Cubs -132, Cardinals +110; over/under is 10 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals after Michael Busch hit three home runs on Friday in an 11-3 win over the Cardinals.

The Cubs’ biggest need, with about a week before the July 31 deadline, is starting pitching. Lugo, who held the Cubs to four ...

He has started two games this year, throwing one inning in each. The Cardinals are 47-42, third in the National League Central and 6 1/2 games behind the Cubs, who are 53-35.

Anyone who watched Sandberg play for the Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on a June 1984 Saturday probably remembers what ...