The Cubs counter with left-hander Matthew Boyd (8-3, 2.65), who has won three straight decisions and scattered three hits over six scoreless innings in a win at St. Louis opposite Fedde last month.

Anyone who watched Sandberg play for the Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on a June 1984 Saturday probably remembers what ...

Cubs -132, Cardinals +110; over/under is 10 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals after Michael Busch hit three home runs on Friday in an 11-3 win over the Cardinals.

It’s tough to set many new franchise records for the Cubs, an organization that’s been around since 1876, but Craig Counsell’s lineup got to work early against the Cardinals in Friday’s 11-3 win at ...