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Willson Contreras will try to get his 100th hit of the season (he has 97) when the Chicago Cubs (56-75) play the St. Louis Cardinals (76-55) on Friday at 8:15 PM ET. The Cubs are underdogs (+175) versus the Cardinals (-205). St. Louis has Jordan Montgomery starting things off, while Chicago will send out Adrian Sampson.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Friday, September 2, 2022
- Game Time: 8:15 PM ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -205 | 7.5 |
Cardinals Stats & Trends
Cardinals Batting
- The Cardinals average 1.3 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB play with 164 total home runs.
- The Cardinals have the fifth-best batting average in the league (.258).
- The Cardinals’ .330 on-base percentage ranks second-best in baseball.
- The Cardinals strike out 7.7 times per game to rank seventh in the league.
- The Cardinals average 1.3 homers per game when playing at home this season (80 total in home contests).
- The Cardinals are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .431 in home contests.
- The club is batting .257 with 538 hits (8.4 per game) at home this season.
Cardinals Key Batters
- Paul Goldschmidt has 155 hits and an OBP of .418 to go with a slugging percentage of .617. All three of those stats are tops among St. Louis hitters this season.
- Among all qualifying hitters in MLB, Goldschmidt ranks first in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
- Nolan Arenado is hitting .307 with 36 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 42 walks.
- Arenado ranks seventh in batting average, 16th in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging in MLB.
- Arenado takes a five-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .455 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI.
- Tommy Edman is batting .256 with a .390 slugging percentage and 47 RBI this year.
- Edman brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with three doubles, two home runs and four RBI.
- Dylan Carlson has been key for St. Louis with 92 hits, an OBP of .317 plus a slugging percentage of .391.
Cubs Stats & Trends
Cubs Batting
- The Cubs have hit 134 homers this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
- The Cubs have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.
- The Cubs have an OBP of .312 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 72 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 65 road contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .392 in away games this season with 200 extra-base hits.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .233 with 8.1 base hits per contest.
Cubs Key Batters
- Ian Happ has racked up a team-high OBP (.351) and slugging percentage (.458).
- Including all qualified hitters in the majors, Happ is 35th in batting average, 35th in on-base percentage and 39th in slugging percentage.
- Contreras leads his team with 97 hits and a .351 on-base percentage.
- Contreras’ batting average is 92nd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 35th, and he is 31st in slugging.
- Nico Hoerner has 19 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 25 walks while batting .288.
- Seiya Suzuki is batting .258 with 21 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 35 walks.
Cardinals vs. Cubs Probable Pitchers
| Montgomery | Sampson | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | GS | 0 |
| 7-3 | W-L | 0-0 |
| 3.28 | ERA | – |
| 145.1 | IP | 0 |
| 27 | BB | 0 |
| 125 | SO | 0 |
