Donovan leads Cardinals against the Astros after 4-hit outing
Donovan leads Cardinals against the Astros after 4-hit outing
Houston Astros (7-9, fourth in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (8-8, third in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (1-1, 2.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Cardinals: Erick Fedde (1-1, 4.20 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -129, Cardinals +109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Houston Astros after Brendan Donovan's four-hit game on Monday.
St. Louis is 8-8 overall and 7-3 in home games. The Cardinals rank fourth in the NL with 19 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.
Houston has a 3-4 record in road games and a 7-9 record overall. The Astros have gone 2-9 in games when they have given up a home run.
The matchup Tuesday is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan has a .391 batting average to lead the Cardinals, and has five doubles and two home runs. Nolan Arenado is 11-for-37 with a home run and five RBI over the last 10 games.
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Jose Altuve has three home runs and seven RBI for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 13-for-41 with three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .280 batting average, 4.99 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Astros: 5-5, .240 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Masyn Winn: 10-Day IL (back), Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Astros: Brendan Rodgers: day-to-day (hip), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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