St. Louis Cardinals (10-14, fourth in the NL
Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (9-14, fifth in the NL East)
Atlanta; Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (0-2, 7.64 ERA,
1.58 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Braves: Bryce Elder (0-1, 7.20 ERA,
1.53 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -163, Cardinals +138; over/under
is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals
are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.
Atlanta is 9-14 overall and 7-3 at home. The Braves have a 7-1
record in games when they scored at least five runs.
St. Louis has gone 2-10 on the road and 10-14 overall. The
Cardinals have a 10-6 record in games when they have more hits
than their opponents.
The teams match up Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with a .317
batting average, and has two doubles, four home runs, 23 walks
and nine RBI. Austin Riley is 15-for-41 with four home runs and
10 RBI over the last 10 games.
Brendan Donovan has seven doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI
for the Cardinals. Willson Eduardo Contreras is 11-for-39 with
two doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .248 batting average, 4.97 ERA,
outscored by three runs
Cardinals: 4-6, .247 batting average, 3.71 ERA, outscored
opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Braves: Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (hamstring),
Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL
(knee), Ronald Jose (Blanco) Acuna: 10-Day IL (knee), Ignacio
Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist)
Cardinals: Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day
IL (lat)
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