Giants face the Cardinals leading series 1-0

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St. Louis Cardinals (72-73, third in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (60-85, fourth in the NL West)

San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Quinn Mathews (1-2, 4.38 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Giants: Landen Roupp (8-13, 4.17 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 137 strikeouts)

LINE: Giants -114, Cardinals -108; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

San Francisco has a 34-36 record at home and a 60-85 record overall. The Giants have gone 28-15 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

St. Louis has a 72-73 record overall and a 38-35 record on the road. Cardinals hitters have a collective .317 on-base percentage, the eighth-ranked percentage in the NL.

The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers has 36 doubles, a triple and 35 home runs for the Giants. Bryce Eldridge is 13 for 36 with four doubles over the past 10 games.

Ivan Herrera has 25 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 64 RBIs for the Cardinals. Thomas Saggese is 15 for 29 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 5-5, .251 batting average, 4.64 ERA, outscored by one run

Cardinals: 5-5, .273 batting average, 5.09 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Giants: Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Jesus Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Willy Adames: 10-Day IL (elbow), Victor Bericoto: 10-Day IL (knee), Keaton Winn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Gage: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adrian Houser: 60-Day IL (forearm), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt: 60-Day IL (leg), Carson Whisenhunt: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.T. Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Harrison Bader: 60-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor McDonald: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Chapman: 60-Day IL (leg), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cardinals: Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (forearm), JJ Wetherholt: 10-Day IL (wrist), Blaze Jordan: 10-Day IL (ankle), Masyn Winn: 10-Day IL (thumb), Peter Strzelecki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (hand), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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