Tigers meet the Cardinals with 1-0 series lead

St. Louis Cardinals (4-3) vs. Detroit Tigers (3-4)

Detroit; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Dustin May (0-1, 13.50 ERA, 2.75 WHIP, three strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.85 WHIP, two strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -162, Cardinals +135; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Detroit went 87-75 overall and 46-35 at home a season ago. The Tigers pitching staff averaged 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.3 runs per game in the 2025 season.

St. Louis went 78-84 overall and 34-47 in road games last season. The Cardinals averaged 8.2 hits per game in the 2025 season with 2.6 extra base hits per game.

INJURIES: Tigers: Trey Sweeney: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Horn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (oblique), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

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

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