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The St. Louis Cardinals face the Athletics in game 2 of their series in West Sacramento. The Cardinals are currently third in the NL Central, while the Athletics lead the AL West.

St. Louis Cardinals (24-17, third in the NL Central) vs. Athletics (21-20, first in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (2-1, 4.07 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Athletics: J.T. Ginn (1-1, 3.62 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)
LINE: Athletics -149, Cardinals +125; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Athletics leading the series 1-0.
The Athletics have a 21-20 record overall and an 8-9 record in home games. The Athletics are 14-4 in games when they scored at least five runs.
St. Louis has a 24-17 record overall and a 14-7 record in road games. The Cardinals have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .319.
The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shea Langeliers has 12 home runs, 14 walks and 25 RBIs while hitting .340 for the Athletics. Jacob Wilson is 12 for 38 with a double, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jordan Walker has 11 home runs, 19 walks and 30 RBIs while hitting .298 for the Cardinals. is 14 for 41 with four doubles and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Matthew Liberatore will pitch for the Cardinals, while J.T. Ginn will take the mound for the Athletics.
The Cardinals have a record of 24-17, and the Athletics are at 21-20.
The game is scheduled for Wednesday at 9:40 p.m. EDT in West Sacramento, California.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .254 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by three runs
Cardinals: 6-4, .228 batting average, 2.63 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Brooks Kriske: day-to-day (shoulder), Jacob Wilson: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 10-Day IL (foot), Max Muncy: 10-Day IL (hand), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)
Cardinals: Matt Pushard: 15-Day IL (knee), Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (elbow), 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.