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The St. Louis Cardinals (15-18) host the Chicago White Sox (7-26) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Cardinals are favored (-161) to win the rubber match, which starts at 2:15 PM ET from Busch Stadium.
St. Louis’ Matthew Liberatore and Chicago’s Garrett Crochet have been named the starters for this contest.
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Cardinals and White Sox Betting Trends
The Cardinals have gone 8-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50% of those games).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -161 or shorter, St. Louis has a 2-2 record (winning 50% of its games).
The White Sox have won seven, or 21.2%, of the 33 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Chicago has a record of 6-20 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +135 on the moneyline.
In the 33 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Cardinals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-20-1).
The White Sox’s games have gone over the total in 16 of their 33 chances.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 29 offense in MLB play scoring 3.5 runs per game (117 total runs).
St. Louis has hit 22 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in MLB play.
The Cardinals have the fourth-worst batting average in the league (.217).
St. Louis strikes out 8.5 times per game, the No. 16 mark in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 19th in the majors.
St. Louis has a 3.90 team ERA that ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
White Sox Stats & Insights
The White Sox have scored the fewest runs in the league this season with just 95 (2.9 per game).
Chicago’s 22 home runs rank 29th in MLB this season.
The White Sox have a team batting average of just .209 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 14th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 Ks per contest.
The White Sox strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
Chicago has pitched to a 5.09 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Liberatore will make his first start of the season for the Cardinals.
Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 19 while batting .296, which is also best on the team.
Brendan Donovan has collected 27 hits this season and has an OBP of .297. He’s slugging .357 on the year.
Willson Contreras’ five home runs lead all St. Louis hitters, and he’s slugging .520.
Masyn Winn is batting .264 with an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .352 this season.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
The White Sox will send Crochet (1-4) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
Gavin Sheets has a team-high batting average of .260, and paces the White Sox in home runs (three).
Andrew Benintendi has hit three home runs with 13 RBI. Both are team-highs.
Eloy Jimenez has hit a team-best three home runs.
Korey Lee has hit three home runs to lead his team.
Cardinals and White Sox Injuries
Cardinals: Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Matt Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Riley O’Brien: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps)
White Sox: Danny Mendick: 10 Day IL (Back), Luis Robert: 10 Day IL (Hip), Max Stassi: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jimmy Lambert: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Foster: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane Drohan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yoán Moncada: 60 Day IL (Abductor), Dominic Leone: day-to-day (Back)
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