Matthew Boyd struck out nine in five innings hours after being named to his first All-Star team, helping the Chicago Cubs ...

The Chicago Cubs (53-36) and the St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) have split the series so far as they close out their series on ...

The St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) and the Chicago Cubs (53-36) play the final game of their 3-game series Sunday night. First ...

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MLB baseball action gets underway with the Chicago Cubs facing the St. Louis Cardinals in a showdown of division rivals.

Here are three takeaways after the Chicago Cubs took two out of three from the division rival St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field.

Runners left in scoring position_St. Louis 3 (Gorman 2, Contreras); Chicago 6 (Crow-Armstrong 3, Kelly 2, Tucker). RISP_St. Louis 4 for 8; Chicago 2 for 12. Runners moved up_Happ. GIDP_Winn, Saggese.

Cubs first. Ian Happ lines out to right field to Alec Burleson. Kyle Tucker walks. Seiya Suzuki flies out to center field to Lars Nootbaar. Pete Crow-Armstrong singles to left field. Kyle Tucker ...

Runners left in scoring position_St. Louis 3 (Gorman 2, Contreras); Chicago 6 (Crow-Armstrong 3, Kelly 2, Tucker). RISP_St. Louis 4 for 8; Chicago 2 for 12. Runners moved up_Happ. GIDP_Winn, Saggese.

Runners left in scoring position_Chicago 3 (Crow-Armstrong, Tucker 2); St. Louis 2 (Gorman 2). RISP_Chicago 1 for 6; St. Louis 0 for 5. Runners moved up_Happ, Tucker.

The Chicago Star, a Chicago-based travel and lifestyle publication, recently praised St. Louis as a “perfect weekend getaway” from the Windy City.