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St. Louis Cardinals (24-20, second in the NL
Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (25-20, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (3-2, 4.36 ERA,
1.39 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (2-2, 4.20 ERA,
1.23 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -158, Cardinals +133; over/under
is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Kansas City Royals
after Masyn Winn had four hits against the Phillies on
Wednesday.
Kansas City has a 25-20 record overall and a 16-7 record in home
games. Royals hitters are batting a collective .242, which ranks
eighth in the AL.
St. Louis has a 9-14 record in road games and a 24-20 record
overall. The Cardinals have an 18-4 record in games when they
scored at least five runs.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 17 doubles, two triples, five
home runs and 25 RBIs for the Royals. Kyle Isbel is 10 for 28
with a double, a triple, two home runs and two RBIs over the
last 10 games.
Lars Nootbaar has nine doubles, seven home runs and 24 RBIs for
the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 10 for 32 with a double, three
home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .257 batting average, 2.57 ERA,
outscored opponents by five runs
Cardinals: 9-1, .275 batting average, 2.22 ERA, outscored
opponents by 34 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James
McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL
(shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day
IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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