Cards lefty Matthew Liberatore got rocked last time out vs. the Angels. For the season, he’s allowed a 43 percent hard-hit rate and an expected slugging percentage of .462. Look for the Cubs to hand St. Louis its eighth loss in 10 games.

David Peterson has actually been OK for the Cubs, but he was destroyed by these Cardinals for 10 runs over 3.2 innings. His other 17 innings thrown, he’s allowed three runs. The Cardinals are bottoming out. They’ve lost seven of nine, they’re not hitting like they used to. The Cubs are hitting. STL starter Matthew Liberatore has a 6.61 ERA his last seven starts and the bullpen has a 5.34 ERA since the break.