Cubs, Cards renew NL Central rivalry on MLB.TV

One of baseball’s biggest rivalries will take center stage tonight, when the Cardinals and Cubs meet for the fourth time this season.

The National League Central foes will play a four-game series at Wrigley Field. St. Louis leads the season series 5-4 but remains a distant second in the division standings behind the first-place Cubs.

Fans can catch this matchup as well as the remainder of the day’s 10-game slate — including starts by the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard, the Orioles’ Chris Tillman and the Indians’ Corey Kluber — streaming live on MLB.TV.

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NL Central showdown: STL@CHC, 8:05 p.m. ET The last time the Cardinals came to Chicago, they left with their first three-game series sweep at Wrigley Field in nearly three decades. The Cubs will try for better results when they host their St. Louis rivals for a four-game set this weekend. Southpaw Jon Lester will start the opener, coming off a strong outing against his former club, the A’s. The Cubs have won each of Lester’s last four starts.

The Cardinals, meanwhile, will try to cut into Chicago’s division lead by sending right-hander Carlos Martinez to the mound. Martinez struggled his last time out, surrendering a season-high seven runs (six earned) in a loss to the Braves.

Stat that matters: Lester has been far more effective at home than on the road. He owns a 1.99 ERA …

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