Giants begin 3-game series against the Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals (72-72, third in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (59-85, fourth in the NL West)

San Francisco; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (6-9, 3.97 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 102 strikeouts); Giants: Logan Webb (8-8, 4.21 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 119 strikeouts)

LINE: Giants -135, Cardinals +110; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday to begin a three-game series.

San Francisco has a 33-36 record at home and a 59-85 record overall. Giants hitters have a collective .407 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the NL.

St. Louis is 72-72 overall and 38-34 in road games. The Cardinals have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the NL at .244.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jung Hoo Lee has 28 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 53 RBIs while hitting .280 for the Giants. Rafael Devers is 15 for 39 with three doubles and six home runs over the past 10 games.

Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with 60 extra base hits (32 doubles and 28 home runs). Thomas Saggese is 13 for 24 with three doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 4-6, .240 batting average, 5.57 ERA, outscored by six runs

Cardinals: 6-4, .279 batting average, 5.45 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Giants: Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Jesus Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Willy Adames: 10-Day IL (elbow), Victor Bericoto: 10-Day IL (knee), Keaton Winn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Gage: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adrian Houser: 60-Day IL (forearm), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt: 60-Day IL (leg), Carson Whisenhunt: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.T. Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Harrison Bader: 60-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor McDonald: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Chapman: 60-Day IL (leg), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cardinals: Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (forearm), JJ Wetherholt: 10-Day IL (wrist), Blaze Jordan: 10-Day IL (ankle), Masyn Winn: 10-Day IL (thumb), Peter Strzelecki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (hand), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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