Cardinals and Rangers meet with series tied 1-1

Updated Jul. 31, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Texas Rangers (52-56, third in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (55-52, third in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Wednesday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Andrew Heaney (4-10, 3.77 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 105 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cardinals -110, Rangers -110; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

St. Louis has a 55-52 record overall and a 28-25 record in home games. The Cardinals have hit 112 total home runs to rank ninth in the NL.

Texas has a 52-56 record overall and a 23-33 record in road games. The Rangers have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.09.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with a .282 batting average, and has 14 doubles, 18 home runs, 17 walks and 61 RBI. Mike Siani is 11-for-29 with three RBI over the last 10 games.

Marcus Semien has 19 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 53 RBI for the Rangers. Nate Lowe is 11-for-30 with a double, two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .244 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by five runs

Rangers: 6-4, .250 batting average, 4.23 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Cardinals: Steven Matz: 60-Day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Nick Robertson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Riley O'Brien: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Rom: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Rangers: Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (groin), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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