3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ first series with the St. Louis Cardinals, including bigger crowds making it seem more like the rivalry’s ‘old days’

“Pretty awesome,” Joc Pederson said Friday of his first Cubs-Cards experience. “You always come to St. Louis, and they have a great fan base, they’re super respectful to the game. There was a lot of people out there, so it was good to be out there in front of a crowd. Cubs fans showed up for sure. It wasn’t sold out but probably at the max, so it really felt like it was sold out. That was a good atmosphere. Super cool.”