<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article or section appears to be slanted towards recent events . Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events . (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article or section appears to be slanted towards recent events . Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events . (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> Cardinals--Cubs rivalry <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First meeting </Th> <Td> April 12, 1892 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, MO Colts 14, Browns 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latest meeting </Th> <Td> July 29, 2018 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO Cubs 5, Cardinals 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Next meeting </Th> <Td> September 28, 2018 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Meetings total </Th> <Td> 2,417 (through August 25, 2018) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Regular season series </Th> <Td> Cubs 1,228--1,170--19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest victory </Th> <Td> Cardinals, 20--5 (April 16, 1912) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longest win streak </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cardinals: 14 (April 21, 1944--September 7, 1944) </Li> <Li> Cubs: 13 (April 18, 1918--July 2, 1918) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Current win streak </Th> <Td> Cubs 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Post-season history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 2015 NL Division Series: Cubs, 3--1 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs </Td> </Tr>

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