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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs – 8/17/20 MLB Game 2 Pick, Odds, and Prediction


2020-08-17 20:15:00 EDT

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals meet Monday in game two of an MLB doubleheader at Wrigley Field.

The Chicago Cubs look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Cubs have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Cubs have won 10 of their last 13 games when scoring four or more runs. Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 18 hits and 11 RBI while Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez have combined for 31 hits and 19 RBI. The Chicago Cubs didn’t list a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.

The St. Louis Cardinals need a win after losing four of their last six games. The Cardinals have scored 13 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in four of their last six games. The Cardinals are 0-4 this season when scoring three or less runs. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 10 hits and three RBI while Dexter Fowler and Tommy Edman have combined for 13 hits and eight RBI. The St. Louis Cardinals didn’t list a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.

Will update with trends once they’re released.

The second game of a doubleheader is always tough to pick in advance, not knowing what happened in the first contest, the pitchers that were used and who will get the second game off. It’s even tougher when the tarting pitchers haven’t been announced in advance. All we have to go off in this game is the form of both teams, and it’s fair to say the Cubs are playing the better baseball with an offense that’s ninth in runs scored per game and a pitching staff that has the fourth best WHIP. The St. Louis Cardinals have major issues on the offensive end right now and are clearly just trying to find their footing after missing so much time due to positive COVID tests.

I’m going to side with the Cubs in this contest, as the Cards haven’t shown us a whole lot in a limited sample size of a season.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Chicago Cubs

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