The St. Louis Cardinals (78-77) are -123 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Cleveland Guardians (90-66) Sunday at 2:15 p.m. ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Guardians are listed with +105 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
St. Louis’ Andre Pallante gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Gavin Williams.
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The Cardinals have won 50% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (37-37).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -123 or shorter, St. Louis has a record of 23-25 (47.9%).
This season, the Guardians have won 28 out of the 59 games, or 47.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Cleveland has a record of 14-23, a 37.8% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +105 or more by bookmakers this season.
In the 154 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Cardinals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 72 times (72-78-4).
Games involving the Guardians have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 68 of 156 chances this season.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals are the 25th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.1 runs per game (633 total).
St. Louis is 23rd in MLB action with 158 home runs. They average one per game.
The Cardinals’ .246 batting average ranks 13th in MLB.
St. Louis strikes out 8.1 times per game, the 10th-fewest mark in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.2 K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
St. Louis’ 4.08 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have scored 691 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.
Cleveland’s 180 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
The Guardians’ .239 batting average ranks 20th in the league this season.
Cleveland ranks fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.4 Ks per contest.
The Guardians average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the big leagues.
Cleveland has the third-best ERA (3.65) in the majors this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Pallante gets the start for the Cardinals, his 19th of the season. He is 7-8 with a 3.87 ERA and 86 strikeouts through 109 1/3 innings pitched.
Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in batting average (.273) this season while adding 13 home runs and 68 RBI.
Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in home runs with 21 and runs batted in with 73.
Nolan Arenado has 150 hits this season and a slash line of .268/.323/.393.
Masyn Winn has 149 hits and an OBP of .313 to go with a slugging percentage of .406 this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Williams (3-10) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 16th start of the season.
Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 37 home runs and 112 runs batted in.
Josh Naylor has 26 doubles, 31 home runs and 56 walks while batting .241.
Andres Gimenez is batting .257 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 26 walks.
Lane Thomas has 26 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .241.
Cardinals and Guardians Injuries
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Finger), Sonny Gray: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Lance Lynn: 15 Day IL (Knee), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Guardians: Steven Kwan: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Alex Cobb: 15 Day IL (Finger), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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