Chicago leads 7-0 in the fourth inning on two home runs by Ian Happ

2023-06-24 19:40:37

For the second time in history, the voice of ‘playball’ will be heard in the city of London. In a two-game series, the Chicago Cubs and Saint Louis Cardinals return baseball to the Britain after four years of waiting.

“I love being in a big market where you can do things like this. The way I see it is we can go to a cool place in London, have fun and bring a rivalry on this level to fans who aren’t familiar with baseball. That’s good for our game, that’s good for us, that’s good for our young guys, that’s a good experience,” said the Cubs manager David Ross a MLB.com.

Cubs vs Cardinals MINUTE BY MINUTE All incidents and highlights from London

Two great rivals of the National League Centrallos Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, They were scheduled to meet in London also in a two-game series, from the 2020 season, however it was not possible for them to appear due to the pandemic. Now, as part of the new collective bargaining agreement, the London series it was renewed for 2023, 2024 and 2026.

This Saturday they are announced to open the left-handed Justin Steele for the Cubs against the right Adam Wainwright. While for the game on Sunday they will open the right, Marcus Stromanto face the Jack Flaherty.

Both teams received rest from the MLB to be able to make the trip to London and that the players could carry out different activities to promote the series, as well as prepare their best ninths to jump onto the diamond at London Stadium. In fact, Stroman arrives as one of the main candidates for the National League Cy Young Award towards the mid-season break in the Major Leagues.

This is also an attempt to improve the appeal of this series in London, since, although it is a very old and historical rivalry, they do not arrive at their best moment between these two teams from the National League Central Division.

Los Cubs They arrive with a 36-38 record, and are five and a half games behind the leaders in the sector, but they have had a good run in the last ten games with only two losses, which has placed them four games behind the leaders, the surprising Cincinnati Redsand only two games and a half of the Milwaukee Brewersin second place in the division.

While the Cardinals They are at the bottom of the division at 31-44, nine games out, a season that so far is far from what is always expected from a team that is the top winner in the league. National League.