Cardinals aim to stay hot against ice-cold Cubs

Starting pitcher Jon Lester will make one last start before the playoffs when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

The Cardinals (90-70) opened this three-game series at Busch Stadium with a 4-3 win on Friday, their 19th victory in their past 20 games. The Cubs (69-91) havelost 15 of their past 19 games.

Lester (7-6, 4.62 ERA) lost a bit of steam in his previous start against the Cubs last Saturday