Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction 7-23-23 MLB Picks

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23 July 2023

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs meet Sunday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. This is the finale in a four-game weekend series. The first two installments were a split, then in game two Chicago took the series lead with a high-scoring victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.

St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals got two RBI fro Nolan Arenado, Jordan Walker and Paul DeJong in the Thursday opener win, but couldn’t muster much in game two. On Saturday St. Louis coughed up 15 hits in an 8-6 loss. Lars Nootbaar managed a 3-for-4 outing with three runs and solo homer, while Nolan Gorman added a solo homer of his own in the defeat.

In the starter slot for the Sunday matchup the Cardinals will go with Jordan Montgomery. In his 19 starts this year Montgomery is 6-7 with a 3.14 ERA and 101 Ks in 109.0 innings. Montgomery is coming off one earned in 6.0 innings in a no-decision versus Miami.

Chicago Cubs

Over on the Cubs’ side, they got three hits, a homer and two RBI from Cody Bellinger in their Friday victory. In game two Chicago’s Cody Bellinger went off for four RBI and two hits. Seiya Suzuki managed three hits and two RBI as well.

In the starter slot Sunday it’ll be the Cubs’ Jameson Taillon. In his 16 starts so far Taillon is 3-6 with a 6.05 ERA and 67 Ks in 77.1 innings. Taillon posted three earned in 5.2 innings during a no-decision versus Washington his last time up.

Chicago Cubs Team Facts

The underdogs have won seven of the last eight games between the Cardinals and Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last eight games between the Cardinals and Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs have won the first inning in each of their last three Sunday games as home underdogs against NL Central opponents.
The Cubs have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
The Cubs have led after 7 innings in each of their last five games as home underdogs against NL Central opponents.

St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts

The underdogs have won seven of the Cardinals' last eight games at Wrigley Field.
The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Cardinals' last eight games at Wrigley Field.
The Cardinals have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four games as road favourites against NL Central opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Chicago Cubs ranks 4th in the league for walks this season (356).
The Chicago Cubs ranks 25th in the league for doubles this season (147).
The St. Louis Cardinals ranks 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (95).
The St. Louis Cardinals ranks 29th in the league for hits allowed this season (936).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK

I’m going Cardinals. Montgomery should be able to put up a quality outing in this finale, but he’ll need some help from the bats and the pen. Montgomery is 1-0 over his last three games with two earned allowed over 17.0 innings on 11 hits and six walks. He’s gone at least 6.0 frames in two of those three starts. On Saturday St. Louis had a pretty solid offensive outing, but through 5.1 innings the team was on the losing end of an eight-earned onslaught. That said, if the Cardinals bullpen can rally in support of Montgomery I think St. Louis will be in great shape to even things up in the series on Sunday.