July 26, 2014, 4:05 PM on FSMW, CSCh

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

St Louis Cardinals - Miller, S (7-8) vs. Chicago Cubs - Arrieta, J (5-2)

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Saturday afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals will give the ball to Shelby Miller as they square off against the Chicago Cubs and Jake Arrieta. Miller will make his 20^th start and 21^st appearance as Arrieta makes his 15^th start.

Shelby Miller didn't factor into the decision in his last appearance and that held his record at 7 - 8 with a 4.25 ERA. The last time out was just a 1 inning relief appearance for Miller and he allowed just 2 hits and a walk. But as a starter, the last few outings haven't been that great for Miller. Miller is 1 - 5 in his last 9 starts and hasn't won a game since early June. Last season, Miller was 15 - 9 with a 3.06 ERA in 31 starts.

In 2013, Miller won his only start against the Cubs after pitching 5 innings of shutout ball. The 7 Cubs that have faced Miller before are batting .250 against him with just 4 hits in 16 at-bats.

Jake Arrieta saw his record fall to 5 - 2 with an ERA of 2.12 after taking the loss in his last outing. In the defeat, Arrieta gave up 3 runs on 4 hits in 6.2 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 8. Arrieta had 2 straight no-decisions in his previous 2 starts but he had won 4 in a row from the middle of June until the end of the month. He has already matched his win total from 2013 when he was 5 - 4 with a 4.78 ERA in 14 starts for the Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles.

Last season, Arrieta won his only start against the Cardinals after hurling 7 scoreless innings. In 2 starts, this season, Arrieta has 2 no-decisions.

St Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

St Louis Cardinals are 42-53-6 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for St Louis Cardinals is 0.1

Chicago Cubs Betting Trends

Chicago Cubs are 52-43-5 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Chicago Cubs is -0.5

Injuries to Watch

St Louis Cardinals

07/10/14 C Yadier Molina Thumb 15-day DL (7/9)
07/06/14 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 60-day DL (6/24), out for season
06/23/14 P Michael Wacha Shoulder 15-day DL (6/21)
05/13/14 P Tyler Lyons Shoulder 15-day DL (5/12)

Chicago Cubs

03/31/14 P James McDonald Shoulder 60-day DL (2/23)
03/28/14 P Kyuji Fujikawa Elbow 60-day DL (3/21)

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis

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