Cardinals look to avoid series sweep against the Braves

Updated Apr. 5, 2023 3:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Atlanta Braves (4-1) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (2-3)

St. Louis; Wednesday, 1:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Bryce Elder (0-0); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (0-0)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cardinals -123, Braves +105; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals square off in the last game of a three-game series. The Braves will sweep the series with a win.

St. Louis went 93-69 overall and 53-28 at home a season ago. The Cardinals scored 4.8 runs per game while giving up 3.9 last season.

Atlanta had a 101-61 record overall and a 46-35 record in road games last season. The Braves scored 4.9 runs per game in the 2022 season while allowing 3.8.

INJURIES: Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar: 10-Day IL (thumb), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (back), Wilking Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Adam Wainwright: 15-Day IL (groin)

Braves: Max Fried: 15-Day IL (left hamstring), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kolby Allard: 60-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Raisel Iglesias: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

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

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