Mangum leads Rays against the Cardinals after 4-hit game
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2:55 AM on Sunday, August 24
By The Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals (64-66, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (62-67, fourth in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 12:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (6-10, 4.13 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Rays: Ryan Pepiot (8-10, 3.95 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 146 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -127, Cardinals +107; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the St. Louis Cardinals after Jake Mangum's four-hit game on Friday.
Tampa Bay has a 33-33 record at home and a 62-67 record overall. The Rays have a 45-12 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
St. Louis has a 64-66 record overall and a 29-36 record on the road. The Cardinals have a 25-10 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Lowe has 13 doubles, 25 home runs and 63 RBIs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 9 for 40 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Alec Burleson has 15 home runs, 33 walks and 59 RBIs while hitting .285 for the Cardinals. Pedro Pages is 14 for 34 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .260 batting average, 5.46 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Cardinals: 3-7, .248 batting average, 5.63 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Yandy Diaz: day-to-day (hamstring), Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (back), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Victor Scott II: 10-Day IL (ankle), Nolan Arenado: 10-Day IL (shoulder), John King: 15-Day IL (oblique), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
