The St. Louis Cardinals are looking for continued power from a hitter on a hot streak versus the Athletics on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. ET, at Busch Stadium. Ivan Herrera is currently on a two-game homer streak. Matthew Liberatore (6-11, 4.32 ERA) will start for the Cardinals, who are 69-71 this season and fourth in the NL Central. Jeffrey Springs (10-9, 4.17 ERA) is starting for the Athletics, who are 64-76 and fifth in the AL West.
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Injury reportsCardinals
Alec Burleson: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Nolan Arenado: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Brendan Donovan: 10 Day IL (Groin), John King: 15 Day IL (Back), Zack Thompson: 60 Day IL (Lat), Yohel Pozo: 7 Day IL (Concussion)
Athletics
Denzel Clarke: 10 Day IL (Abductor), Max Muncy: 10 Day IL (Hand), Joey Estes: 15 Day IL (Back), Jacob Lopez: 15 Day IL (Flexor), Jack Perkins: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Bowden: 60 Day IL (Lat), Austin Wynns: 60 Day IL (Abdomen), Grant Holman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jose Leclerc: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
St. Louis’ Willson Contreras has hit 20 home runs this season. He has also tallied 74 RBIs and has scored 66 runs. In 537 plate appearances, he has recorded a .249 BA, .335 OBP and .441 SLG with a 7.8% walk rate and a 25.9% strikeout rate.
In 519 plate appearances, Masyn Winn is hitting .254/.309/.368 with a .677 OPS and nine steals on 14 attempts. He has hit nine long balls, driven in 51 runs and scored 69 times.
Brent Rooker is hitting for a .268 BA, .339 OBP and .492 SLG with a 21.7% strikeout rate and a 9.2% walk rate. His OPS is .831 and he has scored 86 runs. In 608 plate appearances, he has hit 27 home runs and driven in 80 runs.
In 560 plate appearances, Tyler Soderstrom has slashed .271/.343/.468 this season. He has hit 23 long balls and driven in 81 runs with a strikeout rate of 22.3% and a walk rate of 9.1%. He has stolen seven bases on nine attempts and has scored 68 runs.
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