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Records: Cardinals (60-56, -14.0 in NL Central), Cubs (73-41, +14.0 in NL Central)
First pitch: 1:20 pm CT
TV/Radio: Fox Sports Midwest, 1120 KMOX
Cardinals lineup: Greg Garcia (SS), Stephen Piscotty (RF), Matt Carpenter (1B), Brandon Moss (LF), Yadier Molina (C), Jhonny Peralta (3B), Jedd Gyorko (2B), Randal Grichuk (CF), Luke Weaver (RHP)
Cubs lineup: Dexter Fowler (CF), Kris Bryant (3B), Anthony Rizzo (1B), Ben Zobrist (LF), Addison Russell (SS), Jason Heyward (RF), Wilson Contreras (C), Javier Baez (2B), Kyle Hendricks (RHP)
Transactions: The Cardinals have placed OF Matt Holliday on the 15-day DL with a right thumb fractured and purchased the contract of RHP Luke Weaver.
Reading material:
Game recap from the Cardinals’ 13-2 loss to the Cubs on Friday (link)
Adam Wainwright described Friday’s two-inning outing as “one of the worst starts of my career.” (link)
Luke Weaver joins the club in Chicago, readies for his Major League debut (link)
As the Cardinals wait to learn whether Matt Holliday will need surgery, they’ll explore other outfield options (link)
Tyler Lyons will miss the rest of the regular season with a knee injury (link)
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