A pair of National League teams continue an early week series on the diamond with a matinee tilt on the Fourth of July down in South Beach. The St. Louis Cardinals are on the road as they play the second game of a four-game series with the Miami Marlins Tuesday afternoon. St. Louis took two of three from the Yankees at home over the weekend, prevailing 5-1 in the rubber game of the set Sunday afternoon. Miami was swept on the road by Atlanta over the weekend, falling 6-3 in the series finale Sunday afternoon. This article was published prior to the conclusion of the opening game of the series at LoanDepot Park Monday evening.
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St. Louis took the rubber game of their home series with the Yankees Sunday afternoon to head into the final week of the first half of the season with at least a little momentum. The Cardinals entered Monday last in the NL Central with a 35-48 record, leaving them 9.5 games behind the Brewers and Reds for the top spot. On Sunday, St. Louis rapped out 11 hits with Brendan Donovan (run, two RBI) picking up three while Nolan Arenado (run) added a pair in the win. Donovan hit his ninth homer of the season in the victory for the Cardinals. Jordan Montgomery (6-7) earned the win as he threw 6.2 innings, allowing one run (none earned) on two hits with three walks and six strikeouts before turning things over to the bullpen.
Adam Wainwright is on the mound for the Cardinals as he makes his 11th start of the season in this contest. He comes in 3-3 with a 7.45 ERA, a 1.945 WHIP, 17 walks and 25 str ikeouts over 48.1 innings of work on the year. Wainwright took the loss in his last start, which came Thursday against the Astros at home. He threw just 1.2 innings, allowing six runs on six hits with three walks and one strikeout in a game the Cardinals lost 14-0. In his last three starts, Wainwright is 1-2 with a 13.09 ERA, a 2.73 WHIP, six walks and four strikeouts over 11 innings of work. Wainwright makes his 17th career appearance and 15th start against the Marlins in this contest. He is 8-2 with a 2.77 ERA, a 1.171 WHIP, 24 walks and 73 strikeouts over 97.1 innings of work against them. Wainwright is 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA, a 1.222 WHIP, six walks and 13 strikeouts over 18 innings in three career starts at LoanDepot Park.