The San Francisco Giants will look to keep a five-game winning streak alive when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday. Andre Pallante (6-13, 5.37 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals, who are 70-72 this season and fourth in the NL Central. Justin Verlander (3-10, 4.29 ERA) is starting for the Giants, who are 72-69 and third in the NL 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)

Giants

Jerar Encarnación: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Landen Roupp: 15 Day IL (Knee), Carson Whisenhunt: 15 Day IL (Back), Tom Murphy: 60 Day IL (Back), Randy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Erik Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know
Masyn Winn is hitting for a .253 BA, .309 OBP and .365 SLG with an 18.8% strikeout rate and a 6.3% walk rate. His OPS is .674 and he has scored 71 runs. In 526 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs and driven in 51 runs. Winn has been crafty on the base paths, recording nine steals on 14 attempts.
In 504 plate appearances, Lars Nootbaar has slashed .240/.329/.383 this season. He has hit 13 long balls and driven in 44 runs with a strikeout rate of 20.6% and a walk rate of 10.9%. He has come around to score 64 times.
San Francisco’s Rafael Devers is slashing .264/.381/.496 this season with 31 home runs (11th in MLB), 99 RBIs (7th in MLB) and an OPS of .878 (12th in MLB). He has a 25.9% strikeout rate and a 15.2% walk rate in 637 plate appearances, and he has scored 86 total runs.
In 551 plate appearances, Jung Hoo Lee has slashed .267/.330/.414 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 49 runs with a strikeout rate of 11.3% and a walk rate of 8%. He has stolen 10 bases on 12 attempts and has scored 66 runs.

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