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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Wrigley Field.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kyle Lohse in this game. Lohse has a 2-0 record and a 1.13 ERA this season.
It’ll be Ryan Dempster toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander Dempster is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Alfonso Soriano blasted a two-run homer to lift the Cubs over the Cardinals 8-7 on Friday, as -185 favorites. The 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs for the Cubs. Aaron Heilman improved to 2-0 with the win, and Carlos Marmol notched his second save.
Ryan Ludwick had three hits, including two home runs and four RBIs for the Cardinals, who were +165 underdogs. Chris Perez surrendered two runs in relief and took the loss.
Team records:
St. Louis: 8-4 SU
Chicago: 6-4 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 9-1
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 8-17 SU in their last 25 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Sunday, April 19

 

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