Miami at St. Louis

Miami has lost the first two of the series but has its ace on the mound today in Sandy Alcantara (1.95 ERA). The righty is holding batters to a .195 average, and has a 0.99 ERA in four career starts against the Cardinals. Miami is 23-14 after scoring three or fewer runs in three consecutive games. St. Louis has lost three straight starts made by rookie righty Andre Pallante. The Cardinals are 5-15 after two or more straight wins, plus 3-11 against an NL starting pitcher with an ERA of 2.70 or better. Play Miami.