St. Louis Cardinals (51-47, third in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (39-61, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Monday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Kyle Leahy (7-4, 3.73 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Angels: Jose Soriano (8-6, 3.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 115 strikeouts)

LINE: Angels -122, Cardinals +100; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels host the St. Louis Cardinals to open a three-game series.

Los Angeles is 39-61 overall and 22-27 in home games. The Angels have gone 18-8 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

St. Louis is 51-47 overall and 25-21 in road games. The Cardinals are 36-16 in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Schanuel leads the Angels with a .279 batting average, and has 17 doubles, six home runs, 28 walks and 35 RBIs. Zach Neto is 13 for 41 with a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with 22 home runs while slugging .524. Jimmy Crooks III is 4 for 12 with two home runs and two RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 3-7, .264 batting average, 4.49 ERA, outscored by six runs

Cardinals: 4-6, .201 batting average, 4.34 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.