Ian Happ brings a three-game homer streak into the Chicago Cubs’ game versus the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, at Busch Stadium. Ben Brown (1-2, 2.01 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs, who are 31-27 this season and third in the NL Central. Kyle Leahy (5-3, 4.44 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 30-25 and second in the NL Central.
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Injury reports
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)
Cardinals
Nathan Church: 10 Day IL (Lower body), Ramón Urías: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Lars Nootbaar: 60 Day IL (Heels)
Stats to know
- Nico Hoerner is hitting for a .250 BA, .336 OBP and .360 SLG with a 7.6% strikeout rate and a 10.3% walk rate. His OPS is .696 and he has scored 24 runs. In 262 plate appearances, he has hit four home runs and driven in 32 runs. Hoerner has been crafty on the base paths, recording 10 steals on 11 attempts.
- In 243 plate appearances, Ian Happ has slashed .230/.354/.475 this season. He has hit 13 long balls (12th in MLB) and driven in 31 runs with a strikeout rate of 31.7% and a walk rate of 15.2%. He has come around to score 38 times.
- St. Louis’ Jordan Walker is slashing .296/.365/.568 this season with 15 home runs (7th in MLB), 42 RBIs (5th in MLB) and an OPS of .933 (8th in MLB). He has a 24.3% strikeout rate and a 9.1% walk rate in 230 plate appearances, and he has scored 39 total runs. Walker has recorded seven steals on 10 attempts.
- In 250 plate appearances, Iván Herrera has slashed .265/.392/.436 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 27 runs with a strikeout rate of 17.2% and a walk rate of 13.2%. and has scored 33 runs.
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