Cardinals look to end skid in game against the Royals

St. Louis Cardinals (40-34, second in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (32-45, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Dustin May (5-6, 3.75 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Royals: Stephen Kolek (4-1, 2.68 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)

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

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals, on a three-game losing streak, play the Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City is 32-45 overall and 19-21 at home. The Royals have a 14-7 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

St. Louis has a 19-17 record on the road and a 40-34 record overall. The Cardinals have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .325.

Sunday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Royals hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 10 home runs while slugging .344. Carter Jensen is 15 for 41 with seven doubles, a home run and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with 18 home runs while slugging .538. JJ Wetherholt is 15 for 43 with a double, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .307 batting average, 5.16 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Cardinals: 4-6, .271 batting average, 5.51 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Royals: Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: day-to-day (hand), Bobby Witt Jr.: day-to-day (knee), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Cardinals: Ryan Fernandez: 15-Day IL (back), 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.