Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2016 (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
The St. Louis Cardinals will host the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night, and here is what you need to know.
This is the finale of a three-game series. The Cardinals (42-36) won the first two games, first 4-0 and then 11-2 on Tuesday. St. Louis had two walks and four home runs against the Indians (43-35) in their last game.
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Starting for the hosts at Busch Stadium on Wednesday will be righty Jack Flaherty (3-2, 2.5 ERA), who counts 68 strikeouts this season. He will face off against another righty, Cleveland’s Shane Bieber (2-0, 2.45 ERA), who has struck out 22 batters this year.
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Wednesday’s game will start at 8:15 pm EST and will air on STO and FSMW.
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The Indians are first in the AL Central, 7.5 games ahead of the second-place Minnesota Twins (34-41). The Cardinals are third in the NL Central, 1.5 games behind the second-place Chicago Cubs and four games behind the leading Milwaukee Brewers.
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