Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals with Probable Pitchers 5/16-5/18

St. Louis Cardinals (24-20) at Kansas City Royals (25-20)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, May 16
Time: 7:40 pm EST
Broadcast: FDSNMW/FDSNKC 

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 7:10 PM
Broadcast: FDSNMW/FDSNKC 

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, May 18
Time: 2:10 PM
Broadcast: FDSNMW/FDSNKC 

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Probable Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals

Friday: Andre Pallante (3-2, 4.36 ERA, 28 K) vs. Cole Ragans (2-2, 4.20 ERA, 65 K)

Saturday: Miles Mikolas (2-2, 4.35 ERA, 23 K) vs. Seth Lugo (3-4, 3.02 ERA, 42 K)

Sunday: Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA, 42 K) vs. Michael Wacha (3-4, 2.96 ERA, 37 K)

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Team Stats

St. Louis Cardinals

AVG: .262
R: 212
HR: 43
ERA: 3.85
K: 314
WHIP: 1.18

Kansas City Royals 

AVG: .242
R: 154 
HR: 29
ERA: 3.03
K: 367
WHIP: 1.18

Team Leaders:

St. Louis Cardinals

AVG: Brendan Donovan -.313
HR: Lars Nootbaar – 7
RBI: Willson Contreras – 25
W: Sonny Gray – 4
ERA: Matthew Liberatore – 3.11
K: Sonny Gray – 51

Kansas City Royals

AVG: Bobby Witt Jr. – .312
HR: Vinnie Pasquantino – 6
RBI: Bobby Witt Jr. – 25
ERA:  Kris Bubic – 1.66
W: Kris Bubic – 4
K: Cole Ragans – 65

Next Up:

St. Louis: May 19-21 vs. Detroit Tigers
Kansas City: May 19-21 at San Francisco Giants