Cardinals take road slide into matchup against the Angels

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St. Louis Cardinals (51-48, third in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (40-61, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (5-6, 5.00 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Angels: Walbert Urena (5-7, 2.88 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)

LINE: Cardinals -114, Angels -108; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals hit the road against the Los Angeles Angels looking to break a three-game road skid.

Los Angeles has a 23-27 record in home games and a 40-61 record overall. The Angels have gone 21-43 in games when they have allowed a home run.

St. Louis has gone 25-22 in road games and 51-48 overall. The Cardinals have a 36-16 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jo Adell has 15 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Angels. Josh Lowe is 4 for 31 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

JJ Wetherholt has 10 doubles, 14 home runs and 38 RBIs for the Cardinals. Jimmy Crooks III is 3 for 13 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .260 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by three runs

Cardinals: 4-6, .199 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Angels: Adam Frazier: 10-Day IL (elbow), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d'Arnaud: 60-Day IL (foot), Sebastian Rivero: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

Cardinals: JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Urias: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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