The Chicago Cubs are looking to win the National League Central this season and are interested in Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez to do so.

The St. Louis Cardinals are beginning to look more and more like trade deadline sellers as the cutoff approaches. The Cardinals have slowed down from their hot start, now sitting just two games above .

Cubs take series and open up a 6½-game lead with a thunderous shutout, the Cardinals’ fourth shutout loss in their past six games.

Interestingly, the Brock-less Strat-O-Cardinals rebounded to advance to the NLCS in 1973, losing to Cincy. The following season, they took down the Los Angeles Dodgers in the LCS before bowing to the Oakland A’s in a epic seven-game World Series.

All of that added up to an 8-0 Cubs shutout of the Cardinals, ending the team’s three-game losing streak. The Cubs remain the only team in MLB this year to have not lost four in a row at least once.

Preview the July 5 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Much like the Cubs, the Cardinals have dealt with their fair share of injuries; 10 players are currently on the injured list, including outfielders Harrison Bader and Justin Williams, ...

Christian Bethancourt hit a three-run home run in a five-run second inning Friday, and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 6-3 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field.