St. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs Match up live streaming mlb feed audio radio commentary. Game Review: Jaime Garcia was nearly perfect his last time out. He's been further from that on the road in 2011.
Garcia's latest performance was superb, as he carried a perfect game into the eighth inning before completing a two-hitter and getting eight strikeouts in a 6-0 win over Milwaukee on Friday.
"Not really," Garcia told the Cardinals' official website. "I don't think it affects me going to any place. I try to treat every place I go the same. Do your work and prepare yourself before the game. That's about all you can do."
He was charged with a 5-1 home loss in his only start versus the Cubs (16-19) on Sept. 13, allowing four runs -- two earned -- and seven hits in six innings.
The Cardinals (21-16) have won four of their last six at Wrigley, but fell 11-4 on Wednesday after winning the series opener 6-4 a night earlier in their first game without manager Tony La Russa.
La Russa isn't expected back until after this six-game road trip, which concludes Sunday in Cincinnati. He's recovering from a bout with shingles, but is still advising bench coach Joe Pettini from St. Louis.
"He sounded better," Pettini said Wednesday.
Albert Pujols, who has five hits and two RBIs in this series, is hitting .365 with six homers and 18 RBIs over his past 15 games at Wrigley.
St. Louis' Nick Punto has collected four hits while scoring three runs over the last two games. The second baseman is 9 for 17 with a double, a triple, two RBIs and five runs in five games at Wrigley.
The Cubs are trying to build on a season-high scoring output, aided by 17 hits Wednesday -- with Starlin Castro going 4 for 4 with a triple and three RBIs. The shortstop had two hits while driving in one run in the series opener, and he owns a .375 average in 15 games against St. Louis.
Chicago gives the ball to Casey Coleman (1-2, 6.29), who is 0-2 with a 7.90 ERA over his last three starts but coming off his best of the stretch.
The right-hander turned in his first quality start of the season but didn't get a decision in Saturday's 3-2 win over Cincinnati. He had six strikeouts and was pulled after allowing the first two batters to reach in the seventh inning, watching Kerry Wood allow both of them to score.
Some help from the lineup could go a long way for Coleman, who has been backed by two total runs in his last three outings.
Coleman's only career start against the Cardinals resulted in a 7-3 victory, as he yielded three runs -- two earned -- in seven innings Sept. 25.
Number of expert picks for this game #Garcia looks to gain a share of the NL lead in wins when his St. Louis Cardinals conclude a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday.
Expert Picks for St. Louis 6
Expert Picks for Chi. Cubs 12
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2:20 PM ET, May 12, 2011Garcia (4-0, 1.99 ERA) has collected a team-high 44 strikeouts while posting the lowest ERA of any member of the Cardinals' rotation.
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Gameday LineupsThe left-hander is also one win shy of moving into a five-way tie for the league lead in victories, a group that includes teammate Kyle McClellan.
NO. St. Louis Chicago
1. J. Jay, RF S. Castro, SS
2. A. Craig, 2B D. Barney, 2B
3. A. Pujols, 1B M. Byrd, CF
4. M. Holliday, LF A. Ramirez, 3B
5. C. Rasmus, CF J. Baker, RF
6. Y. Molina, C C. Pena, 1B
7. D. Descalso, 3B A. Soriano, LF
8. T. Greene, SS W. Castillo, C
9. J. Garcia, P C. Coleman, P
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Garcia's latest performance was superb, as he carried a perfect game into the eighth inning before completing a two-hitter and getting eight strikeouts in a 6-0 win over Milwaukee on Friday.
Expert Picks for St. LouisGarcia's success this season, however, has been aided by winning all three home starts with a 0.39 ERA. He hasn't been nearly as dominant in four road games, going 1-0 with a 3.63 ERA, but he's not concerned about the discrepancy.
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DGrega St. Louis -142 #2 on Chi. Cubs games (28-6-0, 12460 units)
chris789 St. Louis -142 #2 on St. Louis games (52-33-1, 11285 units)
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Strelets St. Louis -142 #8 on Chi. Cubs games (34-17-0, 9445 units)
marygrace St. Louis -142 #9 on Chi. Cubs games (48-32-0, 8683 units)
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lutz Chi. Cubs +136 #6 on St. Louis games (39-19-0, 10705 units)
T-MAC4ALL Chi. Cubs +134 #6 on Chi. Cubs games (42-20-0, 10280 units)
Miklos Chi. Cubs +134 #7 on Chi. Cubs games (39-21-0, 9780 units)
ryanwelser Chi. Cubs +134 #7 on St. Louis games (37-21-1, 10340 units)
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youngchung72 Chi. Cubs +132 #10 on St. Louis games (32-17-0, 9370 units)
Raidernator76 Chi. Cubs +134 #10 on Chi. Cubs games (32-17-0, 8445 units)
"Not really," Garcia told the Cardinals' official website. "I don't think it affects me going to any place. I try to treat every place I go the same. Do your work and prepare yourself before the game. That's about all you can do."
He was charged with a 5-1 home loss in his only start versus the Cubs (16-19) on Sept. 13, allowing four runs -- two earned -- and seven hits in six innings.
The Cardinals (21-16) have won four of their last six at Wrigley, but fell 11-4 on Wednesday after winning the series opener 6-4 a night earlier in their first game without manager Tony La Russa.
La Russa isn't expected back until after this six-game road trip, which concludes Sunday in Cincinnati. He's recovering from a bout with shingles, but is still advising bench coach Joe Pettini from St. Louis.
"He sounded better," Pettini said Wednesday.
Albert Pujols, who has five hits and two RBIs in this series, is hitting .365 with six homers and 18 RBIs over his past 15 games at Wrigley.
St. Louis' Nick Punto has collected four hits while scoring three runs over the last two games. The second baseman is 9 for 17 with a double, a triple, two RBIs and five runs in five games at Wrigley.
The Cubs are trying to build on a season-high scoring output, aided by 17 hits Wednesday -- with Starlin Castro going 4 for 4 with a triple and three RBIs. The shortstop had two hits while driving in one run in the series opener, and he owns a .375 average in 15 games against St. Louis.
Chicago gives the ball to Casey Coleman (1-2, 6.29), who is 0-2 with a 7.90 ERA over his last three starts but coming off his best of the stretch.
The right-hander turned in his first quality start of the season but didn't get a decision in Saturday's 3-2 win over Cincinnati. He had six strikeouts and was pulled after allowing the first two batters to reach in the seventh inning, watching Kerry Wood allow both of them to score.
Some help from the lineup could go a long way for Coleman, who has been backed by two total runs in his last three outings.
Coleman's only career start against the Cardinals resulted in a 7-3 victory, as he yielded three runs -- two earned -- in seven innings Sept. 25.
