The Cubs (21-29) were able to win two games in a row to earn a four-game series split with the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Now Chicago welcomes their oldest rival, the St. Louis Cardinals, to Wrigley for a very rare five-game series.
The Cardinals (29-21) have been very good so far in 2022, just two games back of Milwaukee in the Central. Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado are off to monster starts and are a real problem for opposing pitchers.
The pitching staff is also very good with Miles Mikolas and the ageless Adam Wainwright having very solid starts to their seasons.