Cardinals look to end losing streak in matchup with the Angels

Updated Jul. 22, 2026 4:01 a.m. ET
Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals (51-49, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (41-61, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 4:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Hunter Dobbins (0-0); Angels: Reid Detmers (3-6, 4.16 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 130 strikeouts)

LINE: Angels -125, Cardinals +103; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals are looking to break their four-game slide with a win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Los Angeles has a 24-27 record at home and a 41-61 record overall. Angels hitters are batting a collective .240, which ranks ninth in the AL.

St. Louis has a 51-49 record overall and a 25-23 record in road games. The Cardinals are 36-16 in games when they record eight or more hits.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Neto leads the Angels with 19 home runs while slugging .445. Nolan Schanuel is 17 for 35 with three doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Alec Burleson has 23 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 69 RBIs while hitting .282 for the Cardinals. Jordan Walker is 11 for 38 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 5-5, .265 batting average, 3.51 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Cardinals: 4-6, .207 batting average, 3.82 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Angels: Adam Frazier: 10-Day IL (elbow), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d'Arnaud: 60-Day IL (foot), Sebastian Rivero: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

Cardinals: JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Urias: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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

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