon	CHC	6	STL	4	CHC	-157	7½	O	R Dempster	J Westbrook
04/25/2012	Wed	STL	5	CHC	1	STL	155	8	U	L Lynn	C Volstad
04/24/2012	Tue	STL	2	CHC	3	CHC	124	7½	U	A Wainwright	J Samardzija
04/23/2012	Mon	STL	2	CHC	3	CHC	-101	7	U	J Garcia	M Garza
04/15/2012	Sun	CHC	3	STL	10	STL	-166	8	O	P Maholm	J Westbrook
04/14/2012	Sat	CHC	1	STL	5	STL	-185	8	U	C Volstad	L Lynn
04/13/2012	Fri	CHC	9	STL	5	CHC	-185	7	O	J Samardzija	A Wainwright
09/25/2011	Sun	CHC	2	STL	3	STL	-205	8½	U	R Wells	E Jackson

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

CUBS

Cubs trail the league in walks with 2.3 per game.

Cubs are second best in the league in giving up hits, allowing 7.7 per game.

CARDINALS

Cardinals are third in the league in hits at 9.0 per game.

Cardinals are the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 3.5 runs per game.

Cardinals are second best in walks allowed in the league at 2.6 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

CHICAGO CUBS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/20/2012	Fri	1	at STL	4	L	-149	7½	R Dempster	6	K Lohse
07/19/2012	Thu	4	MIA	2	W	110	7½	P Maholm	8	M Buehrle
07/18/2012	Wed	5	MIA	1	W	105	7½	J Samardzija	5	Josh Johnson
07/17/2012	Tue	5	MIA	9	L	106	9½	T Wood	4⅔	A Sanchez
07/15/2012	Sun	3	ARI	1	W	-106	7½	M Garza	7	T Cahill

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/20/2012	Fri	4	CHC	1	W	-149	7½	K Lohse	7	R Dempster
07/18/2012	Wed	3	at MIL	4	L	138	9	A Wainwright	7	T Thornburg
07/17/2012	Tue	2	at MIL	3	L	102	9½	J Kelly	6	Ra Wolf
07/16/2012	Mon	3	at MIL	2	W	-103	8½	L Lynn	7	M Fiers
07/15/2012	Sun	2	at CIN	4	L	-110	9½	J Westbrook	7⅓	H Bailey

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Chi Cubs's Overall Scoring vs St. Louis's Overall Defense	4.1	10	3.5	1
Chi Cubs's Away Scoring vs St. Louis's Home Defense	3.0	15	3.4	5
Chi Cubs's Road ERA vs St. Louis's Home ERA Allowed	3.0	1	4.2	7
St. Louis's Overall Scoring vs Chi Cubs's Overall Defense	4.7	4	4.1	7
St. Louis's Home Scoring vs Chi Cubs's Road Defense	4.4	7	3.5	2
St. Louis's Home ERA vs Chi Cubs's Road ERA Allowed	3.3	5	2.5	15

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

CHICAGO CUBS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	18-24	10-13	8-11	6-7	12-17	20-22	4-8	14-16
vs Div	5-11	2-5	3-6	1-2	4-9	8-8	1-2	4-9
Last 10	6-4	4-3	2-1	3-1	3-3	7-3	1-2	5-2
vs AL	2-1	2-1	0-0	0-0	2-1	1-2	0-1	2-0
vs NL	16-23	8-12	8-11	6-7	10-16	19-20	4-7	12-16

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	27-15	13-8	14-7	18-11	9-4	21-20-1	4-5	23-10
vs Div	14-8	8-6	6-2	10-8	4-0	13-9	1-2	13-6
Last 10	7-3	6-3	1-0	7-3	0-0	6-4	0-2	7-1
vs NL	27-15	13-8	14-7	18-11	9-4	21-20-1	4-5	23-10

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

MATT GARZA VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
07/21/2012	12-0	STL	3	2	0	0	2	3	ND
04/23/2012	3-2	CHC	7	4	2	2	3	5	ND
08/20/2011	3-0	CHC	7	5	0	0	2	8	W
07/29/2011	9-2	STL	5⅔	8	6	6	2	3	L
05/11/2011	11-4	CHC	5	3	1	1	3	7	W

JAKE WESTBROOK VS. CHICAGO CUBS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
05/08/2013	5-4	STL	5⅓	9	4	3	1	1	ND
07/21/2012	12-0	STL	7	3	0	0	2	5	W
05/14/2012	6-4	CHC	5	12	4	4	2	2	ND
04/15/2012	10-3	STL	7	4	2	1	1	2	W
08/21/2011	6-2	STL	7	7	2	2	2	3	W