Cubs scouting report

Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium

TV: Comcast SportsNet Friday and Sunday; WGN SaturdayRadio: WGN 720-AMPitching matchups: The Cubs#146; Ryan Dempster (10-13) vs. Chris Carpenter (10-9) Friday at 7:15 p.m.; Rodrigo Lopez (6-6) vs. Kyle Lohse (14-8) Saturday at 12:10 p.m.; Randy Wells (7-5) vs. Edwin Jackson (5-2) Sunday at 1:15 p.m.At a glance: The Cubs take their spoiler act on the road. The Cardinals entered Thursday just 1frac12; games behind the Atlanta Braves for the NL wild card; the Cards still haven#146;t been eliminated in the NL Central, either. Albert Pujols is back to being Albert Pujols again. He entered Thursday on a 13-for-26 tear over the past week, including a pair of 4-hit games. Pujols had an OPS of .926 entering Thursday#146;s game against the Mets. Lance Berkman, who just re-upped for 2012, led the Cardinals with an on-base percentage of .412. Pujols has 7 home runs off Dempster and 3 off Lopez. The Cubs are 1-5 at Busch Stadium this year. Next: San Diego Padres at Petco Park, Monday-Wednesday #8212; Bruce Miles