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Fowler grounded out, shortstop J.Báez to first baseman Rizzo.

Grounded out, shortstop J.Báez to first baseman Rizzo.

Goldschmidt grounded out, shortstop J.Báez to first baseman Rizzo.

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On Darvish's wild pitch, Martínez scored, Goldschmidt to third.

Goldschmidt homered to left on a 1-1 count.

Cubs fourth.  Heyward singled to right.  Bryant flied out to center fielder Fowler, Heyward to second.  Rizzo grounded out, first baseman Goldschmidt to pitcher Wainwright, Heyward to third.  J.Báez singled to left, Heyward scored.  Caratini grounded out, second baseman Wong to first baseman Goldschmidt.

Cardinals fourth.  Martínez singled to center.  Goldschmidt singled to right, Martínez to third.  DeJong struck out.  On Darvish's wild pitch, Goldschmidt to second.  On Darvish's wild pitch, Martínez scored, Goldschmidt to third.  Wong flied out to center fielder Happ.  O'Neill struck out.

Cardinals sixth.  Martínez grounded out, shortstop J.Báez to first baseman Rizzo.  Goldschmidt homered to left on a 1-1 count.  DeJong grounded out, third baseman Bryant to first baseman Rizzo.  Wong was hit by a pitch.  O'Neill popped out to second baseman Garcia.

Neither the Cubs or the Cardinals have won at the other's ballpark this season -- the Cubs lead the overall series 6-3. Since last season, the Cardinals are 9-3 at home versus the Cubs, their best home record versus any team (min. 10 games played).

The Cubs have gone 2-5 in their last seven road games, and are 10-23 (.303) away from home since May 15. This is the worst road record in the National League in this span and the fourth worst in MLB, better only than the Mariners (7-19, .269), Tigers (9-23, .281) and White Sox (9-21, .300).

Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam and a three-run home run in Chicago's win over Milwaukee on Sunday. Schwarber has six home runs post All-Star break, trailing only Paul Goldschmidt and Eugenio Suarez (eight each) among National League hitters.

The Cardinals have lost two straight after dropping the final two games of their series versus the Astros. St. Louis has gone 9-2 against NL Central teams since the All-Star break -- only the Giants (6-1) have been better against divisional foes.

Over his last seven games, Paul Goldschmidt is slashing .345/.387/.966 with six home runs and 13 RBI. This is his only seven-game span in his career with at least six HR and 13 RBI. Prior to Goldschmidt, the last St. Louis hitter to match this output over seven games was Carlos Beltran in 2012 (6 HR, 13 RBI).

Adam Wainwright will be making his 40th career start versus the Cubs -- in the divisional era (since 1969), only six pitchers have faced the Cubs at least 40 times -- Steve Carlton, Bob Forsch, Phil Niekro, Steve Rogers, Tom Seaver and Jerry Reuss.

HP - Fletcher, 1B - Visconti, 2B - Little, 3B - West

Excitement and uncertainty surround the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals as the teams prepare to open a three-game series Tuesday night.
The series opener in St. Louis features two longtime rivals tied for first place in the National League Central. It also marks the last game before Wednesday afternoon's trade deadline -- with both teams vowing they have enough to win now but also scouring the market for a boost.

Cardinals, Cubs battle for NL Central lead

ST. LOUIS (AP)  Paul Goldschmidt is so hot at the plate, not even Yu Darvish can slow him down.
Goldschmidt homered for the seventh time in eight games, a go-ahead drive off Darvish in the sixth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Tuesday night and back into sole possession of the NL Central lead.

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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals on July 31, 2019

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