In this episode of Inside Pitch, sports columnists Jeff Gordon and Ben Frederickson preview the Cardinals' weekend series at Wrigley Field, where the team will attempt to make up ground on the division-leading Cubs and their fearless leader . . . Patrick Wisdom? That's right, the former Cardinals minor leaguer is swinging a big bat for the North Siders. Can Matt Carpenter's long-awaited breakthrough arrive at one of his favorite parks to hit? Ben Fred and Gordo wonder.
Sometime late Friday morning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the Cardinals’ first-base coach will make a point of hugging the Cubs’ third baseman.