Detroit Tigers (32-17, first in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (27-22, second in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Wednesday, 1:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Brant Hurter (1-0, 2.35 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (4-2, 4.11 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -114, Tigers -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.
St. Louis is 27-22 overall and 16-7 in home games. Cardinals hitters have a collective .336 on-base percentage, the fourth-best percentage in MLB play.
Detroit is 32-17 overall and 15-12 on the road. The Tigers have an 18-4 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar leads the Cardinals with seven home runs while slugging .414. Alec Burleson is 11 for 29 with four home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Riley Greene ranks second on the Tigers with 22 extra base hits (10 doubles and 12 home runs). Javier Baez is 8 for 39 with a double, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 7-3, .277 batting average, 2.66 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
Tigers: 6-4, .260 batting average, 5.19 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Tigers: Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (arm), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (spine), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 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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