St. Louis Cardinals (38-35, fourth in the NL
Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (23-50, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.84 ERA, 1.18
WHIP, 85 strikeouts); White Sox: Sean Burke (3-7, 4.71 ERA, 1.44
WHIP, 54 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -191, White Sox +158;
over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago White Sox
after Brendan Donovan had four hits on Tuesday in a 12-2 win
over the White Sox.
Chicago is 16-19 in home games and 23-50 overall. The White Sox
have a 16-9 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
St. Louis has a 38-35 record overall and a 16-21 record on the
road. The Cardinals have a 25-10 record in games when they
out-hit their opponents.
Wednesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas leads the White Sox with 30 extra
base hits (19 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs). Mike Tauchman
is 6 for 35 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs over the
last 10 games.
Willson Contreras ranks second on the Cardinals with 24 extra
base hits (15 doubles and nine home runs). Ivan Herrera is 12
for 40 with a double, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .214 batting average, 4.64 ERA,
outscored by 15 runs
Cardinals: 3-7, .253 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by
three runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Fraser
Ellard: 60-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel
Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (back),
Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL
(elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens:
60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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