Cardinals vs Marlins: Pitching Duel in Miami

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome to MLB News Today, powered by AI and Ready for First Pitch. St. Louis Cardinals at 13 wins and 8 losses, sitting second in the National League Central, head to Miami to Tangle with the Marlins 10 and 12, second in the NL East. It's the opener of a 3-game series tonight at 6.40pm Eastern, with Cardinals rookie Michael McGreevy on the mound, one in one with a sharp. 2.49 ERA, facing Marlins' righty Max Meyer, one in 0, 4.12 ERA. Bettingline has Miami as minus 134 favorites, total runs at 8.5. This marks the first class between these squads this season. Marlins boasts an 8-5 home mark and goes 6-3 when they keep the ball in the park. Cardinals mirror that road success at 6-3, plus they own a 9-3 record whenever they string together at least 8 hits. Get out bats are lighting up lately. For Miami, Liam Hicks packs 3 doubles and 4 homers, while Otto Lopez is scorching 13

1:05for 38 over his last 10 with 2 jacks and 6 ribbies. Cardinals side, Jordan Walker leads with 12 extra base hits including 8 moonshots, and Alex Burleson rakes 14 for 42 recently. With A-driven in, Form tells a tale to, Marlins stumbled to 3 and 7 in their last 10, including 248, but posting a 4.4 OERA while down 7 runs overall. Cardinals rolling 7-3, even run line. Injuries by both, Miami sideline and guys like Christopher Morel and Griffin Konon with Obliques and Hamstrings, Cardinals missing Lars Newbar on, the 60-day with heel issues. Pitching dual sets the stage here, with McGreeby's control testing Myers punchouts, as these teams chase early series edge before the Miami Heat. Rakes up the next two nights.