Guardians visit the Cardinals to start 3-game series

Cleveland Guardians (9-7, first in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (8-7, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Gavin Williams (1-1, 2.04 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals start a three-game series at home against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday.

St. Louis has a 5-4 record in home games and an 8-7 record overall. The Cardinals are 3-0 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Cleveland has a 5-5 record on the road and a 9-7 record overall. The Guardians have gone 7-2 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with nine extra base hits (two doubles and seven home runs). Ramon Urias is 6 for 26 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Chase DeLauter leads the Guardians with five home runs while slugging .680. Angel Martinez is 12 for 35 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .209 batting average, 5.10 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Guardians: 6-4, .243 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Cardinals: Masyn Winn: day-to-day (leg), Matt Pushard: 15-Day IL (knee), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels)

Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), George Valera: 10-Day IL (calf), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.