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The St. Louis Cardinals will take the field against the Kansas City Royals (16-38) on Monday. The game begins at 2:15 PM ET on BSMW, with the Cardinals listed as -179 favorites on the moneyline.
St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright and Kansas City’s Josh Staumont have been named the starters for this contest.
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Who Will Win Cardinals vs. Royals?
Cardinals and Royals Betting Trends
The Cardinals have been favored on the moneyline 31 total times this season. They’ve finished 15-16 in those games.
St. Louis has gone 2-6 (winning just 25% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -179 or shorter.
The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 44 times this season and won 14, or 31.8%, of those games.
Kansas City has a record of 4-15 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +153 on the moneyline.
In the 55 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Cardinals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 28 times (28-25-2).
Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 24 of 53 chances this season.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 6 offense in MLB action scoring 4.9 runs per game (271 total runs).
St. Louis is fifth in MLB action with 76 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
The Cardinals have the 14th-ranked batting average in the league (.256).
St. Louis’ hitters strike out 8.2 times per game, the 10th-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
St. Louis’ 4.27 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 26th with just 213 total runs (3.9 per game) this season.
Kansas City’s 54 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
The Royals rank 24th in MLB with a .230 team batting average.
Kansas City ranks 24th with an average of nine strikeouts per game.
The Royals strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
Kansas City has pitched to a 5.19 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals are sending Wainwright (2-0) to the mound for his fifth start of the season. He is 2-0 with a 6.33 ERA and 10 strikeouts through 21 1/3 innings pitched.
Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis with a .294 batting average. He’s also hit 10 homers and has 26 RBI.
Nolan Gorman leads St. Louis in home runs (13) and runs batted in (40) this season while batting .281.
Nolan Arenado has 54 hits this season and a slash line of .261/.307/.430.
Tommy Edman has collected 45 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .456 on the year.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Staumont has been named the starter for the Royals and will make his first start this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .254 with 14 doubles, nine home runs and 23 walks.
Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .232 with eight doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 11 walks.
Salvador Perez paces the Royals with 12 home runs and 32 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .282.
Edward Olivares has seven doubles, two triples, four home runs and nine walks while batting .232.
Cardinals and Royals Injuries
Cardinals: Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Tyler O’Neill: 10 Day IL (Back), Jake Woodford: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Packy Naughton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Wilking Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Royals: Kyle Isbel: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Brad Keller: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Taylor: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Yarbrough: 60 Day IL (Head), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Jake Brentz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Diego Hernandez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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