St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays meet in game 2 of series

Updated Aug. 7, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays (57-55, fourth in the AL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (58-56, second in the NL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Taj Bradley (6-5, 2.71 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Cardinals: Erick Fedde (7-5, 3.34 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cardinals -119, Rays +100; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Tampa Bay Rays with a 1-0 series lead.

St. Louis is 58-56 overall and 30-26 in home games. The Cardinals have a 35-10 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tampa Bay has a 57-55 record overall and a 27-26 record in road games. The Rays have a 34-6 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Wednesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Gorman leads the Cardinals with 19 home runs while slugging .406. Mike Siani is 12-for-30 with a double and four RBI over the last 10 games.

Brandon Lowe has 12 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 40 RBI for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 10-for-34 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .242 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Rays: 6-4, .245 batting average, 1.82 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Mike Siani: 10-Day IL (oblique), Lance Lynn: 15-Day IL (knee), Steven Matz: 60-Day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Riley O'Brien: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Rom: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Rays: Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (knee), Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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