The Cubs have played 77 games this year and the Cardinals 78.
This is the first time the teams have met in 2025. Have I mentioned how much I detest the balanced schedule?
The good news for this rivalry is that all 13 games between the two teams remain, including the final three games of the season at Wrigley Field.
For more on the Cardinals, and speaking further about that schedule, here’s Heather Simon, manager of our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva el Birdos.
Setting: A dimly lit clubhouse, where Cardinals players gather around their Marmol, who sits wistfully at the podium, staring into the distance.