Kansas City Royals (19-26, fifth in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (26-18, third in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (2-2, 5.55 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); Cardinals: Kyle Leahy (4-3, 4.31 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

LINE: Royals -112, Cardinals -106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals aim to end a five-game slide with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis has an 11-10 record in home games and a 26-18 record overall. The Cardinals are 11-5 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Kansas City has a 6-16 record on the road and a 19-26 record overall. The Royals have gone 10-21 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 11 doubles, six home runs and 31 RBI while hitting .276 for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera is 14 for 43 with three doubles over the last 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. has seven home runs, 22 walks and 23 RBI while hitting .309 for the Royals. Maikel Garcia is 11 for 40 with three doubles and five RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .246 batting average, 3.20 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Royals: 3-7, .234 batting average, 4.59 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Matt Pushard: 15-Day IL (knee), Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels)

Royals: Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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