Cardinals and Pirates meet, winner secures 3-game series

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Pittsburgh Pirates (66-71, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (68-69, third in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (13-5, 3.65 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 161 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (5-12, 5.44 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 132 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -117, Cardinals +103; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

St. Louis has a 68-69 record overall and a 34-37 record at home. Cardinals hitters have a collective .315 on-base percentage, the ninth-ranked percentage in the NL.

Pittsburgh has a 66-71 record overall and a 32-39 record on the road. The Pirates have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .403.

Sunday's game is the 10th meeting between these teams this season. The Cardinals hold a 6-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 33 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs while hitting .288 for the Cardinals. Jordan Walker is 11 for 40 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 28 home runs while slugging .474. Rafael Flores is 6 for 34 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .238 batting average, 7.33 ERA, outscored by 24 runs

Pirates: 5-5, .201 batting average, 2.42 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Blaze Jordan: 10-Day IL (ankle), Masyn Winn: 10-Day IL (thumb), Peter Strzelecki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (hand), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (forearm), Andre Pallante: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.