MLB Game Predictions: Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

One of the most exciting matches is going to be played between the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Cardinals in the Busch stadium. The match is going to take place on August 7, 2020, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO, 8:15 PM ET.

Match Preview:

Both the team would look to get back to form. The Cubs are coming off a four-game set, week against the Royals. The team could win the first three encounters, but it was the last game when the team could not carry that momentum forward and lost the match 13-2. The team needs to look for the best bunch of players. On Thursday night, the team was 9-0 down in the fourth innings. It was one of the most horrible nights for the cubs. With some injury concerns, the team's confidence was too low, and they miserably lost the match. 

The team could only strike out 11 times and could leave 16 men on age throughout the game. Pitcher Tyler Chatwood was not that effective. He got hit for 11 hits, and could only earn eight in just 2.1 courses of play in the innings. The team needs to change their plans and look to build the game differently. The team might switch to Jon Lester for this game. 

Lester has an impressive record, and in the year 2019, he could manage 165 strikeouts in 171.2 innings. He also has a reasonable strike rate of 4.45 ERA. He has already made two appearances in the year 2020 with a 1-0 record and 0.82 ERA in 11 innings. Another fact that goes in favor of Lester is that he had already managed 2.62 ERA in the Busch Stadium in only nine appearances.

Team Updates:

As the Cardinals side is concerned, it will be quite tricky and exciting for the team. The team would need to make many adjustments and might also miss some players due to the pandemic situation. The team had a long layoff and could only have some limited action this season. The fans can expect a lot from the team this season as some star players are in good form. 

Paul Goldschmidt has six hits in 19 at-bats with four runs, one of few bettors to average over .300 this season. The primary concern for the Cardinals is no other player could manage over a .250 batting average. The Cardinals might choose Jack Flaherty for this match as he has an 11-8 record with a 2.75 ERA, including a 231 strikeout last season. He could also manage two runs and six strikeouts in the opening day against the Pirates.

The Chicago team might look to get back to winning ways again. The Cubs would look to get back to form as they are 6-1 in the last seven games against the National League Central and 16-5 in the previous series with 21 games. Meanwhile, the Cardinals are 5-1 against the National League Central in their last six games. They are also 2-7 in their previous nine games. The only aspect the team might lack is to hit, and this is the part of the game they have to focus on getting over the line in this match.

Predictions:

The match can go either way, and both the teams need to play with their best strategy to win this match. Although both sides are out of form, the star players of both teams can make the difference. The team that might take this match home is the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs have recently played a series, although they failed badly in the last match they were impressive in the first few encounters.

Whom Would You Pick?

The star players of the team are putting in their best effort to get the best results from the last few matches. Although the team needs to find a better combination of players and the pitchers and their mates, they need to get more strikes, but as of the mindset, the Cubs are so ahead because they have already played so many matches. Another factor that these matches would majorly rely on is the team play. 

The teams need to play the best bunch of their players who can make them win. After such a long lay off-time, the Cardinals might find it challenging to get over the line in this match. This can be a massive advantage for the Cubs, and the Chicago Cubs can make the best use of this advantage to get over the line.