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What channel Cubs vs. Cardinals is on and how to watch via live online stream

We go over how you can watch Wednesdayday’s ESPN game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.

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St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Chicago Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom (16) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run off of St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Andrew Miller (not pictured) during the seventh inning at Busch Stadium. Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN will host Wednesday’s matchup between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals with first pitch set for 8:00 p.m. ET. The game will take place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and will also air on Marquee Sports Network in the Cubs market and on Bally Sports Midwest in the Cardinals market. Kyle Hendricks and Adam Wainwright will start for Chicago and St. Louis, respectively.

If you aren’t around a TV to check out this MLB matchup, you can stream the game via WatchESPN or the ESPN app. But keep in mind that you need a cable-login subscription. If you don’t have a cable login to access ESPN for a live stream, you can get a free trial from YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T TV Now, FuboTV, or Sling TV to stream the game.

The Cubs and Cardinals have split the first two games of this four-game set. St. Louis is a -125 favorite to win at DraftKings Sportsbook while Chicago is +105. Total runs is installed at 8 with the over juiced to -115.