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The Cardinals square off against the second-place Cubs for the first game of this three-game series this evening at 7:15 pm. Here are the lineups:
| Cardinals | Cubs | ||
| Matt Carpenter | 5 | Albert Almora | 8 |
| Harrison Bader | 9 | Kris Bryant | 5 |
| Tommy Pham | 8 | Anthony Rizzo | 3 |
| Marcell Ozuna | 7 | Wilson Contreras | 2 |
| Yadier Molina | 2 | Flapjacks | 7 |
| Jedd Gyorko | 4 | Javier Báez | 4 |
| Luke Voit | 3 | Addison Russell | 6 |
| Yairo Muñoz | 6 | Ian Happ | 9 |
Michael Wacha | 1 | Jon Lester | 1 |
An important note: José Martínez is not with the team as he has taken paternity leave to travel to Venezuela for the birth of his child
Cardinals record against the Cubs in 2018: 4-1
Cardinals record in the series: 0-0
Cardinals place in the NL Central: 3rd
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