Rangers square off against the Cardinals with series tied 1-1
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals (33-25, second in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (28-31, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Erick Fedde (3-4, 3.90 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Rangers: Jacob deGrom (4-2, 2.42 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -177, Cardinals +148; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Texas has gone 19-13 at home and 28-31 overall. The Rangers have the second-best team ERA in baseball at 3.14.
St. Louis has a 14-17 record in road games and a 33-25 record overall. The Cardinals have an 11-3 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Sunday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Langford has 11 home runs, 22 walks and 23 RBIs while hitting .240 for the Rangers. Sam Haggerty is 9 for 40 with a double, two triples, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
Brendan Donovan has 18 doubles and four home runs for the Cardinals. Masyn Winn is 12 for 39 with three doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .194 batting average, 2.40 ERA, outscored by two runs
Cardinals: 6-4, .226 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi: day-to-day (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Cardinals: Jordan Walker: 10-Day IL (wrist), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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