THE RUBBER MATCH: This is the 19th of the Cubs’ 32 series this season in which they have split the first two games. They are 9-8 in the third games of the previous splits. There was no third game in one series. But the Cubs are only 3-6 in rubber games after losing, then winning, including 2-5 on the road. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)

The St. Louis Cardinals (50-46) and the Atlanta Braves (42-52) will match up on Sunday, July 13 at Busch Stadium, with Sonny Gray getting the ball for the Cardinals and Davis Daniel toeing the rubber for the Braves.