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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers
The fans at Globe Life Field will be treated to a interleague game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers when they take their seats on Friday.
Left hander Matthew Liberatore will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Liberatore is 3-3 this season with a 2.73 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rangers will be Jack Leiter. The right hander has a 4.17 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 9.
Texas lost its last outing, a 2-0 result against the Blue Jays on May 28. Bettors who backed the Blue Jays at 115 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
St. Louis was a 6-4 winner in its last match on the road against the Orioles. They won as +100 underdogs, while the total score of 10 made winners of OVER bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 32-24 SU
St. Louis is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Texas:
Team record: 27-30 SU
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 11 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Texas Saturday, May 31