Rangers meet the Cardinals with 1-0 series lead

Texas Rangers (52-55, third in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (54-52, third in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Max Scherzer (2-3, 3.57 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Cardinals: Lance Lynn (5-4, 4.17 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 94 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -123, Cardinals +103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis has a 54-52 record overall and a 27-25 record in home games. The Cardinals are 38-21 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Texas is 23-32 in road games and 52-55 overall. The Rangers have a 25-48 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Tuesday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 14 doubles, 18 home runs and 60 RBI for the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt is 10-for-39 with two doubles, three home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.

Josh Smith has 20 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Rangers. Marcus Semien is 11-for-40 with a double, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .241 batting average, 4.84 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Rangers: 6-4, .255 batting average, 4.18 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Steven Matz: 60-Day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Nick Robertson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Rom: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Rangers: Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (groin), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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