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Houston Astros (7-9, fourth in the AL West) vs.
St. Louis Cardinals (8-8, third in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (1-1, 2.00 ERA, 0.78
WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Cardinals: Erick Fedde (1-1, 4.20 ERA,
1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -129, Cardinals +109; over/under
is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Houston Astros
after Brendan Donovan's four-hit game on Monday.
St. Louis is 8-8 overall and 7-3 in home games. The Cardinals
rank fourth in the NL with 19 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per
game.
Houston has a 3-4 record in road games and a 7-9 record overall.
The Astros have gone 2-9 in games when they have given up a home
run.
The matchup Tuesday is the second meeting between these teams
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan has a .391 batting average to lead the
Cardinals, and has five doubles and two home runs. Nolan Arenado
is 11-for-37 with a home run and five RBI over the last 10
games.
Jose Altuve has three home runs and seven RBI for the Astros.
Isaac Paredes is 13-for-41 with three home runs and seven RBI
over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .280 batting average, 4.99 ERA,
outscored by eight runs
Astros: 5-5, .240 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored opponents
by six runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Masyn Winn: 10-Day IL (back), Ivan Herrera:
10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Astros: Brendan Rodgers: day-to-day (hip), Spencer Arrighetti:
15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian
Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder),
Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL
(shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day
IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.:
15-Day IL (forearm)
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