Rangers take 3-game win streak into matchup with the Cardinals

Texas Rangers (28-31, third in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (31-26, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (3-4, 3.77 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (3-4, 2.98 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) LINE: Rangers -124, Cardinals +105; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers will attempt to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis is 31-26 overall and 15-14 at home. The Cardinals are 23-9 in games when they record eight or more hits. Texas has gone 13-18 on the road and 28-31 overall. The Rangers have gone 21-10 in games when they record eight or more hits. The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. TOP PERFORMERS: Ivan Herrera has 12 doubles, a triple and seven home runs for the Cardinals. Jordan Walker is 9 for 37 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games. Jake Burger leads the Rangers with 10 home runs while slugging .437. Joc Pederson is 8 for 32 with five home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .222 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by 16 runs Rangers: 4-6, .232 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by six runs INJURIES: Cardinals: Nathan Church: 10-Day IL (lower body), Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels) Rangers: Evan Carter: day-to-day (foot), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: Texas Rangers (28-31, third in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (31-26, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (3-4, 3.77 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (3-4, 2.98 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) LINE: Rangers -124, Cardinals +105; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers will attempt to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis is 31-26 overall and 15-14 at home. The Cardinals are 23-9 in games when they record eight or more hits. Texas has gone 13-18 on the road and 28-31 overall. The Rangers have gone 21-10 in games when they record eight or more hits. The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. TOP PERFORMERS: Ivan Herrera has 12 doubles, a triple and seven home runs for the Cardinals. Jordan Walker is 9 for 37 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games. Jake Burger leads the Rangers with 10 home runs while slugging .437. Joc Pederson is 8 for 32 with five home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .222 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by 16 runs Rangers: 4-6, .232 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by six runs INJURIES: Cardinals: Nathan Church: 10-Day IL (lower body), Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels) Rangers: Evan Carter: day-to-day (foot), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .