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Yu Darvish has a 2.92 ERA over his last four starts and he's been excellent on the road this season, with 64 strikeouts in 55.1 innings. Adam Wainwright, 37, appears to be fading. Kris Bryant, mired in an 0-for-10 skid, will be glad to see Wainwright as he's batted .308 with an .879 OPS in 26 career at-bats versus the right-hander. The Cubs are 1-6 at Busch Stadium this season, but I like them in the opener of this pivotal series.
Adam Wainwright is 7-7 with a 4.63 ERA this season but he is 5-2 with a 2.33 ERA at home. Yu Darvish is 3-4 with a 4.54 ERA this season and he is 2-1 with a 4.07 ERA on the road. He has faced the Cardinals twice this season giving up six earned runs in 10 IP. Wainwright has faced the Cubs three times this season and he has given up nine earned runs in 17.1 IP, although he threw eight shutout innings in his only home game against them. The Cubs are 20-31 on the road while the Cards are 29-22 at home.