Chicago is at the top of the division at 52-35 while St. Louis is 5.5 games back and in third at 47-41. Last week these teams met in St. Louis for a four-game series that they split, with the Cardinals winning the first two games and the Cubs winning the last two. When: Friday, July 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT

MLB baseball action gets underway with the Chicago Cubs facing the St. Louis Cardinals in a showdown of division rivals.

They launched six home runs in the first three innings—the most in franchise history. Michael Busch and Crow-Armstrong each went deep twice in those opening frames, marking the first time two Cubs teammates have each hit two homers within the first three innings of a game.

Chicago goes for a series sweep Thursday when it hosts Cleveland. Check out the latest MLB predictions and props from the SportsLine Projection Model

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