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Arizona Diamondbacks (26-24, fourth in the NL
West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (27-23, second in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (3-5, 5.14 ERA,
1.38 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (3-2, 3.77
ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -130, Cardinals +110;
over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Arizona
Diamondbacks on Friday to begin a three-game series.
St. Louis has a 16-8 record in home games and a 27-23 record
overall. The Cardinals rank 10th in the NL with 47 total home
runs, averaging 0.9 per game.
Arizona has a 13-11 record in road games and a 26-24 record
overall. The Diamondbacks have the eighth-best team batting
average in MLB play at .254.
Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar has 10 doubles and seven home runs
for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera is 16 for 35 with three doubles
and a home run over the past 10 games.
Geraldo Perdomo has 13 doubles, six home runs and 37 RBIs while
hitting .306 for the Diamondbacks. Gabriel Moreno is 14 for 41
with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .272 batting average, 2.97 ERA,
outscored opponents by 21 runs
Diamondbacks: 5-5, .271 batting average, 5.20 ERA, outscored by
one run
INJURIES: Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Justin
Martinez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow),
Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL
(elbow)
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