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St. Louis Cardinals (45-38, third in the NL
Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (40-40, second in the AL
Central)
Cleveland; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-5, 4.31 ERA,
1.28 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Guardians: Slade Cecconi (3-3, 3.38
ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -121, Cardinals +100;
over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Cleveland
Guardians looking to extend a four-game road winning streak.
Cleveland has gone 20-18 in home games and 40-40 overall. The
Guardians have a 24-5 record in games when they scored at least
five runs.
St. Louis has gone 19-21 in road games and 45-38 overall. The
Cardinals have gone 19-5 in games when they hit at least two
home runs.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 30 extra
base hits (16 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs). Lane Thomas
is 6 for 33 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10
games.
Brendan Donovan has 21 doubles, five home runs and 29 RBIs while
hitting .300 for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 11 for 40 with
three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .194 batting average, 3.44 ERA,
outscored by 11 runs
Cardinals: 7-3, .225 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored
opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Will Brennan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose
Ramirez: day-to-day (forearm), Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat),
Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL
(shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan:
60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges:
60-Day IL (shoulder)
Cardinals: Jordan Walker: 10-Day IL (appendicitis), Ivan
Herrera: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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