Braves face Cardinals in decisive game

Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals (51-47, second in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (54-43, second in the NL East)

Atlanta; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

Pitching Probables: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (7-8, 5.13 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach (3-4, 4.43 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -147, Cardinals +124; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

IN BRIEF: The Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals meet Sunday, with the winner taking the three-game series.

Atlanta is 54-43 overall and 30-18 at home. The Braves are 20-34 in games where they have given up a home run.

St. Louis is 51-47 overall and 25-25 on the road. The Cardinals are 16-9 in games where they hit two or more home runs.

The two teams meet Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Cardinals lead the series 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna has 20 doubles and 28 home runs with a .305 batting average for the Braves. Austin Riley has 12 hits in 37 at-bats with five doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Nolan Gorman leads the Cardinals with 18 home runs and a .420 batting average. Alec Burleson is 16-for-40 with three doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .232 batting average, 3.20 ERA, have outscored opponents by nine runs

Cardinals: 5-5, .284 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Braves: Raymond Kerr: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Hurston Waldrep: 15 days out due to injury (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Michael Harris II: 10 days out due to injury (hamstring), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60 days out due to injury (knee), Jimmy Herget: 15 days out due to injury (shoulder), Tyler Matzek: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 days out due to injury (elbow)

Cardinals: Steven Matz: 60-day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-day IL (forearm), Nick Robertson: 15-day IL (elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60-day IL (forearm), Tommy Edman: 60-day IL (wrist), Drew Rom: 60-day IL (biceps)

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