Cardinals vs. Cubs Probable Starting Pitchers Today – May 26
The St. Louis Cardinals (24-26) take a four-game winning streak into a home matchup versus the Chicago Cubs (27-25) at 7:10 PM ET on Sunday.
The probable starters are Sonny Gray (6-2) for the Cardinals and Javier Assad (4-0) for the Cubs.
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Cardinals vs. Cubs Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Venue: Busch Stadium
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Probable Pitchers: Gray – STL (6-2, 2.87 ERA) vs Assad – CHC (4-0, 1.70 ERA)
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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Sonny Gray
- Gray (6-2) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up one earned run while allowing three hits.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with a 2.87 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .223.
- In eight starts this season, he’s earned four quality starts.
- Gray will look to finish five or more innings for the ninth start in a row.
- He has finished three appearances without allowing an earned run in eight chances this season.
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Cubs Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Javier Assad
- Assad (4-0) takes the mound first for the Cubs in his 11th start of the season. He has a 1.70 ERA in 53 2/3 innings pitched, with 46 strikeouts.
- His most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, when the righty tossed 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 1.70, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 games this season. Opponents have a .202 batting average against him.
- Assad has three quality starts under his belt this year.
- Assad has seven starts this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
- He has made three appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 26-year-old’s 1.70 ERA ranks third, 1.113 WHIP ranks 39th, and 7.8 K/9 ranks 53rd.