St. Louis Cardinals (32-24, second in the NL
Central) vs. Texas Rangers (27-30, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 2.73
ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (3-2, 4.17
ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -132, Rangers +112; over/under
is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Texas Rangers
after Masyn Winn had four hits against the Orioles on Wednesday.
Texas has a 27-30 record overall and an 18-12 record at home.
The Rangers have a 19-9 record in games when they did not allow
a home run.
St. Louis has a 13-16 record in road games and a 32-24 record
overall. The Cardinals have hit 52 total home runs to rank 10th
in the NL.
Friday's game is the first meeting between these teams this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford ranks second on the Rangers with
17 extra base hits (seven doubles and 10 home runs). Jake Burger
is 7 for 39 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over
the past 10 games.
Brendan Donovan has four home runs, 17 walks and 24 RBIs while
hitting .335 for the Cardinals. Winn is 12 for 40 with two
doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 2-8, .178 batting average, 3.07 ERA,
outscored by 14 runs
Cardinals: 6-4, .271 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored
opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi: day-to-day (tricep), Joc
Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (quadricep),
Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL
(shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day
IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Cardinals: Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (hip), Zack Thompson:
60-Day IL (lat)
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