Cubs vs. Cardinals pitching matchup between Matthew Boyd and Dustin May favors under 8 runs

I took 2 losses connected Monday successful the games, with some of them ending 3-2. However, yesterday, I went 1-1 arsenic I took the Marlins connected the moneyline and Sandy Alcantara spun a gem for them. The nonaccomplishment was really a triumph for a batch of radical if they played conscionable the moneyline. I got a spot greedy and played the tally line, resulting successful a loss. The Yankees won the crippled 3-2, but evidently didn't screen the tally line. Three losses this week, each connected games with a last people of 3-2. That's hard to do.

The Chicago Cubs are someway making this squad work. I'm a Cubs fan, truthful I person to springiness a spot of kudos to them due to the fact that I assumed they were dormant successful the h2o erstwhile virtually each starter connected their unit had been injured astatine 1 constituent oregon another. For now, the squad is 61-46 with 1 of the amended records successful the National League. They aren't precisely one-dimensional, either. They tin bushed you with homers, oregon they tin determination presumption to station.

Matthew Boyd #16 of the Chicago Cubs pitches successful the 4th inning of a crippled against the Los Angeles Angels astatine Wrigley Field connected April 1, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images) (Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images)

However, this squad has been perfectly destroyed erstwhile it comes to pitching. They person a corporate ERA of 4.20 and a WHIP of 1.27. Considering each of the injuries, those numbers really aren't terrible. They've been getting bully accumulation retired of today's starter, Matthew Boyd. For the year, Boyd is 6-1 with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Boyd has been coagulated connected the roadworthy this play with a 3.21 ERA. Since his instrumentality from the injured database successful June, helium has made six starts and covered 35 innings. He has allowed conscionable 9 earned runs successful those innings. Cardinals hitters are batting .267 against him successful 30 at-bats.

The St. Louis Cardinals are having a amended play than expected, but inactive are somewhat beneath .500 astatine the moment. I don't expect them to marque immoderate large splashes this season, arsenic they are astir apt up of docket for their squad development. They person a batch of young endowment connected the roster, and it doesn't marque a ton of consciousness to wantonness them via trade, oregon adjacent adhd a ton of guys erstwhile they are conscionable trying to make and fig things out. Still, the Cardinals should beryllium arrogant of wherever they are astatine currently, but cognize they person enactment to bash if they privation to get into the Wild Card race.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dustin May reacts aft throwing a implicit crippled one-hitter against the San Diego Padres astatine Busch Stadium successful St. Louis, Mo., connected June 15, 2026. (Jeff Curry/Imagn Images)

It would assistance for them to get immoderate pitching if they privation a existent changeable this season. Dustin May has been decent for them, but not great. For the season, May is 5-7 with a 4.59 ERA, and a 1.32 WHIP. He is pitching successful an optimal mounting for him, though. He has a 3.45 location ERA and a 2.60 nighttime ERA. Both are situations for tonight. In his past 5 location starts, helium has 29.1 innings pitched and conscionable six earned runs allowed. He hasn't faced the Cubs this season, but they are hitting .306 against him.

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I could spot the Cardinals winning this crippled aft dropping the archetypal 2 of the series. It would beryllium a mode for them to salvage a spot against a pugnacious opponent. I americium not definite I consciousness overly assured successful fading Boyd astatine the moment, though. I besides don't deliberation May is simply a feline I privation to slice successful this spot. I'll laic disconnected the sides.

Shirtless fans observe aft the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals astatine Busch Stadium successful St. Louis, Mo., connected May 16, 2026. (Jeff Curry/Imagn Images)

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This should beryllium a lower-scoring game. Both pitchers are throwing alternatively good successful these situations, and I deliberation some tin find a mode to bounds opposing damage. Give maine the nether 8 runs for the game.

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