Detroit Tigers (14-17, second in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (10-23, fifth in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Spencer Turnbull (1-4, 6.84 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cardinals -205, Tigers +172; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Detroit Tigers looking to end a four-game home slide.
St. Louis has a 5-12 record at home and a 10-23 record overall. Cardinals pitchers have a collective 4.62 ERA, which ranks ninth in the NL.
Detroit has a 14-17 record overall and a 6-10 record in road games. The Tigers are 10-3 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Goldschmidt has 14 doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI for the Cardinals. Paul DeJong is 11-for-30 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Javier Baez has five doubles and three home runs while hitting .260 for the Tigers. Eric Haase is 10-for-31 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 1-9, .241 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by 18 runs
Tigers: 6-4, .254 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (back), Jake Woodford: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Wilking Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nolan Gorman: day-to-day (back), Jack Flaherty: day-to-day (hand), Packy Naughton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Adam Wainwright: 15-Day IL (groin)
Tigers: Freddy Pacheco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Meadows: 60-Day IL (anxiety), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Manning: 60-Day IL (foot), Trey Wingenter: 15-Day IL (biceps), Beau Brieske: 15-Day IL (arm), Tarik Skubal: 60-Day IL (elbow), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
