Cardinals try to sweep series against the Red Sox

Updated May. 14, 2023 3:59 a.m. ET

Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals (15-25, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (22-18, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (1-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Red Sox: Corey Kluber (2-4, 6.29 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cardinals -123, Red Sox +103; over/under is 10 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals will aim to sweep a three-game series with a win over the Boston Red Sox.

Boston is 13-9 at home and 22-18 overall. The Red Sox have a 14-2 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

St. Louis has gone 9-12 in road games and 15-25 overall. The Cardinals are 8-5 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers has 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 36 RBI while hitting .248 for the Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida is 15-for-40 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Nolan Gorman has six doubles, nine home runs and 27 RBI while hitting .268 for the Cardinals. Lars Nootbaar is 14-for-38 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .292 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Cardinals: 5-5, .258 batting average, 5.10 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Red Sox: Christian Arroyo: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Adam Duvall: 60-Day IL (wrist), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yu Chang: 10-Day IL (hand), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wyatt Mills: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joely Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (oblique), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cardinals: Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (back), Jake Woodford: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Wilking Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Packy Naughton: 15-Day IL (forearm)

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