Cardinals try to sweep series against the Rays

Tampa Bay Rays (0-2) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (2-0)

St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Steven Matz (0-0); Cardinals: Dustin May (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -118, Cardinals -101; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals will try to sweep a three-game series with a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

St. Louis had a 78-84 record overall and a 44-37 record in home games last season. The Cardinals scored 4.3 runs per game in the 2025 season while giving up 4.7.

Tampa Bay had a 77-85 record overall and a 36-45 record in road games last season. The Rays scored 4.4 runs per game in the 2025 season while allowing 4.2.

INJURIES: Cardinals: Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels)

Rays: Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (hip), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (oblique)

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