At the time this series preview posted, the MLB trade deadline is still four hours in the future. Thus, there are still probably Cubs trades to come. Nevertheless, baseball continues and these games will be played, so here’s some info on the upcoming Cubs/Cardinals series if you want to take a break from trade talk for a bit. However, feel free to use this post for deadline discussion, though.
For more on the Cardinals, here’s Josey Curtis, manager of our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva el Birdos.
As the Cardinals open up August, they find themselves three games back of the Brewers for the National League Central lead.