St. Louis Cardinals (47-41, third in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (52-35, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-5, 4.76 ERA, 1.32 ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics begin a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Friday. The Athletics are 36-53 overall and 15-27 at home. The Athletics have a 17-8 record in games ...