Arizona Diamondbacks (26-25, fourth in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (28-23, second in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (5-2, 3.26 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 2.92 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -113, Cardinals -106; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks aim to break a three-game skid with a win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis has a 28-23 record overall and a 17-8 record at home. The Cardinals have a 21-13 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
Arizona is 13-12 on the road and 26-25 overall. The Diamondbacks rank fifth in MLB play with 72 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar leads the Cardinals with seven home runs while slugging .407. Ivan Herrera is 15 for 35 with three doubles, a home run and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
Geraldo Perdomo has a .299 batting average to lead the Diamondbacks, and has 13 doubles and six home runs. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is 12 for 38 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .265 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
Diamondbacks: 5-5, .275 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (back), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 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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