The Chicago Cubs will look to Alex Bregman, currently on a 10-game hitting streak, against the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, at Busch Stadium. Matthew Liberatore (2-3, 4.76 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals, who are 30-26 this season and third in the NL Central. Jordan Wicks (0-1, 16.62 ERA) is starting for the Cubs, who are 32-27 and second in the NL Central.
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Injury reports
Cardinals
Nathan Church: 10 Day IL (Lower body), Ramón Urías: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Lars Nootbaar: 60 Day IL (Heels)
Cubs
Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Back), Matthew Boyd: 15 Day IL (Knee), Riley Martin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Finger), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
- Jordan Walker is hitting for a .290 BA, .359 OBP and .557 SLG with a 24.4% strikeout rate and a 9% walk rate. His OPS is .916, which ranks 11th in MLB, and he has scored 39 runs. In 234 plate appearances, he has hit 15 home runs (9th in MLB) and driven in 42 runs (6th in MLB). Walker has been crafty on the base paths, recording seven steals on 10 attempts.
- In 239 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has slashed .280/.347/.439 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 36 runs with a strikeout rate of 15.9% and a walk rate of 8.8%. He has come around to score 25 times.
- Nico Hoerner is hitting for a .252 BA, .336 OBP and .359 SLG with a 7.5% strikeout rate and a 10.1% walk rate. His OPS is .695 and he has scored 24 runs. In 268 plate appearances, he has hit four home runs and driven in 33 runs. Hoerner has recorded 11 steals on 12 attempts.
- In 248 plate appearances, Ian Happ has posted a 31.5% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate while slashing .234/.355/.478 with 13 home runs (15th in MLB), 31 RBIs and 39 runs scored.
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