Athletics host the Cardinals to start 3-game series

St. Louis Cardinals (23-17, third in the NL Central) vs. Athletics (21-19, first in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (3-3, 4.34 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (3-2, 3.89 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 39 strikeouts)

LINE: Athletics -154, Cardinals +129; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday to begin a three-game series.

The Athletics are 21-19 overall and 8-8 at home. The Athletics have an 8-5 record in games decided by one run.

St. Louis is 23-17 overall and 13-7 in road games. The Cardinals have hit 46 total home runs to rank sixth in the NL.

Tuesday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 11 home runs while slugging .617. Brent Rooker is 11 for 40 with three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jordan Walker has eight doubles and 11 home runs for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera is 12 for 40 with four doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 5-5, .266 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Cardinals: 6-4, .235 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Athletics: Jacob Wilson: day-to-day (shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 10-Day IL (foot), Max Muncy: 10-Day IL (hand), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

Cardinals: Matt Pushard: 15-Day IL (knee), Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels)

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