Chicago is at the top of the division at 52-35 while St. Louis is 5.5 games back and in third at 47-41. Last week these teams met in St. Louis for a four-game series that they split, with the Cardinals winning the first two games and the Cubs winning the last two. When: Friday, July 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT

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Michael Busch smacked three home runs and the Chicago Cubs belted a team-record eight homers to defeat visiting St. Louis 11-3 on Friday at historic Wrigley Field.After trading runs with St. Louis in the fourth and fifth innings,