MLB Baseball Betting - Cubs vs. Cardinals

[Shame About Ray]

The Cubs invade new Busch Stadium with their heads down after they let one get away from them in their series finale with the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday afternoon. Closer Kerry Wood ruined what was an excellent pitching performance from Carlos Zambrano who threw six-plus innings of one-run ball. Wood entered the ninth with a 3-1 lead, but all hell broke loose and he ended up surrendering three runs on three hits. Eric Gagne slammed the door shut in the bottom of the inning allowing the Brewers to win their second series of the season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs now stand 17-11 overall and a half game back of the Cardinals for the top spot in the NL Central. The Cardinals enter tonight’s contest off a series win against Cincinnati, and they own a solid 12-6 mark when playing in the comfy confines of their own stadium.

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