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Cardinals try to slow Cubs on MLB.TV
- Updated: August 13, 2016
The Cubs are the hottest team in baseball as they enter today’s game against the rival Cardinals riding an 11-game win streak. The Cubs have not lost a game this month and the last time they won 12 games in a row was in 2001.
Today’s full schedule of Major League games also features starts from Rangers ace Cole Hamels and Giants workhorse Madison Bumgarner, plus four matinees across three different time zones.
And the best place to catch all the action is on MLB.TV.
MLB.TV Premium has returned with the same features as last year, and is only $20.16 for the rest of the 2016 stretch run. This package has the best value and provides access to more than 400 devices and a free subscription to the MLB.com At Bat Premium app (a $19.99 value). It offers the best picture quality ever — a new 60 frames per second — for supported devices.
Here’s what to watch for today in the Majors (all times ET):
Cubs go for 12th straight win: STL@CHC, 2:20 p.m. The Cubs will look to stay hot behind right-hander Kyle Hendricks, who has been dominant at Wrigley Field this year with an 8-1 record and 1.19 ERA in 12 games (11 starts). That’s the lowest home ERA in the Majors and Hendicks’ 2.17 ERA overall is also second lowest among MLB starting pitchers.
The Cardinals hope to play spoiler against their rivals and will turn to former first-round Draft pick Luke Weaver, who makes his MLB debut on the mound in place of an injured Michael Wacha. Weaver, the No. 27 overall pick in the 2014 Draft, owns a 1.30 ERA in 13 Minor League starts this year.
“I think this is just a huge accomplishment for me,” said Weaver, the Cardinals’ No. 2 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com. “Obviously, this is what we dream for as a kid, and it coming true is just …
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