Cardinals bring win streak into matchup with the Royals

St. Louis Cardinals (26-20, second in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (25-22, fourth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (3-4, 2.96 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -116, Cardinals -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals will try to keep their three-game win streak alive when they visit the Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City is 25-22 overall and 16-9 in home games. The Royals have gone 3-0 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

St. Louis is 26-20 overall and 11-14 on the road. The Cardinals have hit 44 total home runs to rank 10th in the NL.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 17 doubles, three triples and five home runs while hitting .309 for the Royals. Kyle Isbel is 11 for 31 with a double, two triples and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Lars Nootbaar has seven home runs, 31 walks and 24 RBIs while hitting .254 for the Cardinals. Masyn Winn is 11 for 40 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .248 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Cardinals: 9-1, .260 batting average, 1.82 ERA, outscored opponents by 38 runs

INJURIES: Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (groin), Seth Lugo: 15-Day IL (finger), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

Cardinals: 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.