Cardinals at Royals: How to Watch and What to Watch for
The St. Louis Cardinals will travel back to their home state of Missouri this weekend for a three-game road series against the Kansas City Royals starting Friday, May 16.
The team has won 12 of its last 15 games after taking two of three against the Philadelphia Phillies this week, pushing the Cardinals' four games above .500 at 24-20 to sit just one game behind the first place Chicago Cubs (25-19).
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St. Louis is coming off a 14-run series finale in which nine of 10 batters collected a hit - including five batters collecting multi-hit performances. They totaled 19 hits in the high-scoring game.
Despite surrendering seven runs in the series finale, the Cardinals' pitching staff has carried the second-best ERA in the National League with a 3.29 ERA in 13 games over the last two weeks.
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn hits a home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in game two of a doubleheader on May 14.Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Friday, May 16, 6:40 p.m. CT
How to watch/listen: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, Matrix Midwest / KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM
Probable starters:
Cardinals: Andre Pallante (3-2, 4.36 ERA)
Royals: Cole Ragans (2-2, 4.20 ERA)
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Saturday, May 17, 6:10 p.m. CT
How to watch/listen: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest / KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM
Probable Starters:
Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (2-2, 4.35 ERA)
Royals: Seth Lugo (3-4 3.02 ERA)
Sunday, May 18, 1:10 p.m. CT
How to watch/listen: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest / KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM
Probable Starters:
Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA)
Kansas City: Michael Wacha (3-4, 2.96 ERA)
Storylines to watch for:
1. Masyn Winn staying hot at the dish
Winn went 6-for-11 (.545) with three walks, two home runs, four runs scored and four RBI against the Phillies earlier this week and is currently carrying a slash line of .317/.417/.537 in 12 games during the month of May. The 23-year-old is batting nearly 30 points above his career average (.255) at .281 on the year after turning around an early-season slump.
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2. Cardinals' offense scoring runs at a high rate
The team has knocked in 212 runs this season ranking seventh in the MLB and third in the NL so far this season. The production from the offense has pushed the team's run differential to +32 over opponents.
3. Liberatore vs. Wacha in series finale
Matthew Liberatore is turning heads early on this season after carrying a 3.11 ERA and sitting down 42 batters via strikeout through 46 1/3 innings. He held the Phillies to two runs in 5 1/3 innings of work in the series opener on Monday. Former Cardinal Michael Wacha will man the rubber for Kansas City in the finale. He carries a 2.96 ERA through nine starts for the Royals and could prove to be a tough match for the surging Cardinals' lineup.
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