Wednesday's game at Busch Stadium has the St. Louis Cardinals (55-52) squaring off against the Texas Rangers (52-56) at 2:15 PM ET (on July 31). Our computer prediction projects a close 5-4 victory for the Cardinals, so expect a competitive matchup.

The Cardinals will give the nod to Michael McGreevy and the Rangers will counter with Andrew Heaney (4-10, 3.77 ERA).

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Cardinals vs. Rangers Game Info & Odds

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Cardinals vs. Rangers Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this game is Cardinals 5, Rangers 4.

Total Prediction for Cardinals vs. Rangers

  • Total Prediction: Under 9 runs

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  • Cardinals Performance Insights

    • In five games as the favorite over the last 10 matchups, the Cardinals have a record of 2-3.
    • In its last 10 games with a total, St. Louis and its opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
    • The Cardinals have won 27, or 50.9%, of the 53 games they've played as favorites this season.
    • St. Louis has a record of 30-26, a 53.6% win rate, when favored by -110 or more by oddsmakers this season.
    • The Cardinals have a 52.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
    • St. Louis has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 444 (4.1 per game).
    • The Cardinals have a 4.08 team ERA that ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.

    Rangers Performance Insights

    • The Rangers have been an underdog just two times in their last 10 contests and lost both matchups.
    • In its previous 10 games with a total, Texas and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on six occasions.
    • The Rangers have come away with 15 wins in the 45 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
    • Texas has a mark of 15-30 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by -110 or worse on the moneyline.
    • The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
    • Averaging 4.3 runs per game (459 total), Texas is the 17th-highest scoring team in the majors.
    • The Rangers have pitched to a 4.09 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.

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    Cardinals Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 26 Nationals L 10-8 Sonny Gray vs MacKenzie Gore
    July 27 Nationals L 14-3 Kyle Gibson vs Jake Irvin
    July 28 Nationals W 4-3 Miles Mikolas vs DJ Herz
    July 29 Rangers L 6-3 Andre Pallante vs Nathan Eovaldi
    July 30 Rangers W 8-1 Lance Lynn vs Max Scherzer
    July 31 Rangers - Michael McGreevy vs Andrew Heaney
    August 1 @ Cubs - Sonny Gray vs Shota Imanaga
    August 2 @ Cubs - Erick Fedde vs Javier Assad
    August 3 @ Cubs - Kyle Gibson vs Jameson Taillon
    August 4 @ Cubs - Miles Mikolas vs Justin Steele
    August 5 Mets - Lance Lynn vs Sean Manaea

    Rangers Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 26 @ Blue Jays L 6-5 Andrew Heaney vs Yusei Kikuchi
    July 27 @ Blue Jays L 7-3 Michael Lorenzen vs Kevin Gausman
    July 28 @ Blue Jays L 7-3 Jon Gray vs José Berríos
    July 29 @ Cardinals W 6-3 Nathan Eovaldi vs Andre Pallante
    July 30 @ Cardinals L 8-1 Max Scherzer vs Lance Lynn
    July 31 @ Cardinals - Andrew Heaney vs Michael McGreevy
    August 2 Red Sox - Michael Lorenzen vs Kutter Crawford
    August 3 Red Sox - Jon Gray vs Tanner Houck
    August 4 Red Sox - Nathan Eovaldi vs Nick Pivetta
    August 5 Astros - Max Scherzer vs Hunter Brown
    August 6 Astros - Andrew Heaney vs Framber Valdez

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