Rangers take 5-game win streak into matchup with the Cardinals

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Texas Rangers (30-31, second in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (31-28, third in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (4-4, 3.96 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (5-4, 4.19 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)

LINE: Cardinals -114, Rangers -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers look to keep a five-game win streak alive when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis is 15-16 in home games and 31-28 overall. The Cardinals have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .316.

Texas has a 30-31 record overall and a 15-18 record on the road. The Rangers have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.70.

The teams match up Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with a .283 batting average, and has 11 doubles, 15 home runs, 21 walks and 44 RBIs. JJ Wetherholt is 12 for 41 with an RBI over the last 10 games.

Josh Jung has a .308 batting average to lead the Rangers, and has 16 doubles and seven home runs. Ezequiel Duran is 11 for 34 with eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .232 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Rangers: 6-4, .228 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels), Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (elbow), Nathan Church: 10-Day IL (lower body)

Rangers: Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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