St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs - Game 26 thread - May 5, 2015

The first-place St. Louis Cardinals (19-6, .760) host the second-place Chicago Cubs (13-11, .542) at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals lead the Cubs in the NL Central standings by 5.5 games. The Cubs are 1.5 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, who are tied for third place in the division.

Before the game, former Cardinal and all-universe human being Jason Motte and Jon Jay, current Cardinal and by all accounts a nice person, promoted their charity bean-bag game in support of Motte's foundation:

Former teammates, @JMotte30 & @jonjayU, showing how @Cubs & @Cardinals fans can be teammates in the fight to #KCancer pic.twitter.com/97VgDAzXa9

— JasonMotteFoundation (@MotteFoundation) May 5, 2015

The Cardinals Lineup:

1. Jon Jay, CF
2. Matt Carpenter, 3B
3. Matt Holliday, LF
4. Matt Adams, 1B
5. Jhonny Peralta, SS
6. Jason Heyward, RF
7. Yadier Molina, C
8. Kolten Wong, 2B
9. Tyler Lyons, P

The Cubs Lineup:

1. Dexter Fowler, CF
2. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
3. Kris Bryant, 3B
4. Jorge Soler, RF
5. Starlin Castro, SS
6. Junior Lake, LF
7. Welinton Castillo, C
8. Kye Hendricks, P
9. Addison Russell, 2B